Silke Stremlau has got a senior fellowship from Mercator Foundation and has been the Chairwoman of the Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee of the Federal Government of Germany since 2022. Until summer 2023 she was on the board of Hannoversche Kassen – a sustainable pension fund. Prior to that, she was a general representative at BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG. Between 2000 and 2015, she built up and managed the “Sustainable Investment” division as a partner at imug consulting firm. She studied social sciences with a focus on environmental policy and she obtained a degree in banking management.