Forum2025 Speaker - Zarah Bruhn HJR 5349© BMBF / Rickel

Zarah Bruhn

Social Impact Founder & Commissioner for Social Innovation, Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Zarah Bruhn is a German social entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of socialbee. Since April 2022, she has been the Commissioner for Social Innovation at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. 
Socialbee, founded in 2016, helps companies employ and train refugees. Zarah's accolades include the Bavarian State Medal for Social Merit and recognition as Social Entrepreneur of the Year by Handelsblatt. She holds degrees from the University of Mannheim an TU Munich and is an Ashoka Fellow.