Join our family of
purpose-driven leaders!
We invite you to a unique life long learning experience by becoming part of our global family.
As radical as our approach is, so diverse is our family 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.
Meet our team
Marisol Borbon
Co-CEO
Originally from Costa Rica, Marisol shapes our action learning programs with impact.
Roman Twerenbold
Communication support
Roman joined the team recently to provide support on communication
Arlette Hernández
Co-CEO
Arlette first created impact with us in Cambodia before she joined our team.
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.
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Dr. Sebastian Käpplinger
Advisor
Sebastian is the mastermind behind our Foundation statutes and legal contracts.
Dr. Carsten Rübsaamen
Co-Founder
Carsten co-founded BOOKBRIDGE in 2009 and is a passionate bridgebuilder.
Sokhan Khut
Cambodia
Sokhan has put all his heart and energy in bringing us to Cambodia.
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.
Curdin Duschletta
Board Member
Curdin participated in our first CAS program and serves as part of our board.
Stefanie Neumann
Leadership Coach
Steffi accompanies our candidates in their development as leaders.
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.
Jorge Cendales
Business Coach
Jorge makes our candidates act as agile and purpose-driven entrepreneurs.
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Ramona Bischoff
Business Coach
Ramona accompanies our candidates as business coach on their learning journey.
Matthias Augustin
Business Coach
Matthias accompanies our candidates on their learning journey as entrepreneurs.
Christine Meinzer-Folk
Leadership Coach
Christine passionately develops our candidates into purpose-driven leaders.
Andrej Juriga
Leadership Coach
Andrej is our Leadership Coach for local programs in Slovakia, and shares our passion of building bridges.
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.
Dr. Falko Eichen
Advisor
Falko supports us with his experience in marketing and communication.
Boris Billing
Leadership Coach & Board Member
Boris makes our candidates reflect and supports us in the Foundation Board.
Tunga Munkhjargal
Mongolia
Tunga joined our team in our early years and leads our programs in Mongolia.
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.
Our Alumni
Friends of BOOKBRIDGE is an association founded in Switzerland and administered by Alumni of BOOKBRIDGE action learning programs in order to help fund scholarships in Mongolia, Cambodia and Sri Lanka.
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