It has a duty to prepare children for the unforeseen – with knowledge, skills and competencies.
Chairman
With over 30 years of experience as a manager and entrepreneur, Uwe Feuersenger’s roots are in technology, creating the first online platform for trading digital content worldwide. He went on to found and manage one of the leading family offices in Europe, overseeing over 50 investments. His passion for education led him to acquire Obersee Bilingual School, one of the top private schools in Switzerland, which he has been serving as a principal since 2017.
Vice-Chairwoman
As a primary teacher, remedial teacher and principal, Rahel Tschopp has held various roles in the school system. Since 1998, she has been working in the advanced training of teachers. In 2016, she was appointed head of the “Media Education and Information Technology” Center at Zurich University of Teacher Education. In 2006, she founded the NPO CompiSternli, a generational project for media literacy, which she has been leading with great passion ever since. In 2020, Rahel opts for self-employment, founding Denkreise GmbH. As a competence center for digitalization issues in the education sector, Denkreise supports the school digitalization process by providing advice, information and training.
Board Member
Holger Horz has dedicated his professional life to researching computer-based teaching and learning. After completing his doctorate and habilitation on the topic at the Universities of Mannheim and Koblenz-Landau respectively, in 2008 he took up a research professorship for computer-based learning at the University of Applied Psychology in Olten (CH). Being called to Goethe University Frankfurt in 2010, he became head of the research area “Psychology of Teaching and Learning in Adulthood” and of the Interdisciplinary Council for Higher Education Didactics (IKH). Since 2015, Holger has led Goethe University’s “Academy for Educational Research and Teacher Education” as its Executive Director.
CEO
After a number of years in banking and asset management, Amalja Maier decided it was about time to roll up her sleeves and pursue her many other interests, especially in the more organizational and operational aspects of life. Following a stint of advanced training at the Center of Philanthropy Studies / Basel University, she is keen to help build an organization dedicated to the future-oriented education of our children.
Not only were we founded by Bold Brains AG, they are also our most important resource. Whether as an idea generator, a sparring partner or a facilitator – their technological and educational know-how is invaluable to us and gives us an edge!
While working closely with Bold Brains to leverage their expertise, we are bound to our Charter only, and our activities are aimed at realizing the foundation’s purpose while adhering to best practices as far as foundation governance is concerned.
