Ottilie Bälz

Biography

Ottilie Bälz serves as the Senior Vice President for Global Issues at the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Germany. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the foundation's initiatives in the thematic areas of peace, climate change, migration, and democracy, as well as overarching strategic partnerships. Ms. Bälz brings over two decades of experience in the philanthropic sector, augmented by her background in government, cultural institutions, and civil society organizations. She joined the Robert Bosch Stiftung in 2002, initially working in the International Relations department, focusing on Central and Eastern Europe. From 2004 to 2005, she was seconded to the Directorate-General for Culture and Education at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. Before joining the foundation, Ms. Bälz worked as a project manager at the Goethe-Institut Moscow, where she directed cultural programs in Russia. Her professional experience also includes work in the non-governmental organization (NGO) sector. She has authored several articles on German-Russian cultural relations and on German and Russian foreign cultural policy. Ms. Bälz studied Slavic and German Philology and Central and Eastern European History in Cologne and Moscow and holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Cologne. www.bosch-stiftung.de/globalissues