We are a growing network of people dedicated to unlocking our collective ability to transform the status quo.
Felix Beer (Harvard Kennedy School):
Felix (he/him) is a researcher and strategist working at the intersection of democracy, technology, and institutional design. With affiliations at the TUM Think Tank, European University Institute and BlockchainGov, he focuses on building collaborative interfaces between public institutions and governance pioneers. His goal is to develop innovation ecosystems capable of prototyping and scaling the deep institutional transformations needed to tackle today’s planetary challenges.
Nicole Manger (German Federal Foreign Office):
Nicole (she/her) is a strategist and diplomat shaping global frameworks for AI governance and digital cooperation at the German Federal Foreign Office. She has launched major multilateral initiatives, including the UN-backed Complex Risk Analytics Fund (CRAF’d), to improve crisis prevention through open-source data. Through her new project the Global Digital Futures Architects, she builds a community catalyst for expertise, talent and capital to change the future of public-interest technology.
Holke Brammer (Hypercerts Foundation):
Holke (he/him) is a political economist who is committed to improving the capacity of groups to engage in collective action through the use of technology. Currently, he is focused on the development and adoption of open-source protocols for public good funding and impact reward systems.
Florian Egli (Technical University Munich):
Florian (he/him) is a political economist and Professor for Public Policy for the Green Transition at TU Munich. He leads the Transformation Finance Lab, where he co-develops policies with key stakeholders to mobilize finance for sustainable and equitable futures. He advises VC funds, contributes to EU policy bodies such as the Scientific Committee of the European Environment Agency, and co-founded Expedition Zukunft, a think-and-do tank for transformative change.
Caroline Breit (TUM Think Tank):
Caroline (she/her) is a political scientist exploring how technology and governance can serve the public good in times of deep transformation. At the TUM Think Tank, she works on public interest technology, AI capacity building, and the development of institutional approaches to emerging technologies. Previously, she led the development and implementation of a multi-million euro public-private fund to strengthen civil society.