MPP Class of 2016 Profiles - Hertie School of Governance

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Master of Public Policy
Profiles—Class of 2016
BENEDIKT ABENDROTH GOLNAZ AGHAZADEH TABRIZI SARAH AGUILAR FLASCHKA SINDY
NATALIA ALVARADO PACHON AMY AUSTIN ADRITA BAGCHI GIACOMO BAGNI MARC
BARNETT NIKOLAUS BAUER MALTE BERNEAUD-KÖTZ CHRISTIAN BILFINGER BJÖRN BOENING
FABIAN MATTHIAS BOHNENBERGER DARREN BROWN TOBIAS BÜNDER ALEXANDER
NICLAS BUSOLD JASMIN CANTZLER STEFANO CONCI MANOLO CONSTAIN CHRISTOPHER
COSLER GONZALO CROCI NICCOLO DA SETTIMO PASSETTI LANA DAMM DIYALA D’AVENI
MICHAEL DAVIES-VENN AMRITA DHILLON MORITZ DIEDERICHSEN PAULYN MAY DUMAN
JANNES ELFGEN CHRISTOPHER ELLIS ROWAN EMSLIE DIEGO FERNÁNDEZ FERNÁNDEZ LAURA
FRANKEN TEBOGO THATO GAREITSANYE FERDINAND GENS JEKATERINA GRIGORJEVA PHILIP
GRINSTED ANGIE GROSSO NOEMIE HAILU BERND HANDKE ISABELLA HAYWARD CHRISTIAN
MARTIN HECKMANN KATRIN HEGER LAURENCE MARC GEORGE HENDRY KAJA VERONIKA
HENGSTENBERG TIMOTHY PAUL HOBDEN CHARLOTTE VIVIAN HORNUNG MD. MUJAHEDUL
ISLAM JOHAN JUUL JENSEN DOMINIK KAUFMANN MILOU KILLAARS ALINA SUSANNE KLEIN
CODY KOEBNICK ADAM XIANGTONG KONG CHRISTOPH KÜHN KATRINA ANN LAMPERT
DOMINIQUE NICOLE LE CERF ARAVENA KATIE LEVESQUE EITAN LEVITT HOWARD LI DANIEL
LIMBERG RAFAEL ALEJANDRO LÓPEZ VALVERDE NADA MAHDY FRANZISKA MAIER IVAN
MARKOVIC SEBASTIÁN MARTÍNEZ LARS MEHWALD MOISES MENDOZA CELINA MENZEL
SIDDHARTH MERCHANT CHARLOTTE FILIZ MERTEN VIOLA MEYERWEISSFLOG ISABELLE
MILLER MARIZA MONTES DE OCA-LEÓN ANA CECILIA MONTES VIÑAS JULIA MÜHLENBEIN
LUKAS MÜLLER KRISTINA MÜLLER KEVIN MÜLLER CARL-MORITZ MUMME LEON DAISKE
OBERBAEUMER PHILIPP OFFENBERG KYLE OTT RAFAEL GUILLERMO PALOMINO BADILLA
YILING PAN ANDREA PANG OLIMPIA ELENA PÂRJE RACHEL PENNER DANIEL PIRES CASSÚS
CAMILA ADRIANA QUEVEDO VEGA ADRIAN RAJABI SANDRA RAU CAROLIN REINER
ALEXANDER REITZENSTEIN AYRA ROWENA REYLA MEERIM RUSLANOVA DANIEL SALGADO
MORENO KERSTIN MAY SANDOW THEO SANDS MARIAM SANJUSH ELLEN SCHERWINSKI
LISA KATHARINA SCHMID DAVID ALEXANDER SCHNABEL CHRISTOPH MICHAEL SCHULZE
JOHANNES THOMAS SCHULZ-KNAPPE ADINA SCHWARTZ ANDREAS CHRISTIAN SENS
MAURICE SHAWNDEFAR EMILIA SICARI TOBIAS SIEBLITZ NITIJ SINGH YIQUN SONG PHILIPP
STÄNDER HUI HSING SU ANYA SUPRUNENKO FABIO TAMBURRINI GABRIEL TARRIBA MARTINEZ
LOPEZ LUIS FELIPE TORRES FARUK TUNCER MARCELINO TURATI ASSIRI VALDÉS SELINA VON
SCHULTZENDORFF GEORG WAGNER WIEBKE ELISABETH WEIGER DAVID WICHMANN LUKAS
GABRIEL WIESE DUSTIN MICHAEL WILLIAMS XIANCHEN WU PAOLA ANDREA YANGUAS
At the forefront of
policymaking
The Hertie School of Governance is proud to introduce its tenth MPP
cohort—a diverse and multi-talented group of young leaders representing
over 30 nations. The Class of 2016 is brimming with pioneers on a mission
to shape society positively in the public, private or civil society sectors.
We at the Hertie School of Governance are committed to
providing excellent teaching with real-world application
for talented young people from around the globe who
are dedicated to responsible policymaking and building
good governance structures. One of our responsibilities
as a school of public policy is to provide a hub of debate and interaction between students, academics and
thought leaders with different backgrounds and perspectives. The two-year MPP degree programme equips
tomorrow’s leaders with the understanding, knowledge
and tools to excel in their future vocations, by providing
a professional and research-intensive environment characterised by close interaction with faculty, lively public
debate and engaging with current policy developments.
The MPP offers an analytically challenging and problemoriented education in governance, policy analysis, management and leadership, strengthened by real-world
experience in the public and private sectors. It brings
together perspectives from economics, political science,
law, and sociology, and trains students in quantitative
and qualitative methodologies.
Attracting and training students of such a consistently
high calibre is among the Hertie School’s greatest
achievements. The average MPP student speaks 4 languages, holds 2 degrees, has done 3 internships and
has studied, volunteered or worked in 3 countries. After
over a decade of equipping our MPPs with strategies
for forging new frontiers in governance, our graduates
are among those working at the cutting edge of policymaking in government, private corporations and inter
national organisations.
As part of a global network that includes the London
School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po
in Paris, Columbia University in New York, the National
University of Singapore, and other excellent public
policy schools, we are able to offer a wide range of study
abroad opportunities for our students. In addition to
this, our Alumni network is a strong platform for global
collaboration. As yet another crop of graduates joins
the pool of Hertie School Alumni and the ranks of those
working to meet our current and future challenges, we
are confident that these young leaders will prove assets
to whichever organisations they join.
We warmly invite you to meet our Class of 2016 and
should you or your organisation wish to learn more
about them or about becoming an internship or professional year partner, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD
President and Dean
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 1
The Master of Public Policy
The MPP is an academically demanding degree programme with a
hands-on approach, which prepares students to tackle today’s most pressing
problems.
The Programme
An ever-changing world confronts us with a wide range
of policy challenges. What degree of state intervention
do we need to regulate the financial sector? Who is going
to pay for social security and retirement in countries with
ageing populations? How will we feed a growing world
population while still preserving the environment for
future generations? What does the transformation of the
Arab world mean for the communities in the region and
the world at large?
In order to tackle these issues and many others, policymakers must think and act across boundaries. Learning
and understanding why certain policies work while
others fail is what Master of Public Policy students at
the Hertie School of Governance do during the two-year
programme in Berlin.
The MPP provides the tools tomorrow’s decision makers
need to analyse existing policies, critically discuss policy
innovations and evaluate solutions. It is an academically demanding degree programme with a hands-on,
problem-oriented approach, giving students not only
knowledge but experience they can utilise across borders,
disciplines and sectors— be it public, private, or civil society. Students acquire the analytical skills to go out in the
world, wherever their interests may take them, and work
to promote good policies that in turn promote the public
good.
2 Hertie School of Governance
“We equip future leaders to act responsibly and think
ahead. We want them to be aware of their responsibility
to the greater good,” says Hertie School Dean Helmut K.
Anheier. “The MPP enables students to understand how
governance works so that they can contribute to making
it better—whichever policy-related careers they choose
to pursue.”
At the Hertie School, students have the opportunity to
learn from each other as well. Half of the programme’s
students are drawn from more than 40 countries, joining
their German counterparts in one of the world’s most
exciting cities. The mix of different cultures enriches student life and the learning environment. In addition to the
regular curriculum, the MPP offers a variety of opportunities through its study abroad programme for students
to gain international experience within a one semester
academic exchange or a year-long dual degree at leading
partner universities in North America, Europe and Asia.
For more information about the Master of Public Policy
contact:
Dr. Barbara Finke
Head of Graduate Programmes
Tel. +49 (0)30 - 25 92 19-107
[email protected]
International Experience
Academic exchanges, a dual degree programme and international
opportunities for work experience allow students to expand their horizons
and personal networks at institutions around the world.
Study Abroad
Tokyo. London. Singapore. Toronto. Dar es Salaam. Or
Cairo. The Hertie School of Governance offers its Master
of Public Policy candidates more than just a degree. The
university has developed two study abroad opportunities that allow students to gain experience—or even a
second degree—at partner institutions around the world:
a semester-long academic exchange or a year-long dual
degree programme. In addition students spend their internships or go on a professional year for 9-15 months in
a variety of countries worldwide.
Academic Exchange
The exchange programme is available to about 30 students per cohort at 15 different foreign universities,
including Duke University, Georgetown University in
Washington DC, the National University of Singapore, the
University of Toronto, the Graduate Institute in Geneva,
Tsinghua University in Beijing, and the American University in Cairo. Students can apply for one of the academic
exchange places after starting their degree programme—
generally after their first semester. They then attend a
partner university during their third semester to add the
experience of living and studying in a different environment and culture to their degree.
Dual Degree
For students who want to dive even deeper into another
academic environment, the school has created a dual degree programme that allows MPP candidates to not only
complete a degree from the Hertie School in Berlin
but also earn a degree at a partner university in the
United States, Asia or Europe. For example, the MPP
could be combined with a Master of Public Adminis-
tration or Master of International Affairs at Columbia
University in New York. Other options include the London
School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po in
Paris, Milan’s Bocconi University and Tokyo University.
Students who choose the dual degree spend their first
year at the Hertie School and then their second year
abroad at the partner school.
Hertie School alumna Snezhina Kovacheva earned degrees from both the Hertie School and Columbia through
the dual degree programme. She now works at the
European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. “Hertie and
Columbia changed the way I look at the world,” she says.
Internships and Professional Year
This year’s graduates enhanced their professional experience with worldwide internships and professional years
in places as diverse as Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, The U.S.A.,
The Philipines and Belgium—among many others. They
bring back to the school not only valuable real-world
work experience from all three sectors but also a focus
for their second year of studies and applied problem solving skills. Many continue their cooperation with the host
organization when writing their master thesis on a pressing topic on behalf of the institution.
For more information about our graduates contact:
Anna von Behr
Manager Career Services and Alumni Affairs
Phone: +49 (0)30- 259 219 133
Email: behr(at)hertie-school.org
Benedikt
Abendroth
Golnaz
Aghazadeh Tabrizi
Germany
Iran
Academic Areas of Interest
• Cybersecurity Policy
• Digital Divide
• E-Governance
• Labour and Education Policy
• Public Health
• The Middle East
Education
Education
• ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Relations,
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs,
Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Economics and
Development, University of Bayreuth (Bayreuth,
Germany)
• Dr. rer. nat. in Molecular Medicine, Max Planck
Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Göttingen,
Germany) and University of Göttingen (Göttingen,
Germany)
• Master of Science in Molecular Medicine, University
of Göttingen (Göttingen, Germany)
• Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, University of
Tehran (Tehran, Iran)
Languages
English, German
Languages
Selected Internships
05–07/2015 Global Security Strategy and Diplomacy,
Microsoft (Redmond, USA)
04–07/2013 Division Peace and Security, German Federal
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
(Berlin, Germany)
08–11/2011 Future Forum Berlin, Research Institute
of the German Council on Foreign Relations (Berlin,
Germany)
English, Persian
Selected Work Experience
02–07/2015 Europe Steering Board, iBRIDGE Berlin,
iBRIDGES initiative (Berlin, Germany)
10/2008–08/2013 Researcher, Max Plank Institute for
Biophysical Chemistry (Göttingen, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Brain Drain and Brain Gain in Post-Islamic Revolution Iran
10/2015–present Cybersecurity Strategist, Global
Security Strategy and Diplomacy, Microsoft (Berlin,
Germany)
04/2007–07/2009 Airborne Reconnaissance, German
Armed Forces (Zweibrücken, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Cybersecurity and the impact of the Internet in
Developing Countries (WT)
Partner organization: Microsoft
Sarah Aguilar
Flaschka
Sindy Natalia
Alvarado Pachon
Mexico
Colombia
• Philanthropy
• Food Security
• Democracy
• Governance
• Behavioral Economics
• Poverty Alleviation
Education
Education
• Exchange, University of Texas (Austin, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Journalism,
Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City, Mexico)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations,
Universidad del Rosario (Bogotá, Colombia)
Languages
Languages
Spanish, English, German, French
Spanish, English, German
06–07/2015 Commission for Mexico City/Senate of the
Republic (Mexico City, Mexico)
06–07/2007 Fellowship program at the Salzburg Global
Seminar (Salzburg, Austria)
01–08/2014 Coordinator, Special Commission for
Legislative Studies, Legislative Assembly for Mexico City
(Mexico City, Mexico)
09/2012–12/2014 Adviser, Office of Senator Mario
Delgado, Senate of the Republic (Mexico City, Mexico)
02/2011–08/2014 Founder, Acciones por la Ciudad
06/2015 Youth Unemployment Project, Bertelsmann
Foundation (Barcelona, Spain)
08/2013 Director, International Cooperation, Fundacion
Universitaria Panamericana (Bogotá, Colombia)
01/2011 Coordinator, International Cooperation,
Fundacion Universitaria Monserrate (Bogotá, Colombia)
Master Thesis Title
Access to the natural treasure chest: The impact of p
ublic
accountability mechanisms on corruption in natural
resource dependent countries (WT)
Master Thesis Title
Sticking to one story: The philanthropic narrative of the
Green Revolution in Mexico (WT)
Partner organization(s): to be confirmed
Amy Austin
Adrita Bagchi
USA/UK
India
• Education Policy
• Social Policy
• Transatlantic Relations
• Education
• Child Welfare
• Social Policy
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics,
University of Maryland (College Park, USA)
• Exchange, University of Kent (Canterbury, UK)
• Bachelor of Science in Economics, Sarla Anil Modi
School of Economics, Narsee Monjee Institute of
Management Studies (Mumbai, India)
Languages
Languages
English, German
English, Hindi, Bengali
01/2009–06/2009 United States House of
Representatives (Washington DC, USA)
06–07/2015 Researching Reality Internship, Centre for
Civil Society (New Delhi, India)
05–06/2012 Researcher, Antique Stock Broking Ltd
(Mumbai, India)
05–06/2011 Banglanatak dotcom (Kolkata, India)
02/2015–present Development Assistant, ESMT
European School of Management and Technology
(Berlin, Germany)
08/2013–07/2014 English Teaching Assistant, German
Fulbright Commission (Berlin, Germany)
06/2011–07/2013 Corps Member, Teach for America
(Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, USA)
Master Thesis Title
Towards mutual understanding: The role of exchange
programmes in US-German relations (WT)
Partner organization: German-American Fulbright
Commission
Master Thesis Title
School dropouts in India: Finding solutions from global
examples
Giacomo Bagni
Marc Barnett
Italy
United States of
America
• Migration Studies
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Quantitative Analysis
• Violent Non-State Actors
• Intersection of Governance, Legitimacy, Corruption,
and Security
• The Future of Security
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Theoretical Philosophy, Università
degli Studi di Genova (Genova, Italy)
• Exchange, Université de Rennes II (Rennes, France)
Languages
Italian, English, French
Education
• ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Relations,
• Exchange, International Institute of Social Science
(The Hague, Netherlands)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy,
Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, USA)
06/2014–08/2014 Consultant, 180 Degrees Consulting
(Berlin, Germany)
Languages
09/2013–present: Economic Advisor & Artistic Director,
Teatro Altrove (Genova, Italy)
01/2007–12/2013: Insurance Agent, Zurich Insurance
Group, Bagni Assicurazioni (Genova, Italy)
09–11/2015 Europe and Central Asia Department,
Transparency International – Secretariat (Berlin,
Germany)
05–07/2015 Pompidou Group, Council of Europe
(Brussels, Belgium)
08–11/2014 Democracy Is For People Campaign, Public
Citizen (Syracuse, USA)
Master Thesis Title
This land is your land: Determinants of migrant
settlement Intentions (WT)
Partner organization: Interactive Advertising Bureau
English, Italian, German
07–08/2015 Field Researcher, Global Black Spots Project,
Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs (Florence, Italy)
09/2014–05/2015 Research Assistant, Global Black Spots
Project, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs (Syracuse,
USA)
10/2013–05/2014 English Teaching Assistant, I.S.
