Iliana Garner, Philipp Rieß, and Thora-Marit Bilz

Philipp Rieß, 16, was born and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He moved to Hamburg in 2011. He attends Gymnasium Grootmoor and serves on the Youth Advisory Council of the Consul General of the United States of America in Hamburg. In his free time, he plays piano and saxophone and is an avid Alpine sportsman.

Thora Marit Bilz, 17, will graduate from high school in Hamburg in summer 2022. In her free time, she plays the flute and is a horseback rider. She’s strongly interested in gender politics and history.

Iliana Garner is a student journalist from Chicago and editor-in-chief of her school newspaper. Her writing has appeared in The Stanford Daily and Ms. Magazine. Her dream is to write for The New Yorker.

Blog posts by Iliana Garner, Philipp Rieß, and Thora-Marit Bilz:

Role Models: Can Quotas Help Get More Women into Leadership?
Women rep­re­sen­ta­tion on cor­po­rate boards remains a prob­lem in many coun­tries around the world. Yet the intro­duc­tion of quo­tas to address this issue has caused debates … Continue reading Role Models: Can Quotas Help Get More Women into Leadership? →