The American Academy in Berlin established the Marcus Bierich Distinguished Visitorship in order to facilitate access to important scholarship and academic debate for professionals from the worlds of business and politics. Particularly outstanding scholars who excel at communicating difficult ideas with clarity and vividness are invited to the Hans Arnhold Center for an exchange of ideas with peers from other sectors of civil society. During his or her stay, the Marcus Bierich Distinguished Visitor holds a formal lecture to an invited audience at the Academy’s Hans Arnhold villa, in cooperation with the Königswinter Stiftung, and is encouraged to participate in a series of meetings, discussions, and interviews with individuals from the business, academic, governmental, and media worlds.

We are grateful to the following donors for supporting this outstanding initiative: Dr. Aldinger & Fischer Grundbesitz und Vermarktungs GmbH, C.H. Beck Stiftung, Deutsche Bank AG, Jürgen Förterer, Angelika & Hermann von Hatzfeldt, Stephanie & Martin Korbmacher, Georg Kulenkampff, Berthold Leibinger Stiftung GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH, Mary Ellen von Schacky-Schultz & Bernd Schultz, Villa Grisebach Auktionen GmbH, Voith GmbH, Stanford S. Warshawsky, and Ulrich Weiss.