Giovanni Falcone (Gallarate, Italy)
Master Thesis Title
Mafia as a black box? A theoretical analysis of mafia
movement into Germany (WT)
Nikolaus Bauer
Malte
Berneaud-Kötz
Germany
Germany
• Political Economy
• Security Policy
• Ethics and Public Policy
• European Integration
• Evidence-Based Policymaking
• Data Science in Public Policy
Education
Education
• Second State Examination in Law, Free State of
Bavaria (Germany)
• First State Examination in Law, University of
Regensburg (Germany)
• Exchange, University of Aberdeen (Scotland)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and
International Organization, University of Groningen
(Gronigen, Netherlands)
• Exchange, University of Salamanca
Languages
Languages
German, English, Spanish, Dutch
German, English, French
12/2013–08/2014 Lawyer, Guber-Public Law (Munich,
Germany)
07–09/2012 Legal Trainee, European Single Market
Department, Ministry of Economics (Berlin, Germany)
02–09/2010 Legal Research Assistant, IT-Law
Department, Noer LLP (Munich, Germany)
05–07/2015 European Employment and Social Policy,
Federal Ministry of Labour (Berlin, Germany)
04–06/2014 European Financial and Monetary Policy,
Federal Foreign Service (Berlin, Germany)
01–03/2014 Knut Fleckenstein, MEP, European
Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)
Master Thesis Title
Master Thesis Title
Quantitative easing: Unconventional monetary policy
and European Union law
The Eurosceptic misfit – Explaining differences in popular
Euroscepticism and electoral support for Eurosceptic
parties (WT)
Christian
Bilfinger
Björn Boening
Germany
Germany/Brazil
• Diplomacy
• Trade
• Security and Foreign Policies
• Quantitative Methods
• European Law
Education
Education
• Master of Arts in International Relations, Maxwell
School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse
University (Syracuse, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics,
University of York (York, UK)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Law, Ludwig
Maximilian University (Munich, Germany)
• Exchange, Industrial Faculty (São Paulo, Brazil) and
University of Granada (Granada, Spain)
• Officer Certificate for the German Airforce, Officer
Academy (Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany)
Languages
German, English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
Languages
German, English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
09–10/2015 Department 200, Office for the United
States, Canada and the G7 Foreign Ministers‘ Track,
German Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)
06–09/2015 Trade and Investment Section, Delegation
of the European Union to Brazil (Brasilia, Brazil)
03–07/2015 Trade Policy and Trade Promotion Fund,
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen
arbeit (Eschborn, Germany)
09/2015 Communication, Federal Academy for Security
Policy (Berlin, Germany)
07–08/2015 Representative Office, Allianz Germany
(Berlin, Germany)
12/2014–02/2015 Research and Communication,
Munich Security Conference (Munich, Germany)
11–12/2015 Student Employee, Trade Programme,
arbeit (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Does the multi-level approach explain the stalling of the
EU-Mercosur negotiations over a free trade agreement?
(WT)
04–12/2015 Research Assistant, Representative Office,
Allianz Germany (Berlin, Germany)
02–04/2015 Conference Management, Berlin
Demography Forum, Allianz SE (Berlin, Germany)
05/2013–07/2014 Working Student, Munich Security
Conference (Munich, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Determinants of Maritime Piracy (WT)
Fabian
Bohnenberger
Darren Delin
Brown
Germany
USA
• International Trade and Development
• Cybersecurity Policy
• Intersection of Technology and Policymaking
• Global Energy Management and Policy
• Resource Efficiency and Design
• “Smart City” Digital and Telecommunications
Technologies
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology,
University of Bonn (Bonn, Germany)
Languages
German, English, Spanish, Arabic
03–06/2014 Innovation in Development Program, Global
Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany)
10/2013–02/2014 World Economy and Development
Financing Department, German Development Institute
(Bonn, Germany)
Education
• Dual Degree, Master of International Affairs,
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia
University (New York, USA)
• Bachelor of Science in International Business,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel
Hill, USA)
• Exchange, Copenhagen Business School (Copenhagen,
Denmark)
• Exchange, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• Exchange, Peking University (Beijing, China)
Languages
12/2015 Runner-Up TDS Young Thinkers Award 2015,
Participation in the Trade and Development Symposium
of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable
Development (ICTSD), 10th WTO Ministerial Conference
(Nairobi, Kenya)
09/2015–present Research Assistant, Hertie School of
Governance (Berlin, Germany)
07/2014–11/2015 Research Assistant, Innovation in
Development Program, Global Public Policy Institute
(Berlin, Germany)
03/2013–10/2014 Research Assistant, German
Development Institute (Bonn, Germany)
English, Mandarin, Spanish
05–08/2015 International Trade Specialist, International
Trade Administration (Washington DC, USA)
12/2013–present Current Senior Consultant, Operational Efficiency and Effectiveness, Booz Allen Hamilton
(Washington DC, USA)
07/2011–12/2013 Consultant, IBM International
Business Machines (Washington DC, USA)
05–07/2009 Entrepreneurial Leadership Teaching
Assistant, Duke University (Ahmedabad, India)
Master Thesis Title
Proliferating cyber surveillance: The uncontrolled
global trade between authoritarian governments and
corporations selling monitoring and intrusion software
(WT)
Master Thesis Title
EU Resource Efficiency Programs and Risks to American
Economies
Tobias Bünder
Alexander
Busold
Germany
Germany
• Trade and Industrial Policy
• Politics & Economics in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Political Economy and Economic Policy
• Philosophy of Economics
• Democratic Oversight of Intelligence Services
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations
& Economics, University College Maastricht
(Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, Université de Montréal (Montréal, Canada)
• Research on the Limits of Economic Theory, College of
Social Sciences, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
(Ulm, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Berlin, Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Management and
Economics, Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen,
Germany)
• Minor in Public Management and Governance,
Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen, Germany)
• Exchange, Catholic University (Buenos Aires,
Argentina)
Languages
German, English, French, Dutch
08/2015–present Student Assistant, Deutsche
Gesellschaft fur Internationale
Zusammenarbeit, Global Programme “Access to
Medicines” (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–07/2015 Young Professional, Deutsche
Gesellschaft fur Internationale
Zusammenarbeit, “Support for the East African
Integration Process” (Arusha, Tanzania)
10/2013–07/2014 Assistant to editor in chief,
Handelsblatt Business Briefing Sustainable Investments
(Berlin, Germany)
09/2011–08/2012 Member of University Council,
Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Languages
German, English, Spanish
06–07/2015 Strategy Consulting, McKinsey & Company
(Berlin, Germany)
05–07/2014 Cleantech Advisory, Apricum (Berlin,
Germany)
02–06/2013 Business Development, Bosch Siemens
Home Appliances (Mumbai, India)
Master Thesis Title
National interests and regional dynamics: How the
East African Community’s Customs Union reshuffled
restrictive trade policy in the region.
Partner organization: Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit
09–12/2015 Teaching and Research Assistant, Chair for
Political Economy, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,
Germany)
01/2012–12/2013 Teaching Assistant for Economics
and Mathematics, Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen,
Germany)
Master Thesis Title
German parliamentary oversight of intelligence services
in the digitization era (WT)
Jasmin Cantzler
Stefano Conci
Germany
Italy
• Climate and Energy Governance
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Quantitative Data Analysis
• Lobbying
• Public Affairs and Political Communication
• Public-Private Partnership
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Honours) in
Global Challenges, Leiden University College The
Hague (The Hague, Netherlands)
• Minor in Global Poverty, Local Solutions, International
Institute of Social Studies (The Hague, Netherlands)
German, English, Dutch, Spanish, French
• Dual Degree, Master of Science in Economics
and Management of Public Administrations and
International Institutions, Università Bocconi
(Milan, Italy)
• Master of Arts in International Political Economy,
King’s College London (London, UK)
• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, University of Bologna
(Bologna, Italy)
Languages
09–11/2014 Public Finance and Administrative Reform,
07–08/2014 Advisory Finance & Regulation,
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Berlin, Germany)
Italian, English, German
Languages
07–09/2015 Research Assistant, International Center
for Climate Governance, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
(Venice, Italy)
04–12/2015 Assistant, Climate Policy Team, Climate
Analytics (Berlin, Germany)
12/2014–04/2015 Assistant, Advisory Finance &
Regulation, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Berlin, Germany)
01–06/2014 Assistant, stiftung neue verantwortung
(Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Tax morale and the firm – a secret love affair? Evidence
and implications from Mexico
Partner organization: Inter-American Center for Tax
Administrations
04–06/2015 Research Assistant, Global Climate Forum
(Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
To be confirmed
Manolo
Constain Villa
Christopher
Cosler
Colombia
Germany
• International Relations and Foreign Policy
• Foreign Investment Policy
• Media and Political Communication
• Statistics and Economics
• Digital Economy
• Emerging Security Challenges
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International
Relations, Icesi University (Cali, Colombia)
• Exchange, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá,
Colombia)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (with distinction),
University of Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany)
• Minor in Public Law, University of Mannheim
(Mannheim, Germany)
• Exchange, Swansea University (Swansea, Wales)
Languages
Languages
01–07/2010 Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
02/2015–present Research Analyst, Business
Development Team, Plane-Site (Berlin, Germany)
04/2013–03/2015 Project Leader and Media Analyst,
Global News Intelligence (Bogotá, Colombia)
08/2011–03/2013 Researcher and Instructor,
Department of Social Sciences, Icesi University (Cali,
Colombia)
05–08/2015 InterVal GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
01–02/2015 Department of cooperation in education,
Goethe-Institut (Paris, France)
05–06/2015 CDU Faction, Economics department, NRW
State Parliament (Düsseldorf, Germany)
11/2014–05/2016 Jacques Delors Institut – Berlin (Berlin,
Germany)
08/2012–06/2015 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen e.V.
(Mannheim, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Foreign direct investment in Colombia: an economic
dimension of the post-conflict state (WT)
Master Thesis Title
State regulation or private mechanisms in the sharing
economy: Can ICT create trust in online consumer to
consumer markets?
Gonzalo Croci
Niccolò Da
Settimo Passetti
Uruguay
Italy
• International Affairs
• Political Communication and Strategies
• Security Policy
• Economic and Social Development Policies
• International Organizations and Public management
• Transportation Policies
Education
Education
• Master of Business in International Management,
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia)
• Master of Commerce in Strategic Management,
Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes (Valladolid,
Spain)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations,
Universidad ORT Uruguay (Montevideo, Uruguay)
International Institutions, Università Bocconi (Milan,
Italy)
• Exchange, Hanze University of Applied Science
(Groningen, Netherlands)
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and
Management, University of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)
Languages
Spanish, English, French
Languages
Italian, English, German
05–08/2011 Department of Conferences and M
eetings
Management, Organization of American States
03–08/2013 Non-productive material department,
Continental Automotive S.p.A. (Pisa, Italy)
10/2011–02/2012 Consultant, International Organization for Migration, Regional Office for South America
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
06–12/2010 Public Relations Manager, Shanghai World
Expo, Uruguay Pavilion (Shanghai, China)
01–06/2010 Assistant, Institute for Export Promotion
and Investment of Goods and Services of Uruguay
(Montevideo, Uruguay)
Master Thesis Title
What are the causes of right-wing violent crimes
in Germany? Recommendations for possible policy
solutions (WT)
Master Thesis Title
Transportation policies’ impact on the economic and
social development of a developing region: A focus on
the competitiveness of local business. (WT)
Lana Damm
Diyala D’Aveni
Germany
Italy
• Political Economies in Europe
• European Institutions
• European Foreign Affairs
• Governmental Relations and Public Affairs
• Urban Policies and Governance
• Public Economics
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in European Studies (Cum laude),
• Exchange, Sciences Po (Paris, France)
International Institutions, Università Bocconi (Milan,
Italy)
• Bachelor of Sciences in Economics and Social Sciences,
Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
Languages
01–02/2015 Office of Achim Post, MdB, German
Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)
10/2013–02/2014 Robert Schuman Trainee, Cabinet of
the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz,
European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)
06–07/2011 Representation of Rhineland-Palatinate to
the European Union (Brussels, Belgium)
Italian, English, French
Languages
02/2015–present Student Assistant, Office of Achim
Post, MdB, German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)
09–12/2014 Student Assistant, Department of
International Affairs, Willy-Brandt-Haus (Berlin, Germany)
03–05/2014 European Election Campaign, Willy-BrandtHaus (Berlin, Germany)
08/2011–02/2014 Eataly Lagrange (Turin, Italy)
04–08/2015 Coordinator, Public Affairs, Eataly Expo 2015
(Milan, Italy)
03/2014–03/2015 Food and Beverages Manager, Eataly
Smeraldo (Milan, Italy)
Master Thesis Title
How can tradable immigration quotas achieve the social
optimum in refugees’ relocation?
