About ForTomorrow

Ruth, a graduate physicist, worked in the field of renewable energies and emissions trading at Statkraft and gained experience in the voluntary carbon market at atmosfair. However, she wanted to make it possible to offset carbon emissions with a direct effect in Europe. That’s why she founded the non-profit organisation ForTomorrow in December 2019.

Jule is responsible for digital fundraising, content marketing, and media relations. Before joining, she worked at Tagesspiegel Background, most recently as Head of Marketing, where she created campaigns for politically engaged expert audiences. Her focus is on communicating complex topics in a clear and targeted way.

Christina is responsible for Customer Care, People & Culture, Operations and Team Assistance at ForTomorrow. She has worked for several years in customer care and operations at various (fin)tech start-ups. There she built up specialized teams to achieve customer and company goals. In the process, she gained valuable experience in the areas of team leadership, personnel development and corporate culture.

After completing her studies in sustainability management, Carla worked for an environmental organization for sustainability education. She now puts her heart and soul into afforestation projects at ForTomorrow. She also develops new nature-based offset measures.

Koos’ first design job was at an energy management startup. After that, he was freelancing for companies small and big (like Apple) and worked as a design lead at BCG Digital Ventures. Now at ForTomorrow, he does everything design and web development.

My motivation to join ForTomorrow comes from my alignment with their mission to envision a sustainable and carbon-free future and my passion for web development. I love to contribute to projects that have a real-world and tangible impact like, ForTomorrow’s.

A native of Washington, DC with a previous career in economic development and research, Barbara is interested in the power of financial innovation to moderate climate change. She is volunteering as a translator at ForTomorrow in order to learn more about carbon offsetting and career opportunities in the environmental sector.

Simon: “I’m passionate about having a positive impact on our environment and contributing to making our planet a more peaceful, harmonious and healthy place for all living beings—humans, animals and plants. I’m excited about the volunteering opportunity to collaborate and connect with like-minded people at ForTomorrow.”

Mela Fiedler lives near Frankfurt and is a founder and investor. After graduating with a degree in chemistry from the University of Tübingen, followed by a doctorate, she started her career at McKinsey. She then worked as a recruiting consultant. Since 2019, she has been active as an investor, primarily in the areas of environment, education and health. As a board member of the Dr. Erich Lang Foundation, she supports projects in the fields of science and research, education and nature conservation, among others.

Jutta Freifrau von Falkenhausen studied law in Bonn, Geneva and at the Free University of Berlin. She also obtained a Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She has been working as a lawyer in Berlin since 1993. She founded her own law firm in 2009. She advises German and international clients on commercial and corporate law, foundation law and art restitution.

Grischa Perino is Professor for Environmental Economics at the University of Hamburg, where he heads the working group Dynamic of Climate Governance at the Climate, Climate Change and Society Cluster of Excellence. He is an expert on EU Emissions Trading. He consults ForTomorrow as a volunteer on the effectiveness of carbon offset in the context of the EU Emissions Trading System.

Thomas Schmidt, former CEO of Haniel, supports ForTomorrow in its long-term corporate strategy. Thomas designed and implemented a pioneering sustainability strategy at Haniel: corporate action should be sustainable and ensure good future prospects for generations.