Kaija Landsberg

Kaija Landsberg
Graduated with a specialization in Management and Migration from the universities of Munich (Germany), Granada (Spain) and the Berlin based Hertie School of Governance. In her 2007 Master‘s thesis she set up a mock business plan for transferringthe sucessful model „Teach For America“ to Germany. While completing her studies she startend to build up the organization „Teach First Deutschland“ to actually implement her plan and actively fight for an excellent education for underpriviled youth. Up to 2013 she lead the organisation and is still active as a member of it‘s Board to the present. For her work she was honored as one of 100 outstanding women in 2011 as weil as a member of the German 30 under 30 List. From 2014-2017 Kaija headed the Munich Non Profit Children for a better world e.V. Starting in November 2017 she was called to serve on the leadership Team of one of the biggest German foundations to shape the impact of Gemeinnützige Hertie Stiftung in the field of „Democracy“.