Deputy Executive DirectorUWC International
Hannah is the Deputy Executive Director of UWC (United World Colleges) International, a global education movement with the mission to make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and sustainability. The UWC movement currently consists of 18 schools on four continents and selection committees in over 155 countries worldwide. Access to a UWC education is independent of the student’s socio-economic background and over 80% of UWC’s students attend the school on a full scholarship.
UWC has been a part of Hannah’s life for many years, as she attended UWC Adriatic in Italy as a student and volunteered with UWC national committees ever since graduating from UWC.
By background, Hannah is a lawyer, holds a MA in Mediation and Conflict Management and is an accredited mediator in Germany and the UK (CEDR). Prior to joining UWC International, Hannah was Senior Counsel and Manager of the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) working from ICC's headquarter in Paris. Hannah has been invited to speak at conferences across the world on mediation and dispute resolution and teaches mediation at universities in Germany and the US. Current and past roles include being a member of the Mediation Committee of the International Bar Association, of the Investor-State-Mediation Taskforce of the International Mediation Institute and of MediatEUr, a not-for-profit organisation focusing on peace mediation. In 2009, she was recognized by the International Board Association with an honorary mention as “Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year” has been designated to the Panel of Conciliators of the World Bank.
Hannah has lived in Italy, Belgium, France, Portugal and the US and speaks English, French, Italian and her native German. Her passion for education and enabling the next generation of changemakers for a better world gets her out of bed in the morning.