Anne Kornahrens is the Director of Community at the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation.
In this role, Anne oversees the strategic engagement and mobilization of more than 1,200 Hertz Fellows, a multigenerational network of many of our nation’s most accomplished science and technology leaders and disruptors. By strengthening connectivity among Hertz Fellows, Anne fuels new collaborations and supports our fellows’ pursuit of game-changing research and technology development.
Anne’s past work in community building includes starting an online community of high school teachers dedicated to equity from scratch, contributing to national meetings (both online and in-person), and expertise developed through the Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. At the Hertz Foundation, she will work to professionalize, streamline, and enhance the existing community efforts and grow engagement opportunities for the next generation of Hertz Fellows.
Anne is a passionate advocate for the people behind STEM, having worked on grassroots efforts with the Association for Women in Science, as a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation, and working on diversity initiatives at the American Physical Society.
Anne received her scientific training in organic chemistry. After receiving her BS from Boston College, she completed a joint DPhil/PhD program with the University of Oxford, UK, and The Scripps Research Institute, CA. Anne lives in Alexandria, VA, where she enjoys rock climbing in her nearby gym and fostering dogs. When traveling, she loves to ski and SCUBA dive.
“The amazing potential of this community is evident in all that has already been accomplished and how the Hertz Foundation is poised to catapult the fellowship and the impact of the fellows into the next stage.”
Hertz Fellow Daniel Goodman was named recipient of the 2024 Raymond Sidney Volunteer Leadership Award in recognition of his contributions to the Hertz Community — and there are many.
The Hertz Foundation has long distinguished itself as a catalyst for scientific innovation, nurturing an ecosystem in which intellects of the highest caliber engage with the most pressing challenges of our time.
Special awards, enabled by the generous contributions of our donors and volunteers, help Hertz Fellows establish companies and develop new technologies with real-world impact.
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation is proud to announce that Anne Kornahrens, Director of Community, has been selected as a 2023 U.S. delegate to the International Younger Chemists Network Assembly.
In a conversation with Hertz Foundation’s Director of Community Anne Kornahrens, Hertz Fellow Neal Tanner discusses his involvement with the Hertz community through the Fellowship and Programs Council and explains how recognition is fueling connections among fellows and helping to put innovative ideas into action.
After a nationwide search, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has named Anne Kornahrens as its new director of community. In this role, she will oversee the strategic engagement and mobilization of more than 1,200 Hertz Fellows who have received the prestigious Hertz Fellowship since 1963.
