The Karl Schlecht Foundation (KSG) is a non-profit foundation with a focus on "Good Leadership". Its guiding principle is the improvement of leadership in business and society through humanistic values. To this end, it supports projects that nurture the character development of young people and early career professionals in the areas of ethics, leadership, entrepreneurship, culture and technology. It supports around 80 external projects, as well as its own projects, with approximately 7.5 million Euros annually.
The Karl Schlecht Foundation, based in Aichtal and with offices in Berlin and Munich, was established in 1998 by Dipl.-Ing. Karl Schlecht, the founder of the concrete pump manufacturer Putzmeister. In 2023, the foundation was named "Academic Foundation of the Year".
The Karl Schlecht Foundation is a member of the Association of German Foundations.
Headquarters
Karl Schlecht Stiftung
Gutenbergstraße 4 | 72631 Aichtal
Tel. +49 7127 599 256
Berlin Office
Karl Schlecht Stiftung
Satellite Office / Haus Cumberland
Kurfürstendamm 194 | 10707 Berlin
Tel. +49 30 700 159 557
Munich Office
Oberföhringer Straße 155 | 81925 München
www.karlschlechtstiftung.de
info(at)karlschlechtstiftung.de
Executive Board
Dr. Katrin Schlecht (Chair)
Dr. Uwe Dyk
Dr. Philipp B. Bocks
Advisory Board
Prof. h.c. Dr. h.c. Dipl.-Ing. Karl Schlecht (Chair)
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Klaus Leisinger (Deputy Chair)
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Prof. e.h. mult. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans-Jörg Bullinger
Dr. Ingrid Hamm
Prof. Dr. Claus Lehner
Brigitte Schlecht
Dr. Michael Stahl
Dr. h.c. Ernst Susanek (Honorary Member)
Supervisory authority
Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart
For press inquiries please contact:
Stefanie Grieger
Communications Manager
presse@ksfn.de
Tel.: +49 7127 599 794
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