Join our community of
purpose-driven leaders!
We invite you to a unique life long learning experience by becoming part of our global community.
As radical as our approach is, so diverse is our community of program alumni, partners, clients and supporters around the world. What unites us all is our vision of a world of purpose-driven leaders. Our mantra is “Do what you really are!”.
Every six months, we meet up at the BOOKBRIDGE Summit to re-connect, celebrate achievements and learnings while making an impact. In addition, many alumni stay engaged as advisory board members or start their own initiatives.
BOOKBRIDGE GmbH
Marisol Borbon
Co-CEO
Originally from Costa Rica, Marisol shapes our action learning programs with impact.
Arlette Hernández
Co-CEO
Arlette first created impact with us in Cambodia before she joined our team.
BOOKBRIDGE Country Partners
Sujitha Miranda
Sri Lanka
Sujitha leads our programs in Sri Lanka with great passion and energy.
Sokhan Khut
Cambodia
Sokhan has put all his heart and energy in bringing us to Cambodia.
Tunga Munkhjargal
Mongolia
Tunga joined our team in our early years and leads our programs in Mongolia.
Amarsaikhan Purev
Mongolia
Amar is passionate about people and supports entrepreneurs in Mongolia.
Rasheed Abdullah
President
Rasheed is a passionate scout and heads our Foundation as its President.
Barbara Kaech
Board Member
A lawyer by heart, Barbara supports our social enterprises with her legal expertise.
BOOKBRIDGE Coaches
Curdin Duschletta
Board Member
Curdin participated in our first CAS program and serves as part of our board.
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Dr. Sebastian Käpplinger
Advisor
Sebastian is the mastermind behind our Foundation statutes and legal contracts.
Dr. Monika Roell
Advisor
Monika contributes all her experience as a vested entrepreneur to our vision.
Santiago Mayo Lage
Business Coach
Santiago challenges our candidates as social entrepreneurs in the field.
Johannes Heeb
Business Coach
Johannes accompanies our social entrepreneurs in the water sector.
BOOKBRIDGE GmbH
Marisol Borbon
Co-CEO
Originally from Costa Rica, Marisol shapes our action learning programs with impact.
Arlette Hernández
Co-CEO
Arlette first created impact with us in Cambodia before she joined our team.
Dr. Carsten Rübsaamen
(On sabbatical)
Co-Founder
Carsten co-founded BOOKBRIDGE in 2009 and is a passionate bridgebuilder.
BOOKBRIDGE Country Partners
Sokhan Khut
Cambodia
Sokhan has put all his heart and energy in bringing us to Cambodia.
Tunga Munkhjargal
Mongolia
Tunga joined our team in our early years and leads our programs in Mongolia.
Sujitha Miranda
Sri Lanka
Sujitha leads our programs in Sri Lanka with great passion and energy.
Amarsaikhan Purev
Mongolia
Amar is passionate about people and supports entrepreneurs in Mongolia.
BOOKBRIDGE Foundation Board
Rasheed Abdullah
President
Rasheed is a passionate scout and heads our Foundation as its President.
Boris Billing
Action learning programs
Boris supports with his leadership development expertise. He is also leadership coach.
Curdin Duschletta
Social Business Fund
Curdin is responsible for the Social Business Fund management.
BOOKBRIDGE Coaches
Matthias Augustin
Business Coach
Matthias accompanies our candidates on their learning journey as entrepreneurs.
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Ramona Bischoff
Business Coach
Ramona accompanies our candidates as business coach on their learning journey.
Jorge Cendales
Business Coach
Jorge makes our candidates act as agile and purpose-driven entrepreneurs.
Johannes Heeb
Business Coach
Johannes accompanies our social entrepreneurs in the water sector.
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Niel Johnson
Business Coach
Niel joined our program to Mongolia and developed into a coach for South Africa.
Santiago Mayo Lage
Business Coach
Santiago challenges our candidates as social entrepreneurs in the field.
Andrej Juriga
Leadership Coach
Andrej shares our passion of building bridges and coaches our programs in Slovakia.
Christine Meinzer-Folk
Leadership Coach
Christine passionately develops our candidates into purpose-driven leaders.
Stefanie Neumann
Leadership Coach
Steffi accompanies our candidates in their development as leaders.
Advisors
Dr. Monika Roell
Monika contributes all her experience as a vested entrepreneur to our vision.
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Dr. Sebastian Käpplinger
Sebastian is the mastermind behind our Foundation statutes and legal contracts.
We believe in a world of
purpose-driven leaders
Our story
2009
The first social enterprise is created in Mongolia as part of a scout exchange.
Legal setup and audit
BOOKBRIDGE was incorporated as a tax-exempted foundation in Basel, Switzerland in 2010. To separate our impact investing activities from our action learning programs, BOOKBRIDGE GmbH was setup in Neumarkt, Germany. The GmbH is fully owned by the Swiss Foundation. The Foundation has closed partnership agreements with our country organizations and social enterprises. They are all legally independent institutions in their countries.