Master Thesis Title
One size fits none: Varieties of capitalism in Europe
Why the crisis affected Member States of the European
Union differently
Michael
Davies-Venn
Amrita Dhillon
India
Canada
• Renewable Energy Policy
• Energy Security and Governance
• Climate Policy Analysis
• Conflict Management
• Extremism and Counterterrorism
• Ethics and Public Policy
Education
Education
• Master of Arts in Broadcast Journalism, University of
Sheffield (Sheffield, UK)
• Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications (Summa
Cum Laude), St. Cloud State University (St. Cloud, USA)
• Law Certificate, National Council for the Training of
Journalists (UK and Freetown, Sierra Leone)
• Bachelor of Arts in History, Bard College (New York,
USA)
• Academy Year in Value Studies, Bard College Berlin
(Berlin, Germany)
Languages
English, Hindi, German
Languages
English
03–04/2016 Climate Policy Analysis, Climate Analytics
(Berlin, Germany)
11/2005 BBC World Service (London, UK)
06–08/2011 Hindustan Times Education, Hindustan
Times Newspaper (New Delhi, India)
09/2011–05/2013 Hannah Arendt Center, Bard College
(New York, USA)
09/2013–06/2014 Director of Communications,
Legislative Assembly, Government of Alberta (Edmonton,
Canada)
08/2006–03/2007 Consultant, United Nations
Integrated Office in Sierra Leone, United Nation
Development Programme (Freetown, Sierra Leone)
10/2008-06/2013 Communications Associate, Marketing
and Communications, University of Alberta (Edmonton,
Canada)
Master Thesis Title
National energy policy coordination in the EU: Explaining
divergent growth in the renewable energy share of
Member States towards 2020 (WT)
08/2012–06/2013 Student Assistant, Bard Foreign
Languages and Cultures Centre, Bard College (New York,
USA)
09/2012–06/2013 Student Assistant, Fisher Centre for
the Performing Arts, Bard College (New York, USA)
Master Thesis Title
Prevention- and intervention-based policies against
right-wing violence in Germany and Sweden
Moritz
Diederichsen
Paulyn May
Duman
Germany
Philippines
• Financial and Economic Policy
• Political Economy in Europe
• Cyber and Technology Policy
• Sustainable Development
• Politics of Reform in the Public Sector
• Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Education
Education
• Exchange, Georgetown University, McCourt School of
Public Policy (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Minor in
Economics, University of Mannheim (Mannheim,
Germany)
• Exchange, Maastricht University (Maastricht,
Netherlands)
• Juris Doctor (Masters equivalent), University of the
Philippines Diliman (Quezon City, Philippines)
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of the
Philippines Diliman (Quezon City, Philippines)
Languages
English, German, Spanish
01/2016–present Junior Knowledge Management
Associate, Knowledge Center for Sustainable Development, United Nations System Staff College (Bonn,
Germany)
05/2014–04/2015 Junior Research Fellow, United
Nations System Staff College (Turin, Italy)
09/2009–02/2013 Legal Researcher and Lawyer, House
of Representatives (Quezon City, Philippines)
01–03/2013 Public Affairs, Bohnen Kallmorgen & Partner
(Berlin, Germany)
01–02/2011 Parliament of the State of Hesse
(Wiesbaden, Germany)
Languages
Filipino, English, German
09/2014–06/2015 Professional Year, Accenture
Strategy – Health and Public Service (Berlin, Germany)
09/2013–08/2014 Assistant, Communication & Public
Policy, ubitricity Gesellschaft für verteilte Energiesysteme
mbH (Berlin, Germany)
05/2011–06/2012 Student Research Assistant, Chair of
Comparative Political Behavior, University of Mannheim
(Mannheim, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Factors affecting motivation of highly skilled workers in
developing countries to migrate internationally (WT)
Master Thesis Title
Cyber defense approaches in the European Union—
A comparative analysis of Germany’s and the United
Kingdom’s cybersecurity strategies (WT)
Jannes Elfgen
Christopher Ellis
Germany
Canada
• Health Policy
• European Union Integration
• Quantitative Track Policy Analysis
• Drug Policy Economics & Reform
• Urban Policy and Design
• Health and Social Policy
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Science (Honours) in European Studies,
University of Twente (Enschede, Netherlands)
• Minor in Business Economics, University of Münster
(Münster, Germany)
• Exchange, International Management, Business
Administration School of São Paulo at the Getulio
Vargas Foundation (São Paulo, Brazil)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Film & Media Studies,
Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada)
• Master of Arts in Film Studies, Concordia University
(Montréal, Canada)
• Exchange, University of Glasgow (Glasgow, United
Kingdom)
Languages
German, English, Spanish, French, Dutch
02–06/2013 Daimler AG, Representative Office (Brussels,
Belgium)
10–12/2012 European liaison office, Federal Employment
Agency of Germany, (Brussels, Belgium)
Languages
English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
01/2016 Working Student, Public Sector and Health
Services Team, Accenture (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–08/2015 Policy Officer, Unit Z21 Bilateral
Cooperation and OECD,
German Federal Ministry of Health (Berlin, Germany)
09/2013–08/2014 Working Student, Representative
Office Berlin, Allianz SE (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Hospital liberalization in China – An assessment of the
role of foreign operators in the Chinese public hospital
care system.
Partner organization: German Federal Ministry of Health
06–09/2014 Programme to Foster Innovation, Learning
and Evidence in HIV and Health Programmes of the
05/2014–07/2015 Research Assistant, The Governance
Report, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
02/2011–05/2013 Producer/Director, Interactive Media,
GroupeMédia TFO (Toronto, Canada)
09/2009–02/2011 Researcher, Youth Programming,
GroupeMédia TFO (Toronto, Canada)
Master Thesis Title
Marijuana legalization in Canada: Design criteria and
policy tradeoffs (WT)
Rowan Emslie
Diego Fernández
Fernández
UK
Spain
• Political Communication
• Media
• Transparency
• European Governance
• International Development
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Bath
(Bath, UK)
• Master of Arts in International Relations, Barcelona
Institute of International Studies (Barcelona, Spain)
• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Universidad de
Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela,
Spain)
• Exchange, Universidad de La Habana (La Habana,
Cuba)
• Exchange, University of Tampere (Tampere, Finland)
Languages
English
08–09/2012 Communications, ARTICLE 19 (London, UK)
11/2008–09/2009 Projects, African Prisons’ Project
(Kampala, Uganda)
Languages
Spanish, Galician, English, German, French
08/2014–09/2015 Marketing & Outreach, TaroWorks,
Grameen Foundation (Nairobi, Kenya)
06–10/2013 Research Assistant, Open Government
Foundation (Berlin, Germany)
06–09/2010 Reporter, The Independent (Kampala,
Uganda)
05–08/2015 Open Regional Fund for the Economy
and Youth Employment in Central America, Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (San
José, Costa Rica)
Master Thesis Title
Action  distraction: Branding the Labour Party in
modern Britain
09/2015–present Research Associate, The Governance
Report, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
11/2014–02/2015 Student Consultant, Business plan for
the Berlin branch of the Stanford Peace Innovation Lab,
180 Degrees International (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Corruption and types of public expenditures: Does the
public budget composition determine corruption? (WT)
Laura Franken
Tebogo Thato
Gareitsanye
Germany
Botswana
• Development Cooperation
• Digitization
• Anti-Corruption
• Civil Society and NGO-Government Partnerships
• Development
Education
Education
• Exchange, Sciences Po (Paris, France)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Freie Universität
Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Relations,
University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg,
South Africa)
• Exchange, Washington Centre for Internships and
Academic Seminars (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Law and International Relations,
University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg,
South Africa)
Languages
06–07/2015 Visiting Associate, The Boston Consulting
Group (Berlin, Germany and France)
10/2013–03/2014 Department for Special Programs,
Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft,
(Cologne, Germany)
01–04/2013 Division of Development Politics, German
Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)
09/2015–03/2016 Student Assistant, Project Open
Data & Privacy, stiftung neue verantwortung (Berlin,
Germany)
04/2014–06/2014 Junior Consultancy, Department
for Special Programs, Deutsche Investitions- und
Entwicklungsgesellschaft (Cologne, Germany and Côte
d’Ivoire)
04–05/2012 Student Assistant, Project of civic
participation on the reform of the Central Card-Index for
Traffic Offences, Federal Ministry of Transport, Building
and Urban Development (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
German parliamentary control of intelligence services in
the digitization era (WT)
Languages
English, Setswana, German
05–06/2015 European Research Centre on Anti-
Corruption and State Building (Berlin, Germany)
09/2012–01/2013 Human Resource Department, Central
Transport Organisation (Gaborone, Botswana)
07–11/2009 Legal Department, South African Human
Rights Commission (Johannesburg, South Africa)
02/2013–03/2014 Project Officer, Human Rights
Monitoring and Awareness Raising Department,
Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS
(Gaborone, Botswana)
Master Thesis Title
Access to the natural treasure chest: The impact of p
ublic
accountability mechanisms on corruption in natural
resource dependent countries
Partner organization: The World Bank
Ferdinand Gens
Jekaterina
Grigorjeva
Germany
Latvia/Germany
• Innovation and Technology
• Digital Economy
• Behavioural Insights and Policy Analysis
• Energy and Environment
• European Energy Union
• International Political Economy
Education
Education
• Exchange, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
(Los Angeles, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Sciences,
Technische Universität Braunschweig (Braunschweig,
Germany)
• Exchange, Stockholm University (Stockholm, Sweden)
• Exchange, National Research University Higher School
of Economics (Moscow, Russia)
• Bachelor of Science in International Business and
Modern Languages, Aston University (Birmingham,
United Kingdom)
Languages
Languages
German, English, Russian, Latvian, Spanish
06–07/2014 Office of Thomas Jarzombek, MdB, German
Federal Parliament (Berlin, Germany)
02–07/2013 Brussels Office, Verband der Kali- und
Salzindustrie e.V. (Brussels, Belgium)
09–12/2015 Energy Efficiency and Environment, United
Nations Development Programme (Moscow, Russia)
03–07/2014 Office of the CDU/CSU Party Vice-Chairman
Dr Georg Nüsslein, German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)
11/2013–02/2014 Market Design and Policy Analysis,
E.ON SE Representative Office (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–08/2015 Consultant, Socio-Economic
Department, VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH
(Berlin, Germany)
01/2011–07/2012 Research Assistant, Department
of Management Control and Business Accounting,
Technische Universität Braunschweig (Braunschweig,
Germany)
10/2010–09/2012 Teaching Assistant, Department
of Economics, Technische Universität Braunschweig
(Braunschweig, Germany)
02/2016 Junior Ambassador, Munich Security Conference
(Munich, Germany)
09/2014–05/2015 Research Assistant, European Energy
Policy, Jacques Delors Institut-Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
06–10/2013 Project Assistant, Mergers & Acquisitions,
E.ON Connecting Energies (Essen, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Overcoming the energy isolation of the Baltic states (WT)
Partner organization: Jacques Delors Institut-Berlin
Master Thesis Title
Behavioural governance: Evaluation and empirical
intelligence in policymaking processes
Philip Grinsted
Angie Grosso
Germany
USA / Colombia
• Policy Analysis
• China’s Economy and Society
• E-Governance and Information Technology
• Foreign Policy and Economic Development
• Public Affairs
• Immigration and Refugee Policies
Education
Education
• Dual Degree, London School of Economics and
Political Science (London, UK)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and S
ociology,
Technische Universität Darmstadt (Darmstadt,
Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French with
Certificate in International Relations, University of
Florida (Gainesville, Florida)
• Exchange, International Affairs and Public Sphere,
University of Florida Paris Research Center (Paris,
France)
• Exchange, University of Mannheim (Mannheim,
Germany)
• Exchange, La Sorbonne (Paris, France)
Languages
German, English, Chinese
06–07/2014 Research Unit “Innovation and
Environment”, Mercator Institute for China Studies
(Berlin, Germany)
04–07/2013 German Consulate General (Shanghai,
China)
08–10/2011 German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–07/2015 Young Professional, Strategy and
Corporate Development and Project “Public Policy
Dialogue Fund”, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit GmbH (Beijing, China)
01–05/2014 Student Assistant, Business Technologies,
Capgemini Germany (Berlin, Germany)
06/2011–02/2013 Tutor and Research Assistant,
Department of Sociology, Technische Universität
Darmstadt (Darmstadt, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Policy Paper: Price Volatility of Pork in China: Reasons
and Implications for Global Trade.
Languages
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian
06–12/2014 Project Management in French-speaking
countries, Pohl Consulting & Associates (Berlin, Germany)
05–12/2010 Press Services, Consulate General of France
(Miami, USA)
02/2015–present Project Assistant, Pohl Consulting &
Associates (Berlin, Germany)
03/2011–08/2013 Department of Marketing and
Communications, Colombian Government Trade Bureau
(Miami, USA)
Master Thesis Title
Do immigration reforms help undocumented immigrants
integrate? A case study of Latin American undocumented
immigrants in South Florida.
Noémie Hailu
Bernd Handke
USA
Germany
• Conflict Resolution
• Gender Equality
• Extractive Industries Governance
• Public Management & Public Sector Reforms
• Infrastructure Development
• Health Care Management
Education
Education
• Dual Degree in International Affairs and International
Security Policy, School of International and Public
Affairs, Columbia University (New York, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies with
Minors in Latin American and African Studies, Boston
College (Boston, USA)
• Latin American Immersion and travel program, School
for International Training (Brattleboro, USA)
• Exchange, Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
• Exchange, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Herzliya,
Israel)
• Bachelor of Arts in Culture & Business Studies,
Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen, Germany)
Languages
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German
02–08/2014 Climate and Infrastructure Financing
Program, KfW Development Bank (Pretoria, South Africa)
09/2012–01/2013 Infrastructure Development Transport
Sector, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (Monrovia, Liberia)
06–09/2012 Consulting Project, Automotive Sector,
Accenture Consulting (Wolfsburg, Germany)
03–08/2015 Financing for Development Coordinator, Aid
Effectiveness Department, Oxfam America (New York,
USA)
05/2012–2014 Extractive Industries Coordinator,
Campaigns Department, Oxfam America (Washington
D.C., USA)
07/2010–05/2012 Research and Policy A
dministrative
Assistant, Policy and Research Department, Oxfam
America (Washington D.C., USA)
Master Thesis Title
Immigrants at the ballot box: Fostering greater political
participation of immigrant communities in Germany
through inclusive integration policies (WT)
Languages
11/2014-present Working Student Consultant, Public
Sector & Health Care, Accenture Strategy (Berlin,
Germany)
09/2011–09/2012 Student Assistant, Otto Group Chair
for Distance Trade and Service Marketing, Zeppelin
University (Friedrichshafen, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Public perception of financial market regulation in
Germany: The case of BaFin.
