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Petra Dabelstein

Petra Dabelstein has been head of communications at the Carl Zeiss Foundation since January 2026.

Petra Dabelstein joined the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung in May 2021 as Social Media and Alumni Manager and rebuilt both areas. In October 2024, she took over as co-head of the communications team.  

Before joining the foundation, she spent 15 years at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, where she was head of university communications.

Petra Dabelstein studied business administration and worked in an agency and in various marketing roles at international companies.