Joanna Maria Stolarek has headed the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Warsaw Office since 2019. A trained journalist, she studied German, Slavic, and Spanish Studies in Tübingen. She spent several years working as a political and business editor for regional daily newspapers. As a member of Neue deutsche Medienmacher, a German network of journalists, she advocates for diversity in media coverage. She is a sought-after expert in the field of German–Polish relations.