Carsten Roege
Entrepreneur, Philanthrophist,
Advisor / Consultant, Collector
Private
Childhood:
Born in Germany
Grew up on a family farm
Early work on the parents‘ farm after school
(dairy cattle, agriculture, formerly also Hanoverian horses)
Mother most recently worked in the State Theater,
father a proud farmer & other areas
First chess game with my grandfather at the age of 12
(Formerly stationed at former Nato headquarters in Paris, among others)
As a minor member (including at times managing director)
in regional political youth organization (youth & regional support)
Active in the sports club (judo / youth competitions)
Early interest in computers / IT (Schneider CPC6128, basic programming, PC/AT)
& Securities (At 16 years old managing my father’s share portfolio at DAB Bank)
Family / Genealogy:
Family can be traced back to the 17th century (coat of arms) comes from Scandinavia, one of the first farms of this kind in the region
Career & Education:
First company founded at the age of 19 on my parents farm
excellent graduation with grade point average 1
Information Professional (see skills / professional)
Early charitable work for others (see philanthropy)
20 years of experience & excellent references
Support of Universities, Institutions, (Social) Scholarships / Bursary Funding for Students
Computer / IT:
From basic programming at the age of 13 to Blockchain
From Compuserve to the Cloud
Worst moment in life ?
Failure due to illness -
Thanks to my family, business partners & customers!
Personal Interests & Hobbies:
No.1 =
Family & Friends
Philantrophy (Charity, Memberships, Support of NGOs, Social / Venture)
Manchester Terrier
Interesting customer projects
Share Trading / Derivatives ?
At 16 years old managing my father’s stock portfolio
(Germany’s first discount broker)
First own securities account at the Schmidt Bank at the age of 18
Derivatives, alternative & green investments,
Expert Advisor / trading systems
(no investment advice)
Responsible and sustainable investments,
Stocks and bonds from non-problem areas,
No trading in agricultural commodities
Art, Culture & Collecting ?
Photo Art (Sebastiao Salgado, Life Photo Archive)
Object Art
Modern Art (Met/MoMA New York, Jonathan Meese, Support of Young Artists)
Old Masters (Rijksmuseum, Museum Island Berlin, British Art)
Asian Art
Urban / Street or Online Artists
Aqua Design (Takashi Amano)
Design & architecture (designboom)
I love historical properties
Collectibles & Antiques
I support some museums, art galleries & cultural projects
Music, Media & Books / Travellig, Events & Sports:
Music ?
classic, „handmade“, electro, black, world, independent or movie music,
composer like Ennio Morricone (Sergio Leone Movies)
or Krzysztof Penderecki (The Shining or David Lynch Movies), Johnny Cash
TV ?
HBO Series like Show me a Hero, Succession, Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, Treme,
The Wire, The Newsroom or Band of Brothers; Arte
(Durch die Nacht mit…. e.g. Oskar Roehler & Lars Eidinger),
Business/News TV
Cinema ?
from classics to current films
Newspapers / Magazines ?
brand eins, Spiegel, Manager Magazin, Wirtschaftswoche, bellingcat, THE HILL,
The Economist, WSJ, AXIOS, The Intercept, The Atlantic, Vox.com,
nakedcapitalism.com, ProPublica, Project Syndicate, Foreign Affairs,
National Geographic, NYT, Harvard Business Review, Kress,
Technology Review, Die Presse, FAZ, SZ, Die Zeit
Books ?
Photo books from Taschenverlag
Specialist books & own publications
Book i like to read next: Books recommended
by Dennis Scheck (Druckfrisch, ARD/Das Erste)
like “Measuring the world” (Daniel Kehlmann)
Sport ?
Fan of European Soccer, Basketball (Los Angeles Lakers, NY Knicks),
Fight Sports / Boxing (Evander Holyfield) ,
Swimming
Wellness ?
Steam Bath & Sauna
Traveling & Events ?
Discover other cultures & events – Countries i want to visit or have visited:
France, England, Scotland, Barbuda, USA, Russia, Croatia, Austria, Nederland,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Hong Kong, China, Switzerland,
Canada, Sweden, Italy, Russia, Poland, South Africa, Slovenia,
Jersey / Guernsey, Mauritius, South Africa, Turkey, Japan & many others….
Enjoy, Eat & Drink / Tech, Social & Fun:
Enjoy & Eat ?
