Daniel Mittler Email & Phone Number

Daniel co-leads Finanzwende (e.V. and Recherche) working for a financial system that serves economic stability, justice and ecology. He was Political Director of Greenpeace International for 11 years co-leading the global programme of Greenpeace. He managed many internal change and strategy processes, working to overcome internal silos. He was responsible for the global trade, peace, corporate accountability work of Greenpeace. In addition to this campaign oriented work he was in charge of all interactions with the UN and other multilateral fora, led the global network of political and business experts within all Greenpeace offices, was responsible for internal strategy advice, oversaw global positions and represented Greenpeace at global political and business fora. Daniel has been an activist since his youth, with Chernobyl being a call to action for him. From 2008 to 2010 he was Head of the Germany Program at the European Climate Foundation working to prevent new coal fired power stations in Germany. From 2004-2008 he was Political Advisor to Greenpeace International leading work on trade and international financial institutions among others. From 2000-2004, Daniel was Head of International Campaigns at BUND – Friends of the Earth Germany and organized one of the first mass demonstrations on climate change. For Daniel the struggles for social justice and environmental protection are one and the same. He believes political change requires building power and alliances and has initiated many collective efforts. For example, he is one of the founders of the McPlanet.com conferences bringing together globalization and environmental activists and was an initiator of CorA, Germany’s corporate accountability network, and was a member of the steering group of the global Fight Inequality Alliance for over 5 years. Daniel is fascinated with organizational development, having worked both in start up mode and inside big organizations. He was on the Board of the Movement Foundation (Bewegungsstiftung) and in the membership council of Campact, the German Move On, helping to manage growth processes in both.He studied Politics, African studies and urban planning in Edinburgh, Kingston, Ontario and London. He selects students for the United World Colleges and is in the Global Cooperation advisory council of the Böll Foundation. When he finds time Daniel writes, kayaks or drinks organic beer.

Listed skills include Climate Change, Ngos, Sustainable Development, Politics, and 34 others.

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  Managing Director

  Finanzwende

  Berlin, De