Jochen Michalak joined Neumann Gruppe as Legal Counsel in 1997, after six years as a freelancer and eventually barrister for law firm Schmeel Petersen in Hamburg. Apart from his legal expertise he brings to Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung the conviction that personal, interpersonal, societal, economic and ecologic factors are essential to the creation of a sustainable future for the planet. He has been a member of the Management Board of Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung since 2005.