Portrait of Monika Lessl

Bayer Foundation

Monika Lessl

  • 2023
  • Speaker
  • Circle
  • 2018
  • Jury
  • Engage
  • 2018
  • Jury
  • Lab
  • 2022
  • Participant
  • Female Science Talents

Female Science Talents Role Model

Monika Lessl is the Executive Director of the Bayer Foundation and Senior VP at Bayer AG, responsible for Corporate R&D and Social Innovation, as well as global societal engagement. She has been an initiator of Bayer`s Bioethics council and her passion is to drive innovation and societal transformation for a sustainable future. She is a Non-Executive Board member of Marienhaus GmbH and Futurium, and is engaged with several boards such as the Board of Trustees of the GIZ and the VCI. Monika holds a PhD in Biochemistry and a Diploma in General Management from Ashridge Business School, London. She has been ranked as "Top100 women in Innovation" by Handelsblatt in 2021. Tags: 2023, 2023 Speaker | Circle, 2022 Female Science Talents | International Spring Gathering, 2021 Circle, 2021 Jury | Engage, 2020 Jury | Remote, 2019 Jury | Lab, Speaker, Jury, Engage Jury, Lab Jury, Circle, Female Science Talents, Role Model, Round Table Discussion, Science Engagement (Engage)

Monika Lessl was a participant at the Female Science Talents International Spring Gathering in 2022.