Michael Hüther is new chair of the MPIfG Board of Trustees

Since February 2022, Michael Hüther, Director and Member of the Presidium of the German Economic Institute (IW), has been the new chair of the MPIfG Board of Trustees. He took over the position from Rolf Mützenich (Member of the Bundestag), who remains a member of the board. The purpose of the board is to promote the exchange of ideas and information between the MPIfG and the general public and advise the directors on the Institute’s public outreach. The members are appointed to the Board of Trustees by the President of the Max Planck Society on recommendation of the Institute’s directors.