Lisa Sandtner (née Röhl) was Head of Programme - Climate, Trade and Agricultural Policy at the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union office in Brussels from November 2022 until July 2024. As such, she was responsible for the work related to the coherence of EU policies for sustainable development, especially with respect to their impact on developing countries.

Previously, she worked as Advisor to the Director in the same office and assisted with the planning, coordination and evaluation of the Foundation’s programmes in Brussels as well as the communication with the European institutions.

Lisa studied Multilingual Communication (B.A.) as well as European Culture and Economy (M.A.) at the Universities of Cologne, Aix-en-Provence and Bochum. During her studies, she gained experience in the field of energy and climate at the World Future Council in Hamburg and through a traineeship within the European Energy Transition as well as International Climate, Trade and Agricultural Policy Programmes of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union office.

Lisa is fluent in German, English and French and speaks intermediate Danish and Spanish.