Dr. Markus Zanner

The Secretary General

On 1 May 2025, Dr Markus Zanner became the new Secretary General of the Humboldt Foundation. Before he has held various positions of responsibility in science management at the Technical University of Munich and was Kanzler of the University of Bayreuth and the University of Technology Nuremberg.

Der Mann mit Brille und einem freundlichen Lächeln steht vor einer eleganten Architektur, gekleidet in einem dunklen Anzug.
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Contact

Sabine Steinbüchel
Executive Assistant to the Secretary General

Tel.: +49 228 833-111
Fax: +49 228 833-216
sabine.steinbuechel[at]avh.de

Detailed Curriculum Vitae (PDF, 50 KB)
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Markus Zanner studied history, religious studies and romance studies at the University of Regensburg and spent a year studying history and anthropology at the Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Argentina. He completed his doctorate in 2000 at the University of Regensburg.

Since then, he has held various positions of responsibility in science management at the Technical University of Munich, including Head of the Department for the Promotion of Research and Managing Director of the Institute for Advanced Study. From 2011 to 2020, he was Kanzler (Vice President for Administration and Finance) of the University of Bayreuth and from 2021 to 2025, Kanzler of the University of Technology Nuremberg.

Markus Zanner was born in Weiden in der Oberpfalz in 1967. He is married with two children.