I love Products from small family owned farms and companies,
innovative restaurants, manufacturers & (Organic) Food Start Ups
Chocolate: Claudio Corallo (São Tomé & Príncipe)
Coffee: From small roasters or “Harem” from Passalacqua, Italy
Tea: AVPA Teas of the World Contest Winners
Wine: Natural wine from Rita and Rudolf Trossen
(Recommended by Mads Kleppe, Sommelier of the Noma / Copenhagen)
Beer: Moby Wit – Belgian White Ale from Ratsherrn Brewery
(Schanzenviertel, Hamburg – next to the restaurant „Bullerei“ from Tim Maelzer)
(New) Tech & Social ?
First computer at the age of 12 (cassette drive, acoustic coupler)
Discover innovative products & services
Politics ?
Political Affilation / Pol. Connection:
Independent / non partisan
But i support some Think Tanks, Foundations & Institutes
Dog ?
Manchester Terrier
Business
Skills / Professional:
Over 20 years of experience as an information professional:
Business advisor / consultant, entrepreneur, networker, author
First company foundation at the age of 19 (consulting company)
EXCELLENT REFERENCES
from the world’s leading financial institutions / asset managers,
Industry & service industry leaders, consultants, investors to PR agency,
DAX / NYSE / NASDAQ Company,
government authorities,
start-ups, foundations & NGOs
Expert Advisor in Data = Information = Knowledge!
Research, analysis, check / verification, pre-selection / consulting:
Business / Industry & Markets, Experts, Real Estate
Competitive intelligence
Competition & market analysis
Background checks / credit check
Procurement
Public tenders (federal/state ministries, institutes,
associations, municipalities, foundations)
Research services
Ideas Lab
Infobrokerage
Business mediation
Networking
Intellectual property, patents, brands
Real Estate / Property Search
(Distressed) Start Up Assets
Publications / studies / specialist books
Philanthropy Advisor
Knowledge management
Philantrophy
Supporter or Donor / Member / Associate / Patron /
Benefactor / Contributor / Ambassador / Friend
of many Organizations / NGOs, Foundations, Charities,
Universities, Institutions, Associations, Think Tanks, Artists, Projects*:
Think Tanks, Analysis, Policy Research:
Chatham House
Royal Institute of International Affairs: most influential non-U.S. think tank; Independent analyzes and studies, interesting discussion partners
Brookings Institution
Top Think Tank in the World (Public Policy Research) every year since 2008 (non-partisan), President is John R. Allen (Retired four-star General)
Council on Foreign Relations
Leading think tank for foreign policy and international affairs, Chairman is David M. Rubinstein (a former Chairman was John McCloy – Former U.S. High Commissioner for Germany)
Egmont Institute
Member of the Royal Institute for International Relations (Partner of EU Institutions)
Middle East Research Institute
Partner of Brookings Institution, CFR, UN, CIFI, ISPI, KAS, TEPSA
*Carsten Roege or affiliated / associated companies
Universities, Institutes, Research Centers:
University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Bursary Funding (Scholarships) for candidates – CISL Patron is HRH Charles, The Prince of Wales
Humboldt-Universität-Gesellschaft
Support of the Humboldt University Berlin; 29 Nobel Prize winners such as Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Robert Koch or Otto Hahn
Oxford University
Department of Computer Science
(Artificial Intelligence, Data & Knowledge, Security)
Climate Change Solutions Fund
of Harvard University
Established to support research and policy initiatives
intended to reduce the risks of climate change
ETH Zürich Stiftung
ETH Zurich (TOP10 University in the World) Social scholarships to support students
New Economic School (Moscow)
Exposed: STOP THE WAR ! Support of the professorships of the New Economic School Russia – Alumni: Arkady Dvorkovich, Ksenia Yudaeva, Oleg Itskhoki, Konstantin Sonin, Ilya Strebulaev and others
Finance, Investments, Real Estate, Land Trust:
Ceres Investor Network
The Ceres Investor Network includes over 170 institutional investors, managing more than $29 trillion in assets, Founded and directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a group of 100 leading institutional investors
Land Trust Alliance
LTA members have conserved over 47 million acres of land – Board Members are Darrell Wood (sixth-generation cattleman: certified organic cattle ranch) and Laura A. Johnson (Lincoln Institute)
Finance Watch
Members include Transparency International, consumer advocates, unions, specialist institutes
Urban Land Institute Charitable Trust
ULI is the oldest and largest network of real estate and land use experts in the world (influential voice in the real estate industry)
UK Individual Shareholders Society
Member of ShareSoc, Patron is Lord Lee of Trafford (Member of the House of Lords, NED of Emerson Group, former UK Minister)
ShareAction
I’m a AGM/Shareholder activist:
Promotion of Responsible Investment
(Investors with combined $2 trillion USD in assets under management) Improve corporate behaviour on environmental, social and governance issues.