Isabella
Hayward
Christian-Martin
Heckmann
Sweden/UK
USA/Germany
• Development and Security Policy
• Good Governance and Public Sector Reform
• International Security Policy
• Geopolitics of Energy
• Risk Management
Education
Education
• ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Security and
Development Policy, Maxwell School of Citizenship
and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Certificate of Advanced Study in Civil Society
Organisations, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
(Syracuse, USA)
• Bachelor of Science (Honours) in International
Relations, London School of Economics and Political
Science (London, UK)
• Dual Degree, School of International and Public
Affairs, Columbia University (New York, USA)
• Master of Arts in Ethics, University of Strasbourg
(Strasbourg, France)
• Exchange, Graduate School of International Studies,
Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea)
• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy & Economics, Bayreuth
University (Bayreuth, Germany)
Languages
Languages
English, Swedish, French, Spanish
01–04/2015 Associate Programme Officer, Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and D
isasters
Programme, The Near East Foundation ( Syracuse, USA)
08–12/2011 Junior Advisor, EU Delegation to the United
Nations, European External Action Service (New York, USA)
08–10/2010 Political and Economic Affairs Assistant,
British Embassy (Riga, Latvia)
04–06/2015 Short Term Consultant, Criminal Division,
U.S. Department of Justice (Washington DC, USA)
08–12/2014 Short Term Consultant, The Chicago Council
on Global Affairs (Chicago, USA)
09/2012–05/2014 Strategy and Governance Administrator, Chief Executive’s Office, The British Red Cross
(London, UK)
Master Thesis Title
Donor approaches to tackling corruption in law
enforcement
06–08/2015 Risk Management, Federal State Bank
Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart, Germany)
06–07/2013 Training for International Diplomats,
German Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)
01–05/2011 Office of Assistant Majority Leader, Senator
R. Durbin, United States Senate (Washington DC, USA)
09/2013–04/2015 University Relations Assistant,
American Junior Year at Heidelberg, Heidelberg
University (Heidelberg, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Causes of instability and spread of violence in West
Africa and recommendations for US/NATO support
options
Partner organization: RAND Corporation
Katrin Heger
Laurence Hendry
Germany
UK/Germany/Australia
• Peace and Conflict
• Security and Development
• Democratization
• Fiscal Governance
• Statistics
• European Studies
Education
Education
• Atlantis Dual Degree, Maxwell School of Citizenship
and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies,
Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism,
• Certificate of Advanced Post-conflict Reconstruction,
• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Economics,
Bayreuth University (Bayreuth, Germany)
• Exchange, Erasmus University Rotterdam (Rotterdam,
Netherlands)
• Exchange, Universität Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)
• Encounter Europe Scholarship Programme, DAAD
European Academy (Otzenhausen, Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, University of
Sydney (Australia)
Languages
German, English, Spanish, French
Languages
English, German, French
01/2013 Australian Embassy, Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade (Berlin, Germany)
07/2013 Administration, European Australian Business
Council (Sydney, Australia)
04/2012 Foreign Trade & Customs Practice Group, Graf
von Westphalen LLP (Hamburg, Germany)
05–08/2015 Democracy Building, Friedrich-Ebert
Foundation (Prishtina, Kosovo)
06–08/2014 Press, Culture, and Economic Affairs,
German Embassy (Accra, Ghana)
08–10/2010 Development Trainee, AIESEC Port Harcourt
(Port Harcourt, Nigeria)
08/2015 Founding Team, The Data Animals (Berlin,
Germany)
10/2015 Berlin Office, Berlin2Paris Communications
GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
08/2013 Litigation Team, eLaw International LLP (Sydney,
Australia)
08/2014–05/2015 Graduate Assistant, Moynihan Center
for Global Affairs (Syracuse, USA)
01–06/2014 Department of Peace and Conflict,
Protestant Academy Bad Boll (Bad Boll, Germany)
09–12/2013 George C. Marshall Center for Security
Studies (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
The contemporary effects of EU Member State
macro-prudential regulatory responses on financial
sector systemic risk: Evidence from the NYU Volatility
Institute (WT)
Master Thesis Title
Ethnic voting and democratic development (WT)
Kaja
Hengstenberg
Timothy
Hobden
Germany
South Africa
• EU Politics and Integration
• Energy and Sustainability Policy
• German-Polish Political, Economic and Cultural
Relations
• Market-Based solutions to Development
• Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship
Education
Education
• Dual Degree, Sciences Po (Paris, France)
• Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, Maastricht
University (Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
(Barcelona, Spain)
• Master of Commerce in Economics, University of
KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, South Africa)
• Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Economics,
University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, South Africa)
• Bachelor of Science in Economics & Geography,
University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, South Africa)
Languages
Languages
German, Polish, English, French, Spanish
English, Afrikaans, German
03–06/2014 Public Policy Department, Instinctif Partners
(London, UK)
09/2013–01/2014 Political Department, EU Delegation
to the UN (New York, USA)
06–08/2012 Office of MEP, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)
02/2007–06/2014 Senior Consultant, Business in
Development team, Genesis Analytics (Johannesburg,
South Africa)
06/2011–06/2014 Senior Technical Advisor for
Governance & Strategy, South African Jobs Fund, South
African National Treasury (Pretoria, South Africa)
02/2009–04/2011 Team Leader, Shared Growth
Challenge Fund, Business Trust (Johannesburg, South
Africa)
Master Thesis Title
How can barriers be removed that small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries face in order
to access finance and deploy climate technologies?
Partner organizations: United Nations Environment
Program and Climate Technology Center & Network
Master Thesis Title
The impact of risk attitudes on strategy and funding
decisions in the German philanthropic sector (WT)
Charlotte Vivian
Hornung
Md. Mujahedul
Islam
Germany
Bangladesh
• Energy & Sustainability
• Global Health
• Political Economy of Elections and Electoral Systems
• Voting Behaviors, Issue Voting and Economic Voting
• Party Finance, Partnership and Resource Mobilization
Education
Education
• Dual Degree, Sciences Po (Paris, France)
• Exchange, Seoul National University (Seoul, South
Korea)
• Master of Social Sciences in Political Science (with
distinction), University of Dhaka (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
• Bachelor of Social Sciences in Political Science (with
distinction), University of Dhaka (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Languages
Languages
English, Bangla, German
German, English, French, Spanish
01–04/2015 German Malawi Health Programme,
arbeit (Lilongwe, Malawi)
09–12/2014 Research Assistant, European Affairs,
DEKRA e.V. (Brussels, Belgium)
06–08/2014 Public Affairs, Burson Marsteller (Berlin,
Germany)
06–08/2015 External Relations and Partnership
Section, United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (New York, USA)
01–07/2012 Democratic Participation and Reform
section, Democracy International (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
08–12/2012 Bangladesh Youth Empowerment Society,
Project of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Embassy
(Dhaka, Bangladesh)
07–08/2011 Volunteer, Open Mind (Rose Hill, Mauritius)
Master Thesis Title
Implications of urban spatial transformations and
transportation challenges in emerging megacities for
female economic empowerment in Nigeria and Pakistan.
(WT)
Partner organization: Urban Institute
12/2014–present Research Associate, Professor Dr. Mark
Andreas Kayser, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,
Germany)
05–08/2014 Research Assistant, BRAC Institute of
Governance and Development, BRAC University (Dhaka,
Bangladesh)
01/2013–04/2014 Democratic Development and Good
Governance section, Centre for Governance Studies,
(Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Master Thesis Title
To what extent does political instability induce election
violence?
Johan Juul
Jensen
Dominik
Kaufmann
Denmark
Germany
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Public Management
• Interaction between Public and Private Sector
• Innovation Policy
• Generation Y and Millennials
Education
Education
• Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy,
Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Science in EU and International
Development Studies, Roskilde University (Roskilde,
Denmark)
• Exchange, Graduate School of Public Policy, University
of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Business, BadenWuerttemberg Cooperative State University
(Stuttgart, Germany)
• Exchange, Grande École Program, NEOMA Business
School (Rouen, France)
Languages
Danish, English
Languages
09/2014–01/2015 Business Development, Collaborative
Policy Consultants (Berlin, Germany)
05/2014–present Founder and Director, Play It On –
International (Copenhagen, Berlin and Washington DC)
06/2012–08/2014 Student Assistant, Department of
Natural Resources and Development, Danish Institute for
International Studies (Copenhagen, Denmark)
01/2012–02/2013 Research Assistant, ESPON
Programme, European Commission (Roskilde, Denmark)
Master Thesis Title
Reinventing public-private partnerships for development
(WT)
09–11/2011 Staff to the Board of Management, Cooperative Trainee Program, Daimler AG (Stuttgart, Germany)
06–09/2011 Controlling and Administration, Cooperative
Trainee Program, Daimler Middle East and Levant (Dubai,
United Arab Emirates)
08–09/2007 Sales and Marketing Eastern Europe, BMW
Group (Munich, Germany)
07/2015–present Co-Founder, Müßiggang Magazin
(Berlin, Germany)
11/2014–03/2015 Research Assistant, Hertie School of
10/2012–09/2014 Market Manager, Mercedes-Benz Retail Professionalization, Daimler AG (Stuttgart, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Tackle the threat of a lost generation: Which policy
solutions support the integration of marginalized groups
of the Generation Y in Europe? (WT)
Partner organization: Kienbaum Consultants International
GmbH
Milou Killaars
Alina Susanne
Klein
Netherlands
Germany
• International Trade
• International Law
• Foreign Policy
• Energy and Environmental Policies
• Governmental Relations and Public Affairs
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University
College Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, Development Studies, Political Theories,
International Relations, University of Leeds (Leeds,
United Kingdom)
• Exchange, Institut Barcelona D’Estudis Internacionals,
Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain)
• Exchange, Carlos III University of Madrid (Madrid,
Spain)
Languages
Dutch, English, German
Languages
German, English, Spanish, French, Dutch
06–08/2015 Trade Policy Department, Dutch Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (The Hague, Netherlands)
09/2013–06/2014 Student Assistant, Bachelor Open
Days, Marketing & Communication Department,
10/2012–11/2013 Treasurer, Work Group INKOM,
Student Service Centre, Maastricht University
02–06/2011 Coordinator and Treasurer, Maastricht Team,
Nacht van de Fooi (Night of the Tips) (Maastricht, Netherlands)
05–08/2014 EU Delegation to the United Nations,
European External Action Service (New York, USA)
09–12/2013 Volkswagen Group Representative Office
to the European Union, Volkswagen Group (Brussels,
Belgium)
06–08/2013 Office of Hermann Gröhe, MdB, German
09/2014–06/2015 Working Student, Politics and
Organizations Department, Allianz Deutschland (Berlin,
Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Master Thesis Title
TTIP: winners and losers—Why does the meat industry
perceive TTIP as a threat while the dairy industry sees it
as an opportunity? (WT)
Smart roads = smart ideas: Governing economically
efficient and ecologically friendly European cities through
the integration of intelligent transportation systems
using the example of the first European “smart road” in
Hamburg
Cody Koebnick
Adam Kong
USA
United States
• International Affairs
• Security and Development
• Economic Policy
• Monetary Policy
• Diplomacy
• Outdoor Education and Recreation
Education
Education
• Summer Foreign Language and Area Studies
Fellowship, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
(Cambridge, Massachusetts)
• Exchange, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
(Oldenburg, Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts in History, University of Northern
Colorado (Greeley, Colorado)
• Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, University of
Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colorado)
• Master of Public Administration, Columbia University
(New York, USA)
• Fulbright Grantee, English Teaching Assistantship
(Taiwan)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Chinese
Language, Ohio State University (Columbus, USA)
Languages
English, German, Russian, Ukrainian
05–08/2015 Political Section, U.S. Mission to the EU
(Brussels, Belgium)
05–08/2014 U.S. House of Representatives (Washington
DC, USA)
01–03/2012 International Institute for Strategic Studies
06–09/2015 Eastern European Research Division,
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (Berlin, Germany)
01–06/2011 Economic Policy Development, US State
Department (Berlin, Germany)
Languages
English, Mandarin
09/2015–04/2016 International Affairs, Robert Bosch
GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
09/2012–04/2014 Volunteer, Peace Corps (Donetsk,
Ukraine)
09/2011–08/2012 Community Specialist, AmeriCorps
(Alaska, USA)
Master Thesis Title
The rise of free trade and its consequences for the size of
government
07/2013–07/2014 English Language Coordinator, Yilan
County Government, Fulbright Program (Yilan, Taiwan)
05/2011–06/2013 Outdoor Recreation Center, Ohio State
University (Columbus, USA)
Master Thesis Title
An analysis of U.S. ambassadorial appointments: Career
vs political (WT)
Christoph Kühn
Katrina Lampert
Germany
USA
• Business, Human Rights and Corporate Social
Responsibility
• EU Integration
• Administrative Capacity Building
• Security Policy
• State Building and Failed States
• Sub-Saharan Africa
Education
Education
• Exchange, American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt)
• Bachelor of Science in Philosophy, Politics and
Economics, University of Warwick (Coventry, UK)
• Exchange, University of Richmond (Richmond, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, German and
International Relations, Ursinus College (Collegeville,
USA)
• Exchange, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
(Munich, Germany)
Languages
Languages
German, English, French, Arabic
English, German
06–07/2013 Division VIb1: International Labor and Social
Policy, German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social
Affairs (Berlin, Germany)
06–08/2014 Management & Reform Section, U.S.
Mission to the United Nations (New York, USA)
01–03/2012 Strategic Communications Directorate, U.S.
European Command (Stuttgart, Germany)
01/2016–01/2017 Professional Year, Division VIb1:
International Labor and Social Policy, German Federal
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–04/2015 Research Assistant to Prof. Christian
Traxler, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
11/2013–10/2014 Research Assistant to Prof. Fabian
Waldinger, University of Warwick (Coventry, UK)
Master Thesis Title
Master Thesis Title
Corporate impact assessment in global value chains (WT)
Regarding the concept of sovereignty, what is the effect
of external legitimacy on internal legitimacy? (WT)
09/2014–07/2015 Professional Year, Fiscal
Decentralization and Good Governance Project, Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Kigali,
Rwanda)
06–08/2011 English & Computer Skills Teacher,
WorldTeach (Berseba, Namibia)
Dominique Le
Cerf Aravena
Katie Levesque
Canada
Chile
• Administrative Law
• Mediation, Conflict Management and Peace-Building
• Human Rights
• Energy Development and Sustainability
• Social Innovation
• Intergovernmental Relations
Education
Education
• Degree in Law, Universidad de Valparaíso (Valparaíso,
Chile)
• Master of Science in Economics and Management,
Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies with a Minor in
Spanish, Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada)
Languages
Spanish, English, French, German
Languages
03–12/2007 Legal and Social Practice, Universidad de
Valparaíso (Valparaíso, Chile)
01–06/2009 Family and Civil Rights Section, Legal Aid
Corporation (Valparaíso, Chile)
07–09/2015 Scientific Attaché Office, Embassy of Chile
to Germany (Berlin, Germany)
05/2009–09/2012 Procurator, State Defense Council
(Valparaíso, Chile)
10/2012–04/2014 Attorney, State Defense Council
(Valparaíso, Chile)
Master Thesis Title
Victim-offender mediation for minors under the Chilean
legal frame: Can and should it be improved?
