Dietrich Werner
Globethics President
Dietrich Werner (Rev. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c., Germany), most recently senior advisor at the international development agency Bread for the World; senior research fellow at Humboldt University, and Professor in Intercultural Theology, Ecumenism and Development Studies, has been President of Globethics since 9 September 2024. Werner is also a member of the Think Tank Commission on Religion and Development at Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); a former member of National EKD commission on ethics for sustainable development, and an ordained pastor.
Commenting on his election in 2024, Dr Werner remarked that,
”I stand before you [the Board] with a sense of humbleness, also awe and respect for the enormous work this foundation has done already in past years and which lies ahead and for the confidence put in me. But I am filled also with a sense of determination and fresh commitment to accept this huge responsibility. I am convinced that this world desperately needs ethics and democracy, more ethically informed political decisions, credible and responsive leaders, academic teachers, CEOs and civil society activists to restore social cohesion within our fragmented societies, peace and human rights for all, in order to enable good governance and justice as well as better conditions for sustainability”.