- Born 1976, lives near Frankfurt am Main
- Graduate in Business Administration & Climate Finance Expert
- Coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 6th Assessment Report. Previously worked for many years at Deutsche Bank in the areas of corporate finance and sustainability and headed the Frankfurt School - UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate and Sustainable Energy Finance.
- Germanwatch Chairwoman of the Board since September 2019 (Board Member since 2015)
Member of the following other relevant steering and advisory bodies:
- Vice President of Deutscher Naturschutzring (DNR) since March 2021
- Member of the Advisory Board of Amundi Germany
- Chair of the Criteria Committee of the KinderZukunftsFonds, initiated by Kindernothilfe and KD Bank
- Member of the Presidium of the German United Nations Association (DGVN)