Patrick Steiner-Hirth
Director
#TrustRelationships #ShiftThePower #PeaceStartsHere #LetExperienceLead
Patrick heads the Peace team within the Global Issues department at the Robert Bosch Stiftung. Together with his team, he advocates for locally led peacebuilding and works to increase its visibility as well as strengthen support through national and international funding structures.
Since joining the Foundation in 2019, Patrick has been responsible for key programs on transatlantic relations and international cooperation. Prior to that, he served as a chief of staff in the German Bundestag and worked for the Bertelsmann Stiftung as well as for the United Nations in New York.
He studied political and administrative science at the University of Konstanz and subsequently completed a master’s degree in diplomacy at the University of Nottingham, with a focus on international relations and peace and conflict studies.
“True partnership begins where we are willing to be changed by what we hear — and where we genuinely take seriously the advice of those who possess knowledge and experience on the ground. This is the standard by which our peace work must be measured.”
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Publications
- Steiner-Hirth, Patrick (2025): One head doesn’t take counsel. Alliance Magazine: https://www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/one-head-doesnt-take-counsel
- Steiner-Hirth, Patrick (2024): Bogotá gave us confidence in our new ways of working. GFCF: https://globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/news/bogota-gave-us-confidence-psh