Human Rights & Civil Rights:
Synergos
Helping solve complex issues around the world –
Founded by „Peggy“ Dulany Rockefeller
International Senior Lawyers Project
ISLP provides pro bono legal assistance to civil society organizations and governments in developing countries.
Other Donors / Partners such as Akin Gump,
Baker & McKenzie, Latham & Watkins, Dentons,
Ernst & Young or Kirkland & Ellis
Right Livelihood Award
„Alternative Nobel Prize“
Human rights, sustainable development, health,
education, environmental protection and peace
Coalition for the International Criminal Court
International network of NGOs, with a membership of over 2,500 civil society organizations, small and big, in 150 countries, fighting for global justice for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide
Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie e. V.
Honorary chairman is Joachim Gauck (Former German Federal President) – Topics: National Socialism, GDR / SED dictatorship, political extremism, promotion of democracy
First Amendment Coalition
Organization committed to freedom of speech, open government, legal consultations
Tech & Health Research, Science:
Max-Planck-Foerderstiftung
Organization of supporters of the top science of the
Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)
Royal Society
The royal society is the world’s oldest scientific academy (Founded 1660): Advisor to the UK Government, the European Commission and the United Nations
Internet Society
Promote the open development, evolution, and use of the internet – „dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open“
l’Association des Amis de la FMSH
Support of Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’homme, France (Former Head was Clemens Heller –
Founder of the Salzburg Seminar)
Data Science Foundation
International Data Science Awards (Data Scientist / Technology, Artificial Intelligence Innovations, Start Ups, Big Data), Sponsored by IBM
Silicon Valley, Technology & Human Services:
Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund
A venture capital firm that invests in nonprofits
and social enterprises
UBS Bank Optimus Foundation
Founded by Swiss Bank UBS – collaborating with the Freedom Fund in its fight against child trafficking and modern slavery
McKinsey for Children
McKinsey for Children supports various social projects for children and young people in different countries
(India, Kenya, Pakistan, Zambia…)
Bilim Seferberliği (YGA)
Young Guru Academy Turkey: Support of young individuals with „Dream Partners“ like Begümhan Doğan Faralyalı, Ali Koç or Hüsnü Özyeğin (Global Partners like Columbia University, Brown University and UC Berkeley)
Viva con Aqua
Safe access to clean drinking water, partner of FC St. Pauli, multiple award winner
The Women’s Foundation
Hongkong
I’m a supporter of the Mentoring Programme for
Women Leaders. Board of Governors include (among others) Gwen Faure (PwC), Michelle Low (Swire Pacific)
and Brian Henderson (Baker McKenzie)
Animals / Horses, Nature, History & Culture:
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance
Help for former Thoroughbred race horses
Berliner Dom
Member of the circle of friends of the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom auf der Museumsinsel)
EPIC Foundation
Support of 26 organizations in 11 countries like JED, The Brilliant Club, Kiron, Reach, SNEHA, Think Forward & others
Kurdistan Botanical Foundation
KBF works to study and protect the native plants of Kurdistan / Iraq
Singapore Chinese Orchestra
Friend of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (Singapore’s only professional Chinese orchestra)
International Churchill Society
Founded to educate new generations on the leadership, statesmanship, vision, courage and boldness of Sir Winston Churchill
International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN is a membership Union composed of both government and civil society organisations. It harnesses the experience, resources and reach of its more than 1,400 Member organisations and the input of more than 15,000 experts from 160+ countries
Museums & Art:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Is the largest art museum in the United States and the third most visited art museum in the world
State Hermitage Museum
Exposed: STOP THE WAR ! State Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg / Russia) Development Foundation / Endowment Fund
Yale University Art Gallery
African, American, Asian, European
and Indo-Pacific Art Collections
Yale Center of British Art
Member of the Yale Center of British Art:
Largest collection of British art (Thomas Gainsborough, George Stubbs) outside of the United Kingdom
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
More than 90,000 works of art representing
5,000 years of world history
Mailing / Postal Address:
Carsten Roege
(5th Floor)
10 rue du Prince
1204 Geneva
Switzerland
Email:
General (Private) Enquiries:
info@carstenroege.com
Legal Affairs & Sustainability:
attorney@carstenroege.com
Press & Media Contact:
maria@carstenroege.com
Webmaster:
webmaster@carstenroege.com
Phone:
+41 (22) 5017985
"Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur."
You can recognize your true friend in an emergency.
- Focus on the now and here !
- Do not judge people by their wallet, appearance, religion, gender or color !
- Think Off Topic and about others:
GIVE WHEN YOU HAVE !