Management The CHE Centre for Higher Education is headed by Frank Ziegele. He has been Executive Director of the non-profit organisation since 2008 and, together with Jörg Dräger, shaped the strategic development of CHE until 2021. Frank Ziegele is supported by Ulrich Müller, who has been an authorised signatory at CHE since 2023. Ulrich Müller heads the Political Analysis department. CHE’s extended management team also includes Sonja Berghoff (Head of National Rankings), Gero Federkeil (Head of International Projects) and Sigrun Nickel (Head of Higher Education Research). From left to right: Frank Ziegele, Ulrich Müller (Credits: CHE/Anichtssache_Britta Schröder) Advisory board An advisory board of renowned experts supports the work of CHE and advises the management. The Advisory Board consists of two representatives of the shareholders as well as national and international personalities with expertise in the fields of higher education and education policy, university management or corporate management. CHE’s shareholders are the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK). The members of the advisory board are appointed by the shareholders’ meeting and each serve for two years. Their activities include advising the CHE management on strategic issues, helping to shape the direction of the CHE and ensuring that its work meets the current and future challenges in the higher education and training sector. Through regular dialogue within the Advisory Board, the committee contributes impulses and suggestions to further strengthen the quality and relevance of CHE’s work. Prof. Dr. Walter Rosenthal President of the German Rectors’ Conference, Bonn Photo: HRK Jürgen Scheere Dr. Nina Arnhold International Consultant, The World Bank Photo: LC medium Wilfried Uhr Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Foundation, Gütersloh Photo: Bertelsmann Foundation Prof. Dr. Carsten Könneker Board of Directors, HITS Foundation Iris Kimizoglu President of the European Students’ Union (ESU) Photo: ESU Prof. Dr. Anne Lequy Member of the Science Council Photo: Dawin Meckel/Ostkreuz Prof. Dr. Susanne Menzel-Riedl President of the University of Osnabrück Photo: Hermann Pentermann / UOS Thomas May President of the European Students’ Union (ESU) Prof. Dr. Birgitta Wolff President of the University of Wuppertal Partners The CHE Centre for Higher Education was founded as a non-profit organisation in 1994 on the initiative of Reinhard Mohn, founder of the Bertelsmann Stiftung (left), and Professor Dr. Hans-Uwe Erichsen (right), President of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) at that time. The Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Stiftung zur Förderung der HRK (Foundation for the Promotion of the HRK) remain our Partners to this day. From left to right: Reinhard Mohn and Professor Dr. Hans-Uwe Erichsen