Head of Foresight and Innovation
Biography
Dr. Hanna Stähle’s role as Head of Foresight and Innovation at Philea sees her spearheading strategy and roadmap design for tracking long-term trends and developments in the European philanthropy sector, and fostering innovation. In this role, Hanna is also charged with further developing the PEX community, which unites over 70 philanthropic networks across Europe. Previously, Hanna led European public affairs, strategic partnerships, communications, and member engagement at Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (Dafne), which is now part of Philea.
Between 2018 to 2020, Hanna served as an Aide to the Secretary General of the German Association of Foundations, where she was responsible for international and strategic programmes. Earlier, she was with the Robert Bosch Stiftung, where she oversaw a grantmaking portfolio for civil society, media and journalism programmes in Europe. Hanna holds a PhD in Slavic Cultural Studies (summa cum laude) from the University of Passau, Germany. During her PhD studies she was a Research Fellow at the Higher School of Economics and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Moscow. Hanna is the author of the book “Mediatization of Orthodoxy: Russian Church in the Digital Era,” published in 2021 by Routledge. Hanna was born and raised in Belarus. From December 2021 to January 2023, she served as Board Chair of the German-Belarusian Society, which is in charge of the annual Minsk Forum, and has led strategy review, redesign of the logo and launch of a new website.