English, French
10/2012–08/2014 Analyst, Health, Safety and
Environment, Sanjel Corporation (Calgary, Canada)
04–08/2012 MIS and Costing, Canadian Institute for
Health Information (Ottawa, Canada)
04–08/2011 Corporate Administration, Canadian
Institute for Health Information (Ottawa, Canada)
Master Thesis Title
Creating a unified carbon pricing policy in Canada:
An analysis of carbon pricing mechanisms and policy
recommendations for Canada (WT)
Partner organization: Canada West Foundation
Eitan Levitt
Howard Li
Canada
Canada
• Macroeconomics and Finance
• Development Economics
• Political Participation and Elections
• Energy and Environment
• Socially Responsible Investing
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Arts, McGill University (Montréal, Canada)
• Exchange, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
(Jerusalem, Israel)
• Master of Public Administration, School of
International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
(New York, USA)
• Bachelor of Science in Economics and Government,
London School of Economics (London, UK)
Languages
English, Hebrew
Languages
12/2015 Macroeconomics and Financial Markets,
German Institute for Economics Research (Berlin,
Germany)
08/2014–08/2015 Economic Analysis, Ontario Securities
Commission (Toronto, Canada)
05–07/2014 Country Profile Team, SEEK Development
(Berlin, Germany)
05–08/2015 Innovative Finance and Impact Investment,
Rockefeller Foundation (New York, USA)
08–12/2009 Communications and Brand Management,
Ketchum Pleon (London, UK)
06–09/2007 Fixed Income Sales Division, HSBC (Hong
Kong)
Master Thesis Title
Political business cycle effects on foreign direct
investment in developing countries: New empirical
evidence (WT)
08/2015–present Assistant Policy Analyst, Climate
Partnerships and Intended Nationally Determined
Contributions, Climate Analytics (Berlin, Germany)
11/2013–06/2014 Copy Editor, Asia Bureau, The New
York Times (Hong Kong)
05/2012–10/2013 Business Development, Deutsche
Börse AG (London, UK)
Master Thesis Title
Social impact and financial returns—Does the promise of
impact investing deliver? (WT)
Daniel Limberg
Rafael Alejandro
López Valverde
Germany
Bolivia
• Quantitative Analysis of Policy Issues
• Security Policy with a focus on Low-Intensity Conflicts
• Micro- and Macro-Economics
• Decentralization
• Urban Planning
• Politics
Education
Education
• Exchange, Ajou University (Suwon, South Korea)
• Exchange, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• Master of Arts in Decentralization and Constituent
Assemblies, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (Sucre,
Bolivia)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Universidad
Mayor de San Andres (La Paz, Bolivia)
• Specialization courses: Applied Research Methods,
Sussex University (Brighton, UK), Local Economic
Development, Japan International Cooperation
Agency (Tokyo Japan), Local Governance, Institute
of Federalism, University of Fribourg (Fribourg,
Switzerland)
Languages
06–07/2015 Insights, diffferent Strategieagentur (Berlin,
Germany)
09/2013–02/2014 European Office, Stuttgart Region
Economic Development Corporation (Brussels, Belgium)
05–06/2010 Global Information Network (New York,
USA)
Languages
Master Thesis Title
Spanish, English
Determinants of maritime piracy (WT)
06/2013–08/2014 Main Researcher, Human
Development Thematic Report, United Nations Development Programme (La Paz / Santa Cruz, Bolivia)
08/2011–04/2013 National Director of Departmental
Autonomies Department, Ministry of Autonomies
(La Paz, Bolivia)
03/2007–05/2011 Governance Advisor, Netherlands
Development Organisation (La Paz, Bolivia)
Master Thesis Title
Assessment of tasks allocation between tiers of
government in the Bolivian Constitution
Nada Mahdy
Franziska Maier
Egypt
Germany
• Collaborative Governance
• Immigration Policy
• International Relations and Middle East Politics
• European Integration and Citizenship
• Employment and Social Policy
• Youth Education, Participation and Empowerment
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with specialization in International Relations (with distinction),
American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt)
• Minor in Journalism and Mass Communication,
American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt)
• Exchange, Kennedy School of Governance, Harvard
University (Cambridge, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Public Management and
Governance, Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen,
Germany)
• Summer School, International Association for Political
Science Students (Venice, Italy)
Languages
German, English, French, Italian
Languages
Arabic, English, German
09–12/2013 Europe Division, German Institute for
Foreign and Security Policy (Berlin, Germany)
03–06/2012 European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)
04–08/2014 Research Assistant, Supporting Egypt’s
Transition Programs, Elbarlament GMbh (Berlin,
Germany)
05/2015 Interpreter, Empowerment and Networking for
Egyptian Female Politicians, Inmedio-Berlin and Boeker
Consultancy for Human Rights (Berlin, Germany)
07/2012–03/2014 Program Officer, El Sadat Association
for Social Development and Welfare (Cairo, Egypt)
03–06/2012 Project Coordinator, Gerhart Center for
Philanthropy, American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt)
10/2010–02/2012 Program Assistant, National
Democratic Institute (Cairo, Egypt)
05–09/2015 Student Assistant, Digital Whistleblower
Project, European Research Centre for Anti-Corruption
and State Building (Berlin, Germany)
08/2014–05/2016 Seminar Trainer, Understanding
Europe, Schwarzkopf Foundation (Berlin, Germany)
06/2012–06/2014 President, European Youth Parliament
in Germany (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
A Europeanization of employment policy? A c omparative
case study of youth unemployment policies in EU
Member States during the crisis
Master Thesis Title
Collaborative approaches to manage the refugee crisis:
Improving the public services for refugees in the city of
Berlin (WT)
Ivan Markovic
Sebastián
Martínez
Serbia
Colombia
• Finance
• Fiscal Policy
• Labor Market
• Regional Development
• Impact Evaluations
Education
Education
• Exchange, School of Public Affairs, American
University (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, International
Relations and Business Administration, American
University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Universidad de
los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Universidad de los
Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)
• Master of Economics, Universidad de los Andes
(Bogotá, Colombia)
Languages
English, Russian, Bulgarian, German
Languages
Spanish, English, Portuguese
10–12/2015 German Marshall Fund of the United States
05–08/2015 Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic
of Serbia and Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
(Belgrade, Serbia)
01–02/2015 Embassy of the Republic of Serbia (Berlin,
Germany)
11/2011–10/2014 Research Assistant, Fedesarrollo
(Bogotá, Colombia)
09/2013–03/2014 Consultant for the Labour Ministry,
International Labour Organisation (Bogotá, Colombia)
04/2015–06/2015 Research Assistant, Energy
Department, German Institute for Economic Research
(Berlin, Germany)
06/2013–05/2014 Teaching Assistant for C
orporate
Finance, Valuation, and Investment and P
ortfolio
Management, American University in Bulgaria
(Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)
01–06/2013 Research Assistant for Business Ethics,
American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)
01–05/2011 Research Assistant for International Law,
American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)
Master Thesis Title
Impact of the immigrant networks on the labor market
integration in Germany (WT)
Master Thesis Title
The effect of land use changes on reported property
crimes
Partner organization: Berlin Police Department
Lars Mehwald
Moises
Mendoza
Germany
USA
• Foreign Policy and International Relations
• International Trade Policy
• Global Governance
• Human Rights
• Politics of Microstates
• Diplomacy
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Technische
Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany)
• Exchange, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Madrid,
Spain)
• Dual Degree, Master of International Affairs,
Columbia University (New York, USA)
• Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, Georgetown
Languages
Languages
English, German, Spanish
11–12/2015 Foreign and Security Policy, Dr. Franz Josef
Jung, Member of Parliament (Berlin, Germany)
07–08/2015 Unit for Policy Analysis and Planning,
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Berlin,
Germany)
03–05/2014 Department for Disarmament and Arms
Control, Permanent Mission of Germany to the United
Nations (New York, USA)
05–08/2015 U.S. Embassy Uganda, U.S. Department of
State (Kampala, Uganda)
03–08/2013 Communication Directorate General,
European Commission (Brussels, Belgium)
03–08/2012 Office of Philipp Mißfelder, MdB, German
07/2010–07/2011 Teaching Assistant and Voluntary
Worker, AFS Intercultural Programs (Cerro Punta,
Panama)
09/2010–06/2011 Fulbright Scholar (Berlin,
Germany)
08/2007–08/2010 Journalist, Hearst Corporation
(Houston, USA)
Master Thesis Title
Master Thesis Title
The economic vote in context: How does electoral
accountability change in a globalised world? (WT)
An analysis of U.S. ambassadorial appointments:
Career vs. political (WT)
Celina Menzel
Siddharth P.
Merchant
Germany
India/Canada
• Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Long-Term Development
• Health and Development
• The Role of Social Services in Peace-Building
• Governance
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Public-Private Partnerships
Education
Education
• Master of International Relations in Peace, Security
and Conflict, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Technische
Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany)
• Exchange, University of La Reunion (St. Denis, France)
• Dual Degree, Master of Public Administration, London
School of Economics & Political Science (London, UK)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours), Trent
University (Peterborough, Canada)
• Exchange, Jönköping International Business School,
Jönköping University (Jönköping, Sweden)
Languages
Languages
English, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish
German, English, French, Portuguese
05–07/2015 Division of Economic and Financial Affairs,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany
to the United Nations (New York, USA)
01–03/2013 Division VN01, UN Security Council,
Peacekeeping and Peace-Building, Sanctions, German
Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)
03–04/2012 Parliamentary Office of Dr. Marlies Volkmer,
MdB, German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
To be confirmed
09/2015–06/2016 Capstone Consultant, European Bank
of Reconstruction & Development (London, UK)
09/2014–08/2015 Consultant, World Bank Group
(Maputo, Mozambique)
05–09/2014 Trainee, Energy & Trading Department,
Heidelberg Cement Group (Valletta, Malta)
01/2012–07/2013 Communications Officer, CanadaIndia Business Council (Toronto, Canada)
08/2010–12/2011 Management Trainee, Strategy &
Corporate Affairs, Vale (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
07/2009–07/2010 Legislative & Communications
Assistant, Canadian Member of Parliament (Toronto,
Canada)
Master Thesis Title
To be confirmed
Charlotte
Merten
Viola A.
Meyerweissflog
Germany
Germany
• Development Cooperation
• Private Sector Development and Trade
• Economic Policymaking
• International Security, Foreign Policy and Transatlantic Relations
• Counterterrorism, Defense and Intelligence Studies
• Public Communications
Education
• Bachelor of Arts, University College Maastricht
• Exchange, University of Washington (Seattle, USA)
Languages
German, English, Spanish, French, Swedish
09–12/2014 Development Economics Vice Presidency,
World Bank Group (Washington DC, USA)
05–07/2014 Economics Department, Permanent Mission
of Germany to the United Nations (New York, USA)
03–08/2013 Economic Policy and Private Sector
Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (Berlin, Germany)
09/2015–present Consultant, Development Economics,
12/2014–06/2015 Consultant, Agriculture Global
Practice, World Bank Group (Washington D.C., USA)
09–11/2013 Consultant, Trade Policy, Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Berlin,
Germany)
Education
• ATLANTIS Dual Degree, Master of International
Relations, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
• Executive Certificate in Counter-Terrorism Studies,
International Institute for Counter-Terrorism,
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Herzliya, Israel)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Politics with
International Relations, University of York (York, UK)
Languages
German, English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi
07–08/2015 Europe Program, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (Washington DC, USA)
04–07/2014 Carnegie Europe (Brussels, Belgium)
09–12/2013 Researcher, German Federal Parliament,
Office of Dorothee Bär, MdB (Berlin, Germany)
08–12/2014 Graduate Assistant, Moynihan Institute for
Global Affairs (Syracuse, USA)
09/2013–03/2014 Research Assistant, German F ederal
Parliament, Office of Parliamentary State Secretary
Dorothee Bär, MdB (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Policy coherence for development in the EU – Managing
trade policy coherence for development in the Economic
Partnership Agreements between the EU and the ACP
States
Master Thesis Title
The differing threat perception of Iran in Europe and the
United States: A comparative analysis before and after
the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) (WT)
Isabelle Miller
Mariza Montes
de Oca León
USA/Thailand
Mexico
• Migration & Integration Policy
• International Relations
• Social Innovation
• Climate, Energy and Transport Policy
• Health Policy
• Environmental Economics
Education
Education
Linguistics, Tulane University (New Orleans, USA)
• Exchange, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires,
Argentina)
English, Spanish, Thai, German, Portuguese
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics, Instituto
Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Mexico City,
Mexico)
• Exchange, Université de Rennes I (Rennes, France)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Instituto
Mexico)
Languages
06–07/2015 European Research Center for Anti-
Corruption and State-Building (Berlin, Germany)
01–03/2013 Contract Law, Santos Neto & Montgomery
Advogados (São Paulo, Brazil)
08–11/2011 Communications, Fundación Leer (Buenos
Aires, Argentina)
Spanish, English, French, German
Languages
07–08/2015 Climate Finance and Adaptation, adelphi
research GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
To be confirmed
07/2013–07/2014 Environmental Economist,
Environmental Economics Research Unit, Centro Mario
Molina (Mexico City, Mexico)
03–06/2013 Advisor to the Chief Economist, Planning
Division, Ministry of Finance (Mexico City, Mexico)
07/2011–02/2013 Chief of Department of Regional
Modeling, Econometrics Department, National Institute
Ecology and Climate Change (Mexico City, Mexico)
Master Thesis Title
Smuggling smoke: A study of cigarette tax evasion and
avoidance in Germany (WT)
Ana Cecilia
Montes Viñas
Julia
Mühlenbein
Colombia
Germany
• Public Economics
• Labor and Social Policy
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Public Affairs
• Energy and Climate Policy
Education
Education
• Master of Science in Economics, Universidad de los
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Universidad de los
• Exchange, Chinese University of Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
Languages
Languages
Spanish, English
German, English
06–08/2015 Economic Development Unit, United
Nations, Economic Commission for Latin America and
the Caribbean, Sub-Regional Headquarters (Mexico City,
Mexico)
06–07/2015 Political Affairs and Government Relations,
Robert Bosch GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
01–03/2014 Political Consulting, Miller & Meier
Consulting, (Berlin, Germany)
09–11/2013 Britta Reimers, MEP, European Parliament
(Brussels, Belgium)
10/2012–08/2014 Research Project Assistant, Research
Committee, Universidad de los Andes, (Bogotá, Colombia)
08/2011–07/2012 Research Assistant, Fedesarrollo
Center for Economic and Social Research, (Bogotá,
Colombia)
09/2015–present Practice Student, Political Affairs and
Government Relations, Robert Bosch GmbH (Berlin,
Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Master Thesis Title
Labor markets outcomes and social networks among
migrants: Evidence from Germany (WT)
Home appliances and the EU Energy Label: Explaining an
industry’s self-interest in regulation (WT)
Partner organization: Robert Bosch GmbH
Lukas Müller
Kristina Müller
Germany
Germany
• Banking and Finance
• Health Policy
• Social and Family Policy
• Gender Equality
• Public Affairs
Education
Education
• Exchange, Carroll University (Waukesha, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Philipps-
Universität Marburg (Marburg, Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences, Heinrich Heine
University Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany)
• Minor in Economics, Utrecht University School of
Economics (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Languages
Languages
07–08/2015 Internal Communications, Deutsche Bank
AG (Frankfurt, Germany)
02–03/2012 Sports Committee and Office of Brigitte
Zypries, ret. Federal Minister of Justice, German Federal
Parliament (Berlin, Germany)
08–09/2011 Administration, Parliament of Hesse
(Wiesbaden, Germany)
01–03/2015 Department for Gender Equality, Federal
Ministry for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
(Berlin, Germany)
08–12/2014 Project “Fit for School”, Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Manila,
Philippines)
02–03/2013 Communications Department, German
Development Institute (Bonn, Germany)
01/2015–present Student Assistant, Atlantik-Brücke e.V.
(Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
The contemporary effects of EU Member-State
macro-prudential regulatory responses on financial
sector systemic risk: Evidence from the NYU Volatility
Institute (WT)
04–12/2015 Student Assistant, Rohde Public Policy
(Berlin, Germany)
10/2011–10/2013 Student Assistant, Department of
Communication and Media Studies, Heinrich Heine
University Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Maternal employment of migrants in Germany—An
empirical analysis with the microcensus
Kevin Müller
Moritz Mumme
Germany
Germany
• Foreign Policy Analysis
• Economic Policy
• Digital Government and Politics
• Public Management and Social Policy
• Innovation and Technology Policy
Education
Education
• Exchange, Bachelor of Arts in Politics and
International Relations, University of Toronto
(Toronto, Canada)
• Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International
Relations, Royal Holloway and London School of
Economics, University of London (London, UK)
• Minor in European Studies, Maastricht University
• Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies, European
University Viadrina (Frankfurt (Oder), Germany)
Languages
Languages
09/2014–02/2015 Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, MdB,
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Berlin, Germany)
10/2013–04/2014 Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Lusaka, Zambia)
08–10/2012 High Representation of the Kurdistan
Regional Government to the United Kingdom
(London, UK)
Master Thesis Title
European financial targeted sanctions and their effect on
the Russian banking sector since 2014.
Partner organization: Federal Foreign Office (Berlin,
Germany)
03–05/2015 Public Policy Evaluation, Kienbaum
Management Consultants (Hamburg, Germany)
09/2014–02/2015 Public Affairs, Burson-Marsteller
(Berlin, Germany)
04–06/2013 Public Affairs, Johanssen + Kretschmer
(Berlin, Germany)
01–06/2016 Student Assistant, Public Sector, Capgemini
Consulting (Berlin, Germany)
08/2013–08/2014 Student Assistant, Public Affairs,
APCO Worldwide (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Intersectoral collaboration for innovation: Dynamics and
effects of the collaboration network for digitalization of
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMES) in Germany
(WT)
Partner organization: Kienbaum Management Consultants
Leon Daiske
Oberbäumer
Philipp
Offenberg
Germany/Japan
Germany
• International Conflict Management
• Migration and Refugee Policy
• Japanese Policy and Economy
• Energy Economics
• EU Energy Policy
• Resource Markets
Education
Education
• Dual Degree, Graduate School of Public Policy,
University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
• Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Economics of East
Asia, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Bochum, Germany)
• Exchange, International Christian University (ICU)
(Tokyo, Japan)
• Multimedia journalism traineeship, JONA Journalist
Academy of Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Sankt
Augustin/Bonn, Germany)
• Magister in Communications, Johannes Gutenberg
University Mainz (Mainz, Germany)
• Exchange, Russian State University for the Humanities
(Moscow, Russia)
• Exchange, University of Navarra (Pamplona, Spain)
Languages
German, Japanese, English, French
Languages
02–04/2015 Asia Research Division, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) (Berlin, Germany)
12/2014–01/2105 Department of Economy, German
Embassy (Tokyo, Japan)
09–12/2014 Public Affairs and Communication, OECD
Tokyo Centre (Tokyo, Japan)
German, English, Spanish, French, Russian, Latin
02–11/2015 Utilities - Resources Division, Accenture
Management Consulting, (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–01/2015 Governmental Affairs, BASF
Wintershall Holding GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
02–04/2011 Correspondent’s Office, Frankfurter
Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (Madrid, Spain)
06–09/2015 Human Resources Japan, Henkel Japan Ltd.
(Tokyo, Japan)
Master Thesis Title
Germany’s refugee politics in the current situation: Is the
refugee crisis a challenge for the EU? (WT)
05/2014–present Affiliate Fellow, EU energy policy,
Jacques Delors Institut – Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–present Research Associate, European Centre
for Energy and Resource Security, King’s College London
(London, UK)
09/2012–08/2013 Student Trainee, Deutsche Börse AG
(Frankfurt, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Are liquefied natural gas imports from the United States
of America able to reduce the market share of Russian
pipeline gas on European markets?
Partner organization: Jacques Delors Institut – Berlin
Kyle Ott
Rafael Palomino
USA
Mexico
• Behavioral Economics
• Urban and Housing Policies
• Economics of Crime and Corruption
• Open Government and Open Data
• Knowledge Economy
Education
Education
• Graduate Certificate in Geographical Information
Systems, Pennsylvania State University (University
Park, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts / Science in History and Economics,
Duke University (Durham, USA)
• Dual Degree, Master of Public Affairs, Sciences Po
(Paris, France)
• Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Latin American
Studies, Princeton University (Princeton, USA)
• Exchange, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Buenos
Aires, Argentina)
Languages
English, German
Languages
Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
06–08/2014 Affordable Housing, Dunn Development
Corp. (Brooklyn, USA)
05–07/2009 Grant Recipient, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation (Crownpoint, USA)
09/2014–present Research Assistant, Prof. Christian
Traxler, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
08/2011–07/2013 Project Coordinator, Supportive
Housing Department, Common Ground (New York, USA)
05/2010–06/2011 Research Associate, Sanford School of
Public Policy, Duke University (Durham, USA)
06–08/2015 National Digital Strategy, Office of the
President (Mexico City, Mexico)
06–08/2008 Mexican Embassy in India (New Delhi, India)
06–08/2007 Institute of Studies of Religion (Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil)
12/2010–05/2014 Paralegal, International Arbitration,
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (New York, USA / Paris,
France)
Master Thesis Title
Master Thesis Title
Incentive crowding: Experimental evidence of when
small incentives backfire (WT)
The economic impact of open data policies at the
municipal level: A case study of Mexican cities (WT)
Sienna-Yiling
Pan
Andrea Pang
Hui Xin
China
Singapore
• International Monetary Policy
• Finance and Financial Regulation
• Media and Communications
• Cultural Policy
• Social Policy
• State-Society Relations
Education
Education
• Dual Degree, Master of Public Administration,
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia
University (New York, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communications,
University of Nottingham Ningbo China (Ningbo,
China)
• Exchange, University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)
• Bachelor of Arts in Combined Honours in Arts
(History, Politics and International Affairs, Sociology),
Durham University (Durham, UK)
Languages
English, Mandarin
Languages
Mandarin, English, Japanese
06/2014–07/2015 Financial markets reporter, Reuters
News Agency (Shanghai, China)
03–06/2013 Marketing Department, Jolo Fashion
(Shanghai, China)
09–11/2012 Global Banking and Markets Department,
HSBC (Ningbo, China)
Master Thesis Title
Understanding the social and political impact of
quantitative easing in the United States
Partner organization: United States Treasury Markets
Room
06–08/2015 Arts and Heritage Division, Ministry of
Culture, Community and Youth (Singapore)
06–09/2013 Rehabilitation and Protection Group,
Ministry of Social and Family Development (Singapore)
02–06/2011 Marketing, MediaCorp Publishing
(Singapore)
Master Thesis Title
State-civil society dynamics and the process of shaping
collective memory in Singapore (1990s-Present)
Olimpia Elena
Pârje
Rachel Penner
USA
Romania
• Education and Social Policy
• European and Urban Governance
• Migration and International Development
• Development
• Water and Sanitation
• Crisis Management
Education
Education
• Master of Arts in European Studies and International
Affairs, University of Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania)
• Bachelor of Science in Applied Informatics in
Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies
(Bucharest, Romania)
• Exchange semester (Greece)
• ATLANTIS Dual Degree, Master of International
Relations, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
• Master of Development Studies, Institute of Social
Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Hague,
Netherlands)
Languages
Languages
Romanian, English, French, Spanish, German
English, Spanish, German
03–07/2014 Directorate General for Education and
Culture, European Commission (Brussels, Belgium)
02–04/2012 Romanian Centre for European Policies
06–07/2015 Disaster Relief Coordinator, Aythos
(Kathmandu, Nepal)
Master Thesis Title
To be confirmed
03–07/2015 Research Assistant, Infrastructure
Governance Report, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,
Germany)
03–12/2013 Project Manager and Editor, Europe&Me
Magazine (Berlin, Germany)
09–12/2012 Junior Editor, Communications Department,
Representation of the European Commission in Romania
Master Thesis Title
Collaborative approaches to refugee crisis management:
Improving service delivery for refugees and asylum
seekers in the city of Berlin (WT)
Daniel Pires
Cassús
Camila Quevedo
Vega
Brazil
Colombia
• Civil Law
• Urban Governance
• Creative Industries
• Development Economics
• Microfinances and Financial Inclusion
• Financial Regulation
Education
Education
• Postgraduate degree in Private and Public Law,
Estácio de Sá University (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Bachelor of Arts in Law, Universidade Federal do Rio
de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Master of Science in Economics, Universidad de los
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Universidad Nacional
de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
Languages
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish, German
Spanish, English
12/2001–04/2004 District Attorney of Rio de Janeiro
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
03/2002–01/2004 Public Defenders of Rio de Janeiro
07–09/2005 Presidency of the Court of the State of Rio
de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
06–08/2015 Division of Production, Productivity, and
Management, United Nations Economic Commission for
Latin America and the Caribbean (Santiago, Chile)
10/2005–09/2007 Assistant Judge, Court of the State of
Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
10/2007–05/2008 Conciliator at Small Claims Court
09/2009–01/2013 Legal assistant, District Attorneys of
the State of Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
01/2012–08/2014 Advisor to the Superintendent
Delegate for Credit Risk, Financial Superintendence of
Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
01/2009–11/2011 Senior Economist, Economic Research,
Bancolombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
07/2006–01/2009 Senior Economist, Macroeconomic
Studies, Colombian Banking Association Asobancaria
(Bogotá, Colombia)
Master Thesis Title
Master Thesis Title
Entrepreneurial urban governance and mega sports
events in Rio de Janeiro
Conditional cash transfers and entrepreneurship in
Colombia: The case of “Familias en Acción”
Adrian Rajabi
Sandra Rau
USA
Deutschland
• Corporate Strategy
• International Management
• Social Entrepreneurship and Non-Profit Innovation
• Strategic Management and Organizational Design
Education
Education
• Master of International Affairs in International
Finance, Columbia University (New York, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Global Studies,
University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara,
USA)
• Exchange, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona,
Spain)
• Bachelor of Arts in European Studies f ocusing on
Social and Cultural Sciences, Technische Universität
Chemnitz (Chemnitz, Germany)
Languages
German, English, French, Russian, Italian, Chinese
Languages
English, Spanish, Persian
06–08/2015 International Business Ventures, Hudson’s
Bay Company (New York, USA)
07–12/2014 Vodafone Stiftung Deutschland (Berlin,
Germany)
09/2011–01/2012 Schwarzkopf-Stiftung “Junges Europa”
(Berlin, Germany)
05–07/2009 German Parliament (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–01/2015 Development Consultant, Atikus
Insurance (New York, USA)
12/2012–02/2014 Research Assistant, Center for
Strategic and International Studies (Washington DC, USA)
Master Thesis Title
The pursuit and efficacy of Impact investing initiatives in
New York City (WT)
05–12/2015 Analyst, SEFORIS Research Project on Social Enterprises, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,
Germany)
10/2012–08/2013 Project Assistant, ‘Uni goes Uno’
Project, National Model United Nations New York
Delegation, Technische Universität Chemnitz (Chemnitz,
Germany)
07–03/2012 Research Assistant, Qualitätspakt Lehre,
Faculty of Philosophy, Technische Universität Chemnitz
(Chemnitz, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Innovation in third sector organizations: The case of German corporate foundations
Carolin Reiner
Alexander
Reitzenstein
Germany
Germany
• Behavioral Economics and Statistics
• Energy and Climate Change Policy
• Infrastructure and Urban Planning
• Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development
• International Economics, Finance and Governance
• Public and Strategic Management
Education
Education
• Exchange, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
(Los Angeles, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Transatlantic Relations and
Economics, Sciences Po (Reims, France)
• Exchange, McGill University (Montreal, Canada)
School of Economics and Political Science (London,
UK)
• Exchange, Washington Semester Program in
Sustainable Development, American University
(Washington DC, USA / Costa Rica)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Economics and
Business, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
(Munich, Germany)
Languages
German, English, Hungarian, French
06–08/2015 Climate Policy, German Institute for
Economic Research (Berlin, Germany)
12/2013–02/2014 Business and Market Analysis, KPMG
(Berlin, Germany)
06–08/2013 Oversight Division, Directorate General
Market Infrastructure and Payments, European Central
Bank (Frankfurt, Germany)
02–06/2015 Research Assistant to Prof. Genia Kostka,
Chair for Energy and Infrastructure, Hertie School of
06/2014–01/2015 Freelance Media Consultant, The
European Magazine Publishing GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Bounded rationality and energy conservation: The
heterogeneous behavioral effects of smart meters on
electricity consumption—a quantitative analysis
Partner organization: German Institute for Economic Research
Languages
German, English, Italian, Spanish, Latin
06–08/2015 Public Management Consulting,
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Munich, Germany)
01–04/2014 Visiting Research Associate, bms Marketing
Research & Strategy (Munich, Germany)
08–12/2013 Microfinance, FINCA International
01/2015–present Research Assistant, Centre for
Economic Performance, London School of Economics and
09/2014–05/2015 Development Consultant, Cognoscere
Consulting (London, UK)
12/2011–07/2013 Student Research Assistant, Center for
Applied Policy Research (Munich, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Blessing or curse – How does earmarked funding distort
the mandate of multilateral organizations? (WT)
Ayra Reyla
Meerim
Ruslanova
Canada/Philippines
Kyrgyzstan
• Human Rights and Poverty Alleviation
• Migration Policy
• Foreign Policy and International Development
• Quantitative Methods of Analysis
• Policy Options for Private Sector Development
• Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies, Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada)
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and
Political Science, American University in Bulgaria
(Blagoewgrad, Bulgaria)
Languages
English, Tagalog, Ilocano, French, Spanish
Languages
Russian, English, Turkish, German
08/2015 Editorial Team, Europe&Me Magazine (Berlin,
Germany)
07/2015 Office of Senator Juan Edgardo Angara, Senate
of the Philippines (Manila, Philippines)
05/2012 Alive Foundation, Alliance in Motion Global Inc.
