17 Facts About Liz Mohn

Elisabeth Mohn is a German billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist.

Liz Mohn was married to Reinhard Mohn until his death in 2009.

Liz Mohn represents the fifth generation of the family that founded and continues to play a leading role at the Bertelsmann media group.

Liz Mohn is a member of the governance bodies at Bertelsmann.

The Liz Mohn Center bundled her projects promoting international understanding, on business topics with a focus on issues of modern management, along with those in the cultural field.

Liz Mohn has been recognized with numerous awards for her extensive civic engagement, among them the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Liz Mohn later applied to become a telephone operator at Bertelsmann and subsequently worked for the company's book club.

Liz Mohn adopted their biological children Brigitte Mohn, Christoph Mohn and Andreas Mohn.

Liz Mohn became her husband's successor upon his death in 2009.

Liz Mohn was awarded a majority of the founder's rights at the Bertelsmann Stiftung, which allows her, for example, to propose members for the board of trustees.

Liz Mohn continues to serve as president of the board of trustees of the Fundacion Bertelsmann and president of the board of directors of the Bertelsmann Foundation North America.

In 1987, Liz Mohn launched the Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition.

Liz Mohn was inspired to do so by Herbert von Karajan, who noted that too little was being done to promote new opera talent.

Liz Mohn was motivated to do so by a medical condition affecting one of her sons which caused symptoms that resembled a stroke.

Liz Mohn is president of the foundation and her daughter Brigitte serves as chairwoman of its board of trustees.

Liz Mohn serves as the chairwoman of its executive board.

Liz Mohn has been recognized numerous times for her social engagement.