- Dr. Burkhart Eymer (1st Chairman), HHL Alumnus, Managing Director
- Dr. Steffen Zoller (2nd Chairman), HHL Alumnus, Serial Founder and CEO | DCI Digital Career Institute gGmbH
- Dr. Christian Schmitz, HHL Alumnus, Founder and General Manager | Evidentic GmbH
- Dr. Thomas Dorsch-Höpfner, HHL Alumnus, Senior Manager Strategic Projects | ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
- Dr. Dr. Justinus C. Pech, HHL Alumnus, HHL Student Counselor, Founder and CEO | Monastic Distillery GmbH
- Christian Klemenz, HHL Alumnus, Founder and CEO | Bierothek GmbH
Friends of HHL
Hub for Entrepreneurs
The Friends of HHL unite shareholders of HHL and serve as a hub for HHL entrepeneurs to keep in touch with HHL and its students.
The Society of Friends of HHL (GdF) is a network of alumni, friends, and supporters of HHL, dedicated to strengthening the ties between the institution and its broader community. The association unites shareholders of HHL and serves as a hub that is focused on bringing together different entrepreneurial minded people. The association plays a key role in supporting the development of HHL by providing financial and intellectual contributions.
Members can get involved in various ways, including attending events, participating in networking programs, or contributing financially to specific projects. Those interested in joining can sign up through the GdF website and contribute to the continued growth and success of HHL. Everybody can become a member of our association (in person or with a company). All contributions and membership fees are fully tax deductable in Germany.
Activities of the Friends of HHL
The Friends of HHL support HHL and its circle of founders and entrepreneurs to foster and strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit at HHL and the network of entrepreneurs. Moreover, besides financial support and engagement in the governance of HHL via its Supervisory Board, the Friends of HHL offer the following services:
- Financial support for students through scholarships:
– GdF Scholarship for Women in Business
– GdF Scholarship for Future Entrepreneurs - Financial support of the student initiative Accelerate@HHL
- Networking events for HHL entrepreneurs (family firms, startups etc.)
- Networking events for students interested in entrepreneurial management (BBQs, Startup Career Fair etc.)
- Coaching and mentoring of students and graduates through the AoF and affiliated entrepreneurs
- Financial support of the “Best Research Award” of HHL
You want to get in touch with us? Or have an idea how we could further support HHL students and HHL in general? Please feel free to contact us!
Board
All members of the board are closely bonded with HHL, they all graduated from HHL and gathered lots of experience in entrepreneurship, corporate management, business development and financing.
Support of HHL
With the contribution of all members the Friends of HHL pursue solely and directly purposes to support the further development of teaching and research at HHL as well as academic education. In this context, all activities serve the entrepreneurial thinking and actions at HHL. With its expertise in entrepreneurship, the Friends of HHL are a valuable source of ideal and financial support. The Friends of HHL emphasize their role as supporters of HHL with the following activities over the last years:
- Financing of the GdF Women in Business Scholarship and the GdF Scholarship for Future Entrepreneurs
- Awarding of Best in Class
- Awarding of Best Research Achievements
- Co-financing of the scholarship of the HHL Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) Chapter
- Financing of a National Scholarship
- Support of HHL Future Fund for excellent research at HHL
Furthermore, the Friends of HHL are a reliable point of contact for exceptional support. If you are interested in contributing ideally and monetarily please feel cordially invited to get in touch with the board of the Friends of HHL gdf.vorstand(at)hhl.de. In addition, your donations are most welcome to the bank account of the Friends of HHL:
Account Holder: Gesellschaft der Freunde der HHL e.V.
Name of Bank: Deutsche Bank AG Leipzig
Account Number: 133 47 96
Bank Code: 860 700 24
IBAN: DE13 8607 0024 0133 4796 00
BIC: DEUTDEDBLEG
Members
Join the entrepreneurial network!
The Friends of HHL cordially invite everyone to become a member as a person or as a corporate partner. All members are regularly kept up-to-date about the activities of the association and involved in the diverse activities to further strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit at HHL. Already now, the Friends of HHL count relevant partners from the region and a lot of entrepreneurs amongst their members.