(Manila, Philippines)
Master Thesis Title
05/2014 Special Projects Assistant, Office of the
Vice-Principle, Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada)
05/2013 Summer Constituency Assistant, Government of
Canada (Ottawa, Canada)
The impact of subsidized consultancy projects on
economic growth of small and medium enterprises in
Kyrgyzstan (WT)
Partner organization: European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development
06–09/2014 Small Business Support, European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
03–07/2013 Event management and logistics, R
efugee
Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta
(Atlanta, USA)
Master Thesis Title
What factors explain people’s attitudes towards
immigrants? A cross-country analysis of Germany and
the United States
Daniel Salgado
Moreno
Kerstin May
Sandow
Mexico
Germany
• Quantitative Research Methods
• Political Economy of Crime
• Inclusive Business
• Organizational Strategy & Development
• Transitional Justice & Democracy
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Relations,
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Mexico
City, Mexico)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Instituto
Mexico)
• Exchange, University of the Free State (Bloemfontein,
South Africa)
Languages
Languages
Spanish, German, English
06–07/2015 Democracy and Democratization, Berlin
Social Science Center (Berlin, Germany)
01–04/2014 Senior Manager Office, Ethos Public Policy
Lab (Mexico City, Mexico)
04/2015–08/2016 Research Assistant, Global
Governance, Berlin Social Science Center (Berlin,
Germany)
Master Thesis Title
The determinants of right-wing violent crime in Germany
(WT)
09/2013–02/2014 Strategic Alliances and Parnterships,
01–05/2010 Online Marketing & Sales, EF Education First
(Zurich, Switzerland / Moscow, Russia)
10–12/2009 Projects in Georgia and Russia, German
Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (Bonn,
Germany)
05–12/2015 Student Assistant, McKinsey & Company
(Berlin, Germany)
04/2014–01/2015 External Consultant, Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(Eschborn, Germany)
04–09/2014 Student Assistant, Health Targets,
Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft- und
gestaltung (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Co-creating female empowerment: Re-conceptualizing female economic empowerment as a social value
co-creation process (WT)
Theo Sands
Mariam Sanjush
UK
Afghanistan
• Development
• Financial Regulation
• Behavioural Economics
• Policy Analysis
• Social and Development Policies
• Governance, Elections, Civil Society and Human
Rights
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics, and
Economics, University of Oxford (Oxford, UK)
Languages
English, German
06–08/2015 Policy and Development, United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(Bangkok, Thailand)
09–12/2014 Financial Technology, Algebris (London, UK)
06–08/2012 Industry, Simon Kucher (London, UK)
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Pune University (Pune,
India)
• Diploma in United Nations and International
Understanding, Institute of United Nations Studies
(Delhi, India)
• Diploma in International Relations, Human Rights
and Role of International Law, Savitribai Phule Pune
University (Pune, India)
Languages
Persian, English, German, Urdu, Hindi
Master Thesis Title
How has the Chinese approach to establishing public
Asset Management Corporations (AMCs) changed over
time? (WT)
09–12/2015 Research Fellow, International Projects,
Berlin Center for Torture Victims (Berlin, Germany)
07–08/2015 Embassy of Afghanistan in Berlin (Berlin,
Germany)
04/2013–04/2014 Manager and Assistant to Deputy
Country Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Main Office, (Kabul, Afghanistan)
04/2013–07/2012 Administrative and Finance Assistant,
arbeit (Taloqan, Afghanistan)
2008–2009 Admin Finance Assistant, ChildFund
Afghanistan (Taloqan, Afghanistan)
Master Thesis Title
Ethnic voting in plural societies and corruption
Ellen
Scherwinski
Lisa Katharina
Schmid
Germany
Germany
• International Security
• Counterterrorism
• Civil-Military Relations
• Public Administration and Public Sector Reform
• Climate and Environmental Policy
• International Organizations and Global Governance
Education
Education
• ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Security and
Development, Maxwell School of Citizenship and
Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Executive Certificate in Counter-Terrorism S
tudies,
International Institute for Counter-Terrorism,
• Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies,
• Exchange, York University (York, UK)
• Exchange, SciencesPo (Paris, France)
• Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Public Administration
(with distinction), University of Konstanz (Konstanz,
Germany)
Languages
German, English, French, Dutch
07–08/2015 Federal Ministry of Defense (Berlin,
Germany)
05–07/2014 Defense Council at the Bundestag (Berlin,
Germany)
09/2014–05/2015 Research Assistant, Global Black Spots
Research Program (Syracuse, USA)
Master Thesis Title
Languages
German, English, French, Spanish
06–08/2015 Public Management Consulting,
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Munich, Germany)
06–08/2014 Environment Program and Transatlantic
Energy and Climate Network, Heinrich Böll Foundation
03–08/2012 Resource Mobilization and Policy Dialogue
with the European Union, United Nations Environment
Programme (Brussels, Belgium)
10/2015–present Research Assistant to Dr. Nina Hall
with focus on Global Governance and International
Organizations, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,
Germany)
5/2015–present Founding Member and Board Member,
CorrelAid e.V. (Berlin, Germany)
10/2011–2/2014 Teaching Assistant, University of
Konstanz (Konstanz, Germany)
To be confirmed (WT)
Master Thesis Title
Blessing or curse – How does earmarked funding distort
the mandate of multilateral organizations?
David Schnabel
Michael Schulze
Germany
Germany
Academic Areas of Interest:
• International Relations
• International Security
• Housing Policy
• Public & Energy Economics
• Quantitative Methods
• Social Policy
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Commerce in Business Administration,
• Exchange Semester, Bachelor of Business Management Program, Singapore Management University
(Singapore)
• Exchange, Master of Public Policy, Duke University
(Durham, USA)
• Master of Arts in International Relations (no degree),
Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu
Berlin and University of Potsdam (Berlin, Germany)
• Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University
College Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Languages
German, English, Hebrew
Languages
06–08/2015 APCO Worldwide (Berlin, Germany)
06–08/2014 Nahost Friedensforum e.V. (Berlin, Germany)
09–11/2010 Wertgrund immobilien AG (München,
Germany)
06–07/2014 Joschka Fischer & Company (Berlin,
Germany)
06/2011–06/2014 Investment Manager, caleus
residential asset management (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–08/2015 Desk Officer, Division Ia1: Basic
Aspects of Social Policy, Future of Social Security, Federal
Ministry for Labor and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)
02/2013–06/2014 Research Assistant, Working Group
on Scientific Policy Advice & Assessments, Mercator
Research Institute on Global Commons & Climate
Change (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Policy analysis of rent control (Mietpreisbremse)
Master Thesis Title
An ex-post assessment of the Kyoto Protocol: Carbon
leakage and the energy market (WT)
Johannes
Schulz-Knappe
Adina Amy
Schwartz
Germany
Canada
• Sustainable Economic Development
• Urban and Environmental Governance
• Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Nonprofit Management and Sustainable
Development
• Public-Private Sector Collaboration
Education
• Bachelor of Science in Geography, Heidelberg
University (Heidelberg, Germany)
Education
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology, York
University (Toronto, Canada)
Languages
Languages
English, Hebrew, German, French
01–06/2015 Business Department, Protagen Diagnostics
(Dortmund, Germany)
02–04/2012 Office of the Sustainability Days BadenWürttemberg, IFOK GmbH (Bensheim, Germany)
03–07/2015 Data Quality Analyst, Graduate Research
Department, The Careers Group, University of London
(London, UK)
01–05/2014 Research Assistant, Department of Public Management, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,
Germany)
12/2012–02/2013 Research Assistant, Research Group
on Economic and Social Geography, Heidelberg University
(Heidelberg, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Social impacts and financial return—Does the promise of
impact investing deliver? (WT)
08/2015–present Consultant, Vodafone Institute for
Society and Communications (Berlin, Germany)
01/2011–06/2014 Founder and Director, JCC 20s & 30s
Volunteer Corps (New York, USA)
10/2011–06/2014 Director, Young Professional
Programs, Jewish Community Center in Manhattan
(New York, USA)
05/200–09/2011 Chief Operating Officer, Rosie Pope
Maternity and MomPrep (New York, USA)
Master Thesis Title
Millennials and NGOs: Evaluating the effect of millennial
giving habits on the financial sustainability of nonprofit
organizations (WT)
Partner organization: JCC Manhattan
Andreas
Christian Sens
Maurice
Shawndefar
Germany
USA
• Foreign & Security Policy
• Behavioural Economics
• Foreign Policy
• Urban Policy
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics,
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Munich,
Germany)
• Exchange, University of Bradford (Bradford, UK)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of
California (San Diego, USA)
Languages
English, Persian, Indonesian, German, Korean
Languages
05–07/2015 Public Sector Consulting, KPMG (Berlin,
Germany)
07–10/2013 Department for Disarmament, Federal
Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)
09/2010 Sector Industry, Siemens (Madrid, Spain)
04/2011–02/2014 Project Manager & Chairman, Student
Association, Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Political
Science (Munich, Germany)
12/2015–02/2016 Lifelong Learning Policies and
Strategies, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
(Hamburg, Germany)
10–12/2015 Resource Development, Transparency
International (Berlin, Germany)
05–09/2015 Network Portal, UNESCO-UNEVOC (Bonn,
Germany)
02/2013–08/2014 English Teacher, Sogang Language
Program (Seosan, South Korea)
06/2012–02/2013 Marketing Manager, Isfahan (San Jose,
California)
04–06/2012 TEFL Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps (East Java,
Indonesia)
Master Thesis Title
Defining the success of nudge units: A comparative study
(WT)
Partner organization: KPMG Institut für den öffentlichen
Sektor
Master Thesis Title
Transforming traffic congestion problems in megacities:
A comparative analysis of transportation policies in
Jakarta and Seoul
Emilia Sicari
Tobias Sieblitz
Italy
Germany
• Social Policy
• Education
• Public Governance
• Cultural Policy
• International Food Policy
Education
Education
• Dual Degree, Master of Science in Economics and
Management of Public Administrations and Inter
national Institutions, Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International
Relations, Guido Carli Free International University for
Social Studies (Rome, Italy)
• Exchange, Tilburg University (Tilburg, Netherlands)
• Bachelor of Arts in North American Studies and
Communication Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-
University (Munich, Germany)
• Exchange, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, USA)
Languages
Italian, English, Spanish
07–08/2015 Inpolis UCE GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
08–10/2013 Public Affairs, U.S. Consulate General
(Munich, Germany)
Languages
German, English, Italian
05–08/2014 Research, Action Institute (Milan, Italy)
Master Thesis Title
Changing patterns in the school governance: The Italian
case of ‘La Buona Scuola’
01/2012–06/2015 Assistant Editor, Uwe Sieblitz Music
Publishing Management (Ingolstadt, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Title: Music streaming—blessing or curse: The reper
cussions of digitalization on the music industry (WT)
Nitij Singh
Yiqun Song
India
China
• Policy Analysis
• Health Policy
• Development Policy
• Economic and Monetary Policy
• Business Development and Corporate Social
Responsibility
Education
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering,
Institute of Technology and Management (New Delhi,
India)
Languages
Education
• Dual Degree, London School of Economics and
• Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature,
Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China)
English, India, Nepali
Languages
Chinese, English
06–08/2015 Trade, Health and Governance Regulatory
Analyst, Mission of Colombia to the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris, France)
08/2014–08/2015 Young Professional, Nepali-German
Health Sector Support Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Nepal)
08/2012–06/2013 Consultant, Political and Social Unit,
TNS Global (New Delhi, India)
06/2010–07/2012 Engineer, Appropriate Technology
Team, Pragya International Development, (Gurgaon,
India)
05/2014 Consultant, Strategy Consulting & Business
Analysis, Meritco Services (Shanghai, China)
02/2014 Project Assistant, Green Zhejiang (Hangzhou,
China)
06/2013 Journalist, Xinhua News Agency (Hangzhou,
China)
Master Thesis Title
Revisiting China’s CPI: Sources of the downward bias and
possible solutions
Master Thesis Title
What are the challenges encountered by Nepal Ministry
of Health and Population in implementation of mobile
health projects
Philipp Ständer
Hui Hsing Su
Germany
Malaysia
• European Economic Integration
• Macroeconomic and Monetary Policy
• Labour and Social Policy
• Corporate Governance
• Capital Market Development
Education
Education
• Exchange, Global Studies, Roskilde University
(Roskilde, Denmark)
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Smith College
(Northampton, United States)
• Exchange, University of Oxford (Oxford, UK)
Languages
Languages
English, Chinese, Malay, German, Spanish
06–08/2015 Measurement of Wealth and Poverty
Division, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
(Berlin, Germany)
04–06/2014 Affairs of the Ministry of Finance, Representation of the State Hessen to the EU (Brussels, Belgium)
10/2013–03/2014 Country Office South Africa &
Lesotho, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (Pretoria, South Africa)
09/2015–present Student Research Assistant, Project
on Wealth and Inflation, Hertie School of Government
(Berlin, Germany)
02–06/2015 Student Research Assistant, Data Analysis,
Institute for Social Research (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Leaning against the wind in fragmented asset markets:
Assessing the role of national credit conditions in the
monetary transmission channels of EMU (WT)
12/2015–01/2016 Investments and Compliance,
Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
03/2013–04/2014 Market Development, Securities
Commission Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Master Thesis Title
The role of sovereign wealth funds in the corporate
governance of their investee companies (WT)
Anna
Suprunenko
Fabio
Tamburrini
Ukraine
Italy
• Education
• Non-Governmental Organisations
• Political Communication
• Economic Policy
• European Integration and Governance
• Healthcare Policy and Population Ageing
Education
Education
• Exchange, School of Public affairs, American
• Bachelor of Arts in International Management, Kyiv
National Economic University (Kiev, Ukraine)
• Dual Degree, Master of Science in Economics and
Management of Public Administration, Università
Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
• Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of
Bologna (Bologna, Italy)
• Exchange, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Berlin,
Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy, University
of Rome Tor Vergata (Rome, Italy)
Languages
Ukrainian, Russian, English, German
01/2015–12/2017 Governing Body Member, European
Youth Parliament (Berlin, Germany)
06/2015 Economic Department, Ukrainian Embassy in
Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
06–08/2013 Communications, Schwarzkopf Stiftung
(Berlin, Germany)
Languages
Italian, English, German, French
01–10/2008 Journalist, Uniroma Network (Rome, Italy)
09/2012–06/2014 Project Manager, CFC Consulting (Kyiv,
Ukraine)
11/2011–10/2012 Project Manager, Fryday (Kiev,
Ukraine)
06–09/2015 Junior Consultant, Directorate for Education
and Skills, Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (Paris, France)
09/2011–06/2013 Event Manager and Editor, Advocacy
and Migration Policy, Progré Association (Bologna, Italy)
Master Thesis Title
Shifting the image: The Ukrainian government’s com
munication efforts following the Presidential and
Parliamentary re-elections in 2014. (WT)
Master Thesis Title
Old Europe: The challenges of population ageing on longterm healthcare and public finances (WT)
Gabriel Tarriba
Martínez López
Luis Felipe
Torres
Mexico
Colombia
• Migration and Integration
• Regulatory Policy
• International Law & Trade
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA)
• Exchange, University of Warwick (Coventry, UK)
• Bachelor of Arts in Law, Universidad de los Andes
(Bogotá, Colombia)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Universidad de
los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)
Languages
English, German, French, Spanish
Languages
07–08/2015 Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
07–08/2009 Mexican Institute for Competitiveness
06–08/2008 Trade and Supply Chain, HSBC Mexico
06–08/2015 Trade, Health and Governance Regulatory
Analyst, Mission of Colombia to the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris, France)
08/2010–03/2014 Consultant, Mexican Institute for
Competitiveness (Mexico City, Mexico)
09/2009–05/2010 Administrative Assistant, Office of
the Vice-Provost for International Affairs, University of
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA)
12/2010–06/2014 Director of Regulation, Ministry of
Trade, Industry and Tourism (Bogotá, Colombia)
03/2009–12/2010 Director of Legal Affairs and Regulation, Productive Transformation Program, Bancoldex
(Bogotá, Colombia)
01/2007–10/2008 Chief of Corporate Affairs, CEMEX
Master Thesis Title
Master Thesis Title
Cultural integration and life satisfaction among recent
immigrants to Germany
Partner organisation: Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung
Relevance of regulatory impact assessments to address
concerns of affected actors in the regulatory process in
Mexico
Faruk Tuncer
Marcelino Turati
Gomez
Germany
Mexico
• Urban Policy
• Digitalization
• Population and Demography
• Fiscal and Tax Governance
• Governmental and Private Sector Relations
Education
Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Educational Science, Freie
Universität Berlin (Germany)
German, English, Turkish
• Exchange, Fudan University (Shanghai, China)
• Master of Arts in Fiscal Law, Universidad del Sur
(Chiapas, Mexico)
• Bachelor in Business Administration, Universidad de
Valle de Mexico
• 5 semesters in Economics, Instituto Tecnologico y de
Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey Mexico)
Languages
06–07/2015 Program and Strategy, Federal Office of the
Christian Democratic Union (Berlin, Germany)
10–12/2012 Public Affairs, Bertelsmann SE & Co. (Berlin,
Germany)
07–08/2011 Quantitative Methods in Educational
Sciences, University of Potsdam (Potsdam, Germany)
Spanish English German
Languages
06–09/2015 Quartiermeister Bier für den Kiez, Berlin,
Germany.
