The Board of Trustees advises the Foundation Council and the Board of Directors in its activities and promotes the reputation of the Foundation both at home and abroad. The members are appointed by the Foundation Council.

Andrae, Georg, retired notary public
Baader, Thomas, Senior Vice President at Robert Bosch Powertools
Beer, Nicola, Vice President of the European Investment Bank
Böhmler, Dr. h.c. Rudolf, retired member of the Board of Management of the Deutsche Bundesbank
Bodtke, Ingo, former member of the German Bundestag
Deichmann, Heinrich, Management Board of Deichmann Shoes
Falk, Ilse, former member of the German Bundestag
Fertinger, Roman, retired police chief
Fricke, Otto, member of the German Bundestag, retired parliamentary managing director
Grasedieck, Prof. Dr. Dieter, former Member of the German Bundestag
Grefe, Wolfgang, Honorary Consul of Macedonia
Groß, Wolfgang, Chairman of the Board of the Charity in Action Foundation
Herrmann, Joachim, Member of the State Parliament of Bavaria, Bavarian Minister of the Interior
Hoster, Daniel, Managing Director, Head of Key Clients Germany at BNP Paribas
Kalf, Wolfgang, Federal Prosecutor at the Federal Court of Justice (retired)
Kauder, Volker, Member of the German Bundestag, former parliamentary group leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group
Klein, Volkmar, Member of the German Bundestag
Königshaus, Hellmut, former Commissioner for the Armed Forces, former member of the German Bundestag
Kortmann, Karin, Head of the GIZ Berlin Representative Office, former Parliamentary State Secretary
Liebendörfer, Dr. Bernd, Dean (ret.)
Lieberknecht, Christine, Prime Minister (ret.)
Mächtle, Günter, Ministerial Director (ret.)
Niedernolte, Tim, Moderator, Author
Peter, Johannes, Chairman of the Board of humedica e.V.
Reinhart, Member of the State Parliament, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang, Vice President of the State Parliament
Renz, Thomas Maria, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
Schmidt, Christian, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Schmidt, Renate, Former Member of the German Bundestag, Federal Minister (ret.)
Schmidt-Jortzig, Prof. Dr. Edzard, Federal Minister (ret.)
Süßmuth, Prof. Dr. Rita, President of the German Bundestag
Theurer, Michael, Executive Board Member of the Deutsche Bundesbank
Wachs, Prof. Dr. Friedhelm, Chairman of the Working Group of Protestant Entrepreneurs (AEU)
Waffenschmidt, Christoph