Prof. Dr. Anne Sanders, M.Jur (Oxon) holds the chair for Civil law, Company law, the law of Family Businesses and Judicial Studies at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. She is co-director of the Institute for Family Businesses at the University of Bielefeld (IFUn) and Professor II of the faculty of law of the University of Bergen, Norway (2021-2023). She focusses her research on purpose driven organisations such as foundations, companies and steward owned businesses which are included in the coalition agreement in 2021 of the German government.Steen Thomsen, professor, Ph.D., is Novo Nordisk Foundation Professor of Enterprise Foundation Governance at Copenhagen Business School (CBS). He specializes in enterprise foundations and corporate governance as a teacher, researcher, consultant, commentator and practitioner. His publications include more than 30 international journal articles and 5 books on the subject. Steen has served as a board member in several business companies and is currently a founding board member of Boardmeter (which provides software-based board evaluations), the Pluto Foundation (which works to promote biodiversity around the world) and the Finn Norgaard Association (which seeks to prevent terrorism by social inclusion).

Prof. Dr. Anne Sanders, M.Jur (Oxon) holds the chair for Civil law, Company law, the law of Family Businesses and Judicial Studies at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. She is co-director of the Institute for Family Businesses at the University of Bielefeld (IFUn) and Professor II of the faculty of law of the University of Bergen, Norway (2021-2023). She focusses her research on purpose driven organisations such as foundations, companies and steward owned businesses which are included in the coalition agreement in 2021 of the German government.Steen Thomsen, professor, Ph.D., is Novo Nordisk Foundation Professor of Enterprise Foundation Governance at Copenhagen Business School (CBS). He specializes in enterprise foundations and corporate governance as a teacher, researcher, consultant, commentator and practitioner. His publications include more than 30 international journal articles and 5 books on the subject. Steen has served as a board member in several business companies and is currently a founding board member of Boardmeter (which provides software-based board evaluations), the Pluto Foundation (which works to promote biodiversity around the world) and the Finn Norgaard Association (which seeks to prevent terrorism by social inclusion).

Prof. Dr. Anne Sanders, M.Jur (Oxon) holds the chair for Civil law, Company law, the law of Family Businesses and Judicial Studies at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. She is co-director of the Institute for Family Businesses at the University of Bielefeld (IFUn) and Professor II of the faculty of law of the University of Bergen, Norway (2021-2023). She focusses her research on purpose driven organisations such as foundations, companies and steward owned businesses which are included in the coalition agreement in 2021 of the German government.Steen Thomsen, professor, Ph.D., is Novo Nordisk Foundation Professor of Enterprise Foundation Governance at Copenhagen Business School (CBS). He specializes in enterprise foundations and corporate governance as a teacher, researcher, consultant, commentator and practitioner. His publications include more than 30 international journal articles and 5 books on the subject. Steen has served as a board member in several business companies and is currently a founding board member of Boardmeter (which provides software-based board evaluations), the Pluto Foundation (which works to promote biodiversity around the world) and the Finn Norgaard Association (which seeks to prevent terrorism by social inclusion).