12/2014–present Partner, Quinoa – Bildung für hervor
ragende Lebensperspektiven gemeinnützige GmbH
(Berlin, Germany)
03–05/2015 Working Student, Civil Economics, Energy &
Infrastructure, Roland Berger GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
01/2013–06/2014 Project Manager, Mercator Capacity
Building Center for Leadership & Advocacy (Berlin,
Germany)
08/2012–09/2014 Projects Supervisor, Mexican Social
Security Institute (Chiapas, Mexico)
01/2012–08/2012 Political Operator and Negotiator,
DOCsa (Mexico City, Mexico)
01/2011–01/2012 Subdirector, Municipal Water and
Sewers System (Chiapas, Mexico)
Master Thesis Title
What to expect from the release of the one child policy
in China?
Master Thesis Title
Urban policy in the digital age: Development of a smart
city strategy index (WT)
Partner organization: Roland Berger GmbH
Assiri Valdés
Querol
Selina von
Schultzendorff
Peru
Germany/UK
• Poverty and Human Rights
• Sport and Development
• Media, Social Marketing and Political Communi
cations
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• International Development Effectiveness
• Mediation and Facilitation
Education
Education
• Exchange, Institut Barcelona D’Estudis Internacionals,
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, (Barcelona, Spain)
• Licentiate in Political Science, Pontifical Catholic
University of Peru (Lima, Peru)
• Exchange, Free University of Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Modern and Medieval
Languages Tripos, University of Cambridge
(Cambridge, England)
• Exchange, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Languages
Languages
English, German, Spanish, Italian, French
Spanish, German, English
06–09/2015 Network Development Intern, streetfootballworld gGmbH (Berlin, Germany)
09/2008–01/2009 Research assistant at the General
Secretariat, Andean Community of Nations (Lima, Peru)
09–12/2014 Schlange & Co. GmbH (Hamburg, Germany)
01–07/2013 Team Leader, International Citizen Service,
Restless Development (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
09/2011–04/2012 Communications and Knowledge
Exchange, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (Bonn, Germany)
04–08/2013 Consultant for the Direction of Higher
Education, Ministry of Education (Lima, Peru)
08/2013–03/2014 Support Assistant in the National
School Feeding Program, Qali Warma, Ministry of
Development and Social Inclusion (Lima, Peru)
04/2010–04/2012 Manager of the Volunteer Department, TECHO-Perú (Lima, Peru)
02/2015–present Consultant, Corporate Partnerships
Division, Aktion Gegen den Hunger (Berlin, Germany)
04/2012–12/2014 Consultant, Communications
and Knowledge Exchange, Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Bonn, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Master Thesis Title
Social integration of refugees through sport: Policy recommendations for Berlin
Donor-level knowledge sharing: A contribution to effective development cooperation? The case of the Global
Donor Platform for Rural Development.
Partner: Global Donor Platform for Rural Development,
managed by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit
Georg Wagner
Wiebke Weiger
Germany
Germany
• Financial and Economic Policy
• Education policies
• Social and Labour Market Policies
• Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation Methods
Education
Education
• Dual Degree, Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
• Bachelor of Science in Economics, Humboldt-
Universität zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political and Administrative Science, University of Konstanz (Konstanz, Germany)
Languages
Languages
German, English, Croatian, French
German, English, Spanish, Italian
06–08/2014 Forecasting and Economic Policy, German
Institute for Economic Research (Berlin, Germany)
07–09/2013 Banking Supervision, German Savings and
Loans Bank Association (Berlin, Germany)
07–09/2012 Business Clients, Deutsche Postbank AG
(Berlin, Germany)
06–09/2014 Policy Team Education and Family Policy,
Ramboll Management Consulting (Berlin, Germany)
05–08/2013 TRANSDANUBE project, Danube Office
(Ulm, Germany)
03–09/2011 EU Information and Documentation Centre,
Institute for Development and International Relations
(Zagreb, Croatia)
09/2014–08/2015 Policy Advisor, European Employment
and Social Policy Division, German Federal Ministry of
Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)
12/2013–04/2014 Academic Chairperson, International
Policy Leadership Institute, European Public Policy
Conference 2014 (Rome, Italy / Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–08/2015 Desk Officer, Federal Ministry of
01–05/2014 Student Research Assistant to Prof. Kai
Wegrich, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
To be confirmed
Master Thesis Title
How to improve job placement and reduce mismatched
unemployment: Analysis of the introduction of a new
system of cooperative job placement in the Employment
Agency Potsdam (WT)
Partner organization: Employment Agency Potsdam
David
Wichmann
Lukas Gabriel
Wiese
Germany
Germany
• Public and Non-Profit Management
• Public Affairs and Political Communication
• Public Affairs and Governmental Relations
• Technology and Innovation Policy
• Research and Development Policy
Education
Education
• Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology,
University of Bonn (Bonn, Germany)
• Exchange, Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
• Exchange, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Languages
06–08/2015 Public Affairs Department, BursonMarsteller (Berlin, Germany)
01–04/2013 Political Affairs and Public Relations Departments, Representation of the European Commission in
Germany (Bonn, Germany)
German, English, Spanish, Italian
Languages
03/2015–present Co-Founder and Head of Strategy, Play
It On Deutschland e.V. (Berlin, Germany)
05–08/2015 Project Leader and Consultant, 180 Degrees
Consulting e.V. (Berlin, Germany)
03–05/2015 Working Student, Public Affairs Department, Burson-Marsteller (Berlin, Germany)
02–07/2014 Public Affairs and Regulation, GasTerra
07–08/2013 Foreign Office in Mexico, Konrad Adenauer
Foundation (Mexico City, Mexico)
10–12/2012 Office of Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans-Peter Mayer, MEP,
European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)
10/2014–08/2015 Working Student, Department for
External Affairs, Governmental and Political Relations,
Robert Bosch GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title
Governing the sharing economy: A comparative analysis
of regulatory approaches toward AirBnB in Germany and
the UK (WT)
Master Thesis Title
The diffusion of innovation: Policy recommendations for
diffusion-oriented public policies to promote the market
penetration of electric vehicles in Germany (WT)
Partner organization: Robert Bosch GmbH, Department for
External Affairs, Governmental and Political Relations
Dustin Williams
Xianchen Wu
Germany/USA
China
Academic Areas of Interest:
• European Union Governance
• Social and Welfare Policies
• Economic Development
• Social Policy
• International Policy
Education
Education
• Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy,
Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences in European
Studies, Maastricht University (Netherlands)
• Exchange, Sungkyunkwan University (Seoul, South
Korea)
School of Economics (Lomdon, UK)
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Business,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)
• National Key Math Program, Sichuan University
(China)
Languages
Languages
Mandarin, English, German
12/2013–01/2014 Miami Regional Office, U.S. Senator
Bill Nelson (Miami, USA)
07–08/2011 Department of European Employment and
Social Policy, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
(Berlin, Germany)
07–08/2012 Data Analyst, Statistics Department of
Hangzhou Customs (Hangzhou, China)
05–08/2010 Interpreter and Personal Assistant of Ms
Qinghua Li (Shanghai, China)
09/2014–08/1205 Policy Officer, Department of European Employment and Social Policy, Federal Ministry of
09/2013–08/2014 Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Claus
Offe, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
09–12/2009 Research Assistant, Gelman Library, George
Washington University (Washington D.C., USA)
08/2010–12/2012 Tutor, Academic Services Department,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign,
USA)
02–07/2013 Instructor and Mentor, Fengshuling High
School (Chun’an, China)
Master Thesis Title
How can CPI calculation be improved to reflect true
inflation in China? (with Yiqun Song)
Master Thesis Title
Social policy coordination and the European semester:
Has the European Union adequately responded to the
social and labor crisis in Europe? (WT)
Paola Andrea
Yanguas
Colombia
• Environmental and Energy Policy
• Development
• Policy Analysis and Evaluation
Education
• Bachelor of Science in Economics, Universidad
Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
Languages
05–07/2015 Climate Policy Analysis, Climate Analytics
(Berlin, Germany)
01–07/2012 Macroeconomic and Financial Studies Division, Association of Banking and Financial Institutions of
08/2015–present Student Assistant, Climate Policy
Analysis, Climate Analytics (Berlin, Germany)
08/2013–07/2014 Financial Analyst, Financial Business
Valuation Area, Banco Agrario de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
12/2012–04/2013 Economic and Financial Consultant,
Investigation Project in Transport and Transit, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, (Bogotá, Colombia)
Master Thesis Title
Are more equal societies also more sustainable?
International: Students from over 40 Countries
Country and region of origin (percentage) *
0,6
Australia
Western Europe Latin America
Great Britain
Ireland
Canada
13,3
8,0
8,0
8,0
3,5
Africa
Asia
Norway
Belgium
North America
13,3
Eastern Europe
Germany
Sweden
Finland
Netherlands
Russia
Latvia
Lithuania
Belarus
Luxembourg
USA
Poland
Ukraine
Czech Republic
Moldova
Mongolia
Romania
Georgia
Hungary
Armenia
Kyrgyzstan
Kosovo
Turkey
Uzbekistan
China
Bulgaria Lebanon
Serbia
Iran
Macedonia
Nepal
Germany
France
Spain
Andorra
Switzerland
Italy
Slovenia
Mexico
Morocco
Israel
Venezuela
Sierra Leone
Colombia
Nigeria
India
Ethiopia
Kenya
Ghana
Cameroon
Congo
Peru
Brazil
Philippines
Singapore
Australia
Malawi
Zambia
50,6 %
Bolivia
Chile
female
The Selection Process—
More than Excellent Grades
In order to apply for the programme, applicants must
have completed their first academic degree (bachelor's
degree) and have an excellent command of English.
HERTIE SCHOOL
40 %
40 %
20 %
Academic Performance
Transcripts, certificates,
and academic references
Personal Suitability
Work experience or internships,
international experience, as well
as social, political and / or entrepreneurial engagement
Motivation
Motivation letter, by
which argumentation
and formulation skills
will also be assessed
* based on the Classes of 2007–2012
Thailand
Vietnam
Pakistan
Diversity:
A Key to
Success
Interdisciplinary: Students from all Subject Fields
Fields of study that MPP students hold a bachelor’s degree in (percentage)*
21,1 Political Science
18,1 International
Relations
15,2 Area Studies,
Cultural Studies
11,4 Economics
9,4 Humanities
7,3 Social Sciences,
Sociology
5,3 Business
Administration
5,0 Law
4,4 Sciences,
Engineering
2,0 Media and
Journalism
0,8 Other
The Students
Intersectoral: Careers in all Fields
Many students bring professional
experience with them and start
the programme at an average
age of 25.
Some examples:
A.T. Kearney,
Strategy Business Analyst
BMW AG, UK Governmental
Affairs Executive
Google Inc.,
Policy Analyst
German Federal Foreign Office,
Advisor European Financial
Framework
Career paths of graduates
and alumni by sector (percentage) **
37 %
Business
Public Administration
International Organisation
NGO/Foundation
Research/Think Tank
Doctoral programme
State Ministry of BadenWürttemberg, Senior Position
21 %
Lebanese Ministry of Labour,
Policy Advisor
49,4 %
male
EU Commission, International
Relations Officer, DG Enlargement
The World Bank,
Consultant
Transparency International,
Programme Coordinator
CIS and Mongolia
Teach First Germany,
Founder and CEO
Worldwatch Institute, Research
Coordinator, Energy and Climate
Bertelsmann Foundation,
Young Professional
* based on the Classes of 2007–2012 (N=340)
** based on the Classes of 2007–2011 (N=254)
11 %
6%
12 %
13 %
Imprint
Publisher
© 2016
Hertie School of Governance GmbH
Friedrichstraße 180
10117 Berlin
Phone +49 (0)30 25 9219-0
Fax +49 (0)30 25 92 19-111
[email protected]
www.hertie-school.org
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Design Plural | Severin Wucher
Infographic Sabine Hecher
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