Editing Joschka Fischer (section)

==Life after politics==
=== Non-profit work ===
From September 2006 until 2007, Fischer was a senior fellow at the [[Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination]], and as a visiting professor co-taught with [[Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber]] at [[Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs]], both at [[Princeton University]]. He has also spoken at other American universities on various topics in foreign affairs and international relations.

In addition, Fischer joined various non-governmental organizations, including:
* [[Arab Democracy Foundation]], Founding Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2007)
* [[Council on Foreign Relations]], Member<ref>Victor Homola (28 July 2006), [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/28/world/europe/28briefs-007.html Germany: Farewell to German Politics] ''[[New York Times]]''.</ref>
* [[European Council on Foreign Relations]] (ECFR), Founding Co-chairman of the Board (alongside [[Martti Ahtisaari]] and [[Mabel van Oranje]])<ref>[http://www.ecfr.eu/about About Us] [[European Council on Foreign Relations]] (ECFR).</ref>
* United Nations Association of Germany (DGVN), Member of the Presidium<ref>[http://www.dgvn.de/structure-of-una-germany/presidium/ Presidium] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918015652/http://www.dgvn.de/structure-of-una-germany/presidium/ |date=18 September 2016 }} United Nations Association of Germany (DGVN).</ref>
* [[Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen|Institute for Human Sciences]] (IWM), Member of the Board of Patrons<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iwm.at/the-institute/boards/|title=Board of Patrons|access-date=1 September 2016|archive-date=6 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306130452/http://www.iwm.at/the-institute/boards/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Roland Berger|Roland Berger Human Dignity Award]], Member of the Awards Committee<ref>[http://m.rolandbergerstiftung.org/en/the-foundation/the-committees/?tx_lombperson_pi2%5Bgremium%5D=3&tx_lombperson_pi2%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_lombperson_pi2%5Bcontroller%5D=Committee&cHash=b471bf28758cc4f8d667a13dfb11ef27 Member of the Awards Committee] Roland Berger Foundation.</ref>

On 15 September 2010 Fischer supported the new initiative [[Spinelli Group]], which was founded to reinvigorate efforts towards federalisation of the European Union (EU). Other prominent supporters are: [[Jacques Delors]], [[Daniel Cohn-Bendit]], [[Guy Verhofstadt]], [[Andrew Duff]], [[Elmar Brok]].

=== Business activities ===
Since 2008, Fischer has been Senior Strategic Counsel at [[Albright Stonebridge Group]], Washington, DC, consulting firm led by [[Madeleine Albright]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thealbrightgroupllc.com/Who_We_Are.htm |title=Albright Group |access-date=27 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116065904/http://www.thealbrightgroupllc.com/Who_We_Are.htm |archive-date=16 November 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In this capacity, he advised [[Siemens]], [[BMW]] and [[Deutsche Börse]].<ref>[https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/management/vom-gruenen-zum-berater-fuer-diese-firmen-arbeitet-joschka-fischer/3901594.html Für diese Firmen arbeitet Joschka Fischer] ''[[Handelsblatt]]'', 4 March 2011.</ref><ref>[http://boerse.ard.de/aktien/deutsche-boerse-kaempft-weiter100.html Deutsche Börse kämpft weiter] ''[[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]]'', 23 December 2016.</ref>

In 2009, Fischer took a post as adviser to the [[Nabucco pipeline]] project, which involved the German RWE company. According to media reports, the "six-digit salary" consultancy contract had already been signed.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/fisc-j03.shtml |author=Ulrich Rippert |title=Joschka Fischer takes post as Nabucco pipeline adviser |publisher=[[World Socialist Web Site]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116065904/http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/fisc-j03.shtml |archive-date=16 November 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Other for-profit activities include:
* [[Meridiam]], Member of the supervisory board (since 2012)<ref>[http://www.meridiam.com/en/team Supervisory Board] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601174003/http://www.meridiam.com/en/team |date=1 June 2016 }} [[Meridiam]].</ref>
* [[Tilray]], Member of the Advisory Board<ref>[https://www.morgenpost.de/politik/article216139213/Joschka-Fischer-steigt-ins-Cannabis-Geschaeft-ein.html Joschka Fischer wird Mitglied im Beirat beim Cannabis-Hersteller Tilray] ''[[Berliner Morgenpost]]'', 5 January 2019.</ref>