Arnd Boekhoff is Chair of the Viva con Agua Foundation, based in Hamburg, Germany. Born and raised on a remote dairy farm in northern Germany, he earned his Master of Arts in History and Political Science from Kiel University. He went on to work as a scientific advisor to a Member of the German Bundestag and, in 2015, co-founded Hanseatic Help e.V. In 2018 he joined Viva con Agua and its mission to build communities for water. Alongside this work, he has devoted time and heart to strengthening the social innovation and social enterprise ecosystem in Hamburg and across Germany, including through his engagement with the Social Entrepreneurship Network Germany (SEND e.V.). Above all, he is the proud father of two wonderful daughters.