Team German Speaking Region
International Team
Johan Wennström helped universities in Sweden, Finland and Norway to develop alumni relations programs in the late 1990s and early 2000s (as co-founder of Mira Network). He started collaborating with Brakeley in 2005, and became Managing Director of Brakeley Nordic in 2010.
Inger Stern joined Brakeley in 2016. Between 2003-2015, Inger Stern worked as Fundraising Director at Linköping University. She helped the university set up their fundraising operation and then led two capital campaigns. Inger also has extensive experience of managing strategic partnerships between Linköping University and corporations.
Olof re-joined Brakeley Nordic as a Senior Consultant in 2018, having previously worked for Brakeley Ltd, in 2008-2010. He also worked for 8 years at the Knowledge Foundation in Sweden, one of the nation’s largest grantmakers.
Before joining Brakeley, Pekka worked 23 years at the oldest and one of the leading Finnish corporate law firms, and has also worked in law firms and a commercial bank in USA. Since 2015 Pekka has been in the Board of Kiasma Support Foundation and he has been acting as the chairman of the Board since 2017. Kiasma is the leading contemporary art museum in Finland.
Henric joined Brakeley in 2019. He has previously worked with fundraising for UNICEF Sweden in 2014-2015 and 2018-2019, where he successfully developed the organization´s F2F-operation during an expansion phase. As the president of Stockholm university student union 2016-2018, he led change processes in an NGO with over 16.000 members.
Hanna joined Brakeley Nordic in 2023. Previously she held a position at 180 Degrees Consulting Stockholm, where she provided consultancy services for a sustainability startup. Hanna is also currently the Editor-in-Chief and project leader of the school newspaper at the Stockholm School of Economics.
Antti has held various senior positions in public, private and third sectors from 2008-2020. In that time he gained experience in working with private grant-makers and philanthropists in Finland, UK and Europe. In Finland Antti has served on the boards of various third sector organisations. Most recently Antti has worked for Sylva (association for parents of children with cancer) and has developed his expertise in helping organisations to steer their activities towards greater social impact.
Kicki joined Brakeley 2025. She has a broad experience of fundraising and communication from various NGOs. In recent years, Kicki has specialized in fundraising from foundations and major donors/philanthropists and has worked on several successful and award-winning fundraising campaigns for, among others, Stockholms Stadsmission.
Julian started his working life as a banker in the City of London and since 1994 has been a professional fundraiser, working in the cultural sector for the British Museum, Southbank Centre and most recently West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, where he lived from 2008-19. He joined Brakeley in 2003, working for clients in Europe and Asia, and running Brakeley Asian operations from 2007-12; he rejoined the firm as an associate consultant in 2020, while also serving as Development Director for a top London girls school.
Lucy Blythe has over 30 years of experience in US and UK not-for-profits. As Chief Executive of the Kew Foundation at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, she completed a governance review, developed the Board and raised over £41 million. At the Victoria and Albert Museum she completed the £31 million British Galleries Campaign. She now focuses on board development.
Bruno van Dyk has over 20 years of experience in development work and university advancement on every continent, except South America. During this time, he has led major university advancement endeavors, exceeding targets in income and alumni engagement. Most recently, he served as Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Durham University.
John is a pioneer in British and European fundraising. Before becoming a consultant, John was the CEO of Regent’s College, London. As a fundraising consultant he has advised clients in many countries throughout the world. He was the first consultant to introduce capital campaigns into several European countries including Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, and many others.
Gisela Keller has worked with leaders of global nonprofits, foundations and private companies all over the world. Before her consulting career, Gisela was a program officer at the Goldman Sachs Foundation, Head of Public Affairs at Dresdner Bank, steering corporate philanthropy and Program Director at the Armonk Institute.
Kathy has extensive cross-sector experience in major gift fundraising. She is particularly interested in helping institutions of all sizes establish sustainable donor relationships. Passionate about increasing opportunities, Kathy developed and implemented campaign strategies for the Global Business Coalition for Education and the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, and founded Nola4Women.
Goran studied economics. For 27 years he worked in private banking for Swiss and international private clients. As a private banker, he looked after wealthy clients in the area of asset management. At the same time, he held various management positions in banks: from head of department, head of international clients, head of a bank branch to member of the operational management of a Swiss private bank. He now uses his passion for philanthropy for his clients from the NPO sector, private companies and banks.
Serge has worked in dramaturgy, public relations and sponsorship for various cultural institutions in German-speaking countries. He launched numerous fundraising campaigns for artistic projects and worked for the Canton of Basel-Stadt in cultural promotion. Serge studied literature, art history and organization theory and completed his doctorate at the University of St. Gallen in 2018 in the Organization and Culture Program on leadership models in the postmodern era. He currently also works as a philanthropy consultant for our partner Impact Partners in Basel, where he develops strategies for financial institutions and non-profit organizations to implement Major Donor fundraising campaigns.
Mariana has 24 years of professional experience in communication and fundraising for projects with an impact on society. 15 years ago she founded ‘Call to Action’, helping organisations develop their fundraising strategies to attract donations from companies and individuals. As a consultant in this space she has created and implemented several fundraising events and developed Governance projects for non-profit organisations.
Arnaud helps non-profit institutions to raise major gifts in France, French-speaking Belgium, Switzerland and Africa. He has directed major fundraising campaigns in France for organisations like Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Ecole Centrale Paris and Fondation Napoléon, as well as abroad for institutions like the Musée de la Croix Rouge et du Croissant Rouge in Geneva and the Fondation Briser le Silence in Kinshasa.