Silke Breimaier is senior manager to the board of management of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, working closely with Uta-Micaela Dürig, vice chair of the board of management and responsible for the foundation's activities in health, science, society, and education, including the project "Education in Sub-Saharan Africa" (ESSA). Silke has a background of several years of experience in international dialogue and exchange, working for the London Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung as well as its Nordic Office based in Stockholm. She holds an M.A. in political science, communication, and education from the Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität in Munich and the University of Linköping.