Class of 2014 - Hertie School of Governance
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Class of 2014 - Hertie School of Governance
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 SIMONE AZEVEDO UURIINTUYA BATSAIKHAN JOST BERGSCHNEIDER MELANIE BIWERSI JANA BLÖCKER CARLO BÖNINGER INGA-LENA BOOS FRIEDERIKE SOPHIE BRAND THEKLA KATINKA BROSE AARON BURNETT JEREMY CAIRNS SEBASTIAN TADEO CAMPOS GROTH GUSTAVO CARNEIRO SOPHIA COTE FREDDY COTTES LEONARDO DE VIZIO BEN DEACON SAHIL DEO JEFFREY DEUTCH SARAH DREVERMANN BASIR FEDA LEAH YAEL FLAM CHRISTIAN FRANZ SARAH FUCHS THAIS GAYMARD LEONIE GRÜNHAGE VERA GÜNTHER MATTHIAS HELF EVA KATHARINA ROSE HERRMANN MIRKO HOHMANN SIMON HOLM KLANGE JANNIC HORNE DAPHNEE PRATES FLORES IGLESIAS MIHAI-ANDREI ILAS ALEXANDRA IOAN LUCIA GABRIELA IXTACUY JORGE ROBERTO JAROUCHE AUN RABAN WILHELM FERREOL JAY VON SELDENECK LIKUMBI KAPIHYA MAIA KAPLAN RODRIGO KAPPEL-SAURIN KAROLINA KARTUS ANDREW KELLER NYAMBURA KIARIE THOMAS KIESGEN PAULA HILDEGARD KIFT VIVIANA SABRINA KLEIN JONAS KOHL ALINA KÖNIG ANNE-MARIE KORTAS NIKLAS KOSSOW JULIA KOWALSKI ERIC KRASSOI PEACH MARTIN KREBS JONAS MAXIMILIAN KUHN JINJI KWON SINH LE STEVEN H. LI ELIZABETH LIM YUH YIING LOH QUIRIN SEBASTIAN MADERSPACHER EGLANTINE MARCELIN DEVIN MARCO LEA-KRISTIN MARTIN JULIA MELZER GUNNAR MOKOSCH MEGHAN MARIKA MULLEN DENNIS MWAURA PEDRO OBANDO PAULINA MADDALENA OLENGA TETE AGOSTINA PASCAZIO MARINA PAVLOVA SEBASTIAN PETER MATT POPKIN JOSE JULIAN PRIETO BARRERA ANNKATHRIN RABE JULIA REIS DAVID RINNERT IAN RODERICK MARIANELA ROMERO ACEVES THOMAS RUETZEL REBECA SAHAGUN RYWA SOPHIA SALAMANDER MARISSA SANTIKARN LYDIA SCHEMINSKI MAGDALENA SCHMIDT JAN SCHUBERT SHAARAD SHARMA MAHENDRA SHUNMOOGAM-GRABOSCH KATHARINA SIPPLE ANTONIO HENRIQUE SMITH BRAVO SARAH ELISABETH SOTEROFF ERASMO SOTO MARIO SPIEZIO THÉRÈSE CAROLIN TASCHE PAUL TROMPISCH THIEN KIM TRUONG BJÖRN VERSE SAMANTHA VILLELLA MARIAN VOGEL DAVID VOGES FREDA CHRISTINA URSULA VON DER DECKEN JOHANNES WAHNER FRANZISKA WEIL JULIUS WERSIG MONICA WILLS SILVA NICHOLAS ZAGARIA SEBASTIAN ZAVELBERG SEBASTIAN ZILCH Hertie School of Governance—founded and supported by A glimpse of the future Welcome to the Hertie School of Governance! We are an academic centre of excellence in Berlin, characterised by practice-oriented teaching and research, lively public debates and engagement with current policy developments. Our international and interdisciplinary faculty equips students with the understanding, knowledge and tools to work at the forefront of governance and policy making. We are pleased to introduce you to these future professionals and world-changers. It all began in 2005, when 30 students from 16 countries started the first Master of Public Policy programme at the Hertie School. They graduated in 2007 and since then, 433 MPP graduates have joined their ranks. On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Hertie School, it is our privilege to present the MPP Class of 2014. These students, who have, in addition to an MPP, studied everything from Political Science, International Relations, Economics, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Journalism, will graduate in May 2014. The Hertie School’s greatest asset is definitely the quality of our students. The average MPP student speaks 4 languages, holds 2 degrees, has done 3 internships, has studied, volunteered or worked in 3 countries, and we are proud to have prepared them for careers in the public, private and civil society sectors. Past graduates have gone on to work in government ministries and private corporations as well as international organisations and foundations; others have established their own organisations. The Hertie School’s MPP programme offers an analytically challenging and problem-oriented 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. 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 and other excellent Public Policy Schools, we are able to offer a wide range of study abroad opportunities for our students. As you will note, a third of the students went on an exchange semester or obtained a dual degree at one of our partner universities. Other students participate in the School’s Professional Year programme after their first year of studies, which enables students to gain valuable professional experience in institutions located in Europe or further abroad. Our motto at the Hertie School is “Understand today. Shape tomorrow.” We are confident that these graduates – united by a desire to make a difference and to bring about a better future – are well-prepared to meet the increasingly international and challenging demands of working in modern public agencies, corporations, as well as civil society institutions. You are warmly invited to review their profiles. Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD Dean Anna Sophie Herken Managing Director Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 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, policy makers 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. International Experience Academic exchanges and a dual degree programme allow students to expand their horizons and personal networks at institutions around the world. Study Abroad Tokyo. London. Singapore. Toronto. Beijing. 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. 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. 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. In addition to the aforementioned partnerships, the Hertie School offers a special dual degree in International Security and Development Policy with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (Syracuse University) and the International Institute of Social Studies (The Hague). This dual degree is funded by the ATLANTIS Transatlantic Degree Programme of the European Commission and the US Department of Education. 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 Administration 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. Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 3 Simone Azevedo Uuriintuya Batsaikhan Brazil Mongolia Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) • International Governance • Public-Private Partnerships • Development Economics • Environment, Energy, Climate • Finance and Economic Policy Education Education • CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing, The Chartered Institute of Marketing (Maidenhead,UK) • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Faculdades Tancredo Neves (São Paulo, Brazil) • Master of Arts, International Relations and European Studies, Central European University (Budapest, Hungary) • Bachelor of International Economic Relations, National University of Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) • Exchange, University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, Arkansas) Languages Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Italian, German Internships 06–07/2013 Intern, Research and New Developments Department, EU-LAC Foundation (Hamburg, Germany) 03–06/2004 Assistant, Agro-business Department, Economic Mission of the French Embassy (São Paulo, Brazil) 03–06/2004 Assistant, Exhibitions and Publications Department, Franco-Brazilian Center of Technical and Scientific Documentation (São Paulo, Brazil) Work Experience 08/2009–06/2012 Projects Manager, Education Department, British Council Brasilia (Brasilia, Brazil) 08–11/2009 Acting Regional Project Manager for Latin America and Caribbean, British Council Brasilia (Brasilia, Brazil) 02/2007–07/2009 Projects Officer and Regional Evaluation Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, British Council Brasilia (Brasilia, Brazil) Languages English, Mongolian, Russian, German Internships 07 –08/2012 Summer Research Assistant, Global Economy Program, Center for International Governance Innovation (Waterloo, Canada) Intern, Economic and Trade Affairs, Embassy of Mongolia (London, UK) Work Experience 02/2012–02/2014 Research Assistant, Department of Development and Security, German Institute for Economic Research, DIW Berlin (Berlin, Germany) 03/2010–08/2011 Assistant/Interpreter, UNDP Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title To what extent have the EU-Latin American higher Education cooperation programmes contributed to the creation of the EU-Latin America and Caribbean common Higher Education Area? (WT) Partner organisation: EU-LAC Foundation 4 Hertie School of Governance Supporting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME’s) Through Commercial Credit Circuit (C3) Jost Bergschneider Melanie Biwersi Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Political Communication • Democratic Development and Governance • Transport Policy • European Integration • Political Communication • Labour and Education Policy Education Education • Bachelor of Arts, International Politics and History, Jacobs University Bremen (Bremen, Germany) German, English • Bachelor of Arts, English Language and Literature and Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany) • Erasmus Exchange, English Language and Literature and Political Science, University of Essex (Essex, UK) Internships Languages 07–09/2013 Office for Political Communication, Lufthansa Group (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2012 Regulation Strategy Department, Deutsche Post AG (Bonn, Germany) 07–10/2011 Economic Policy Department, Rambøll Management Consulting (Hamburg, Germany) German, English, French, Spanish, Latin Languages Work Experience 09/2013–present Advisor, Social Media Department, Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–05/2013 Student employee, Economic Policy Department, Rambøll Management Consulting (Berlin, Germany) 10/2011–04/2012 Analyst, Economic Policy Department, Rambøll Management Consulting (Hamburg, Germany) Master Thesis Title Internships 06–07/2013 Assistant, European Division, Representation of the Federal State of SchleswigHolstein (Berlin, Germany) 08–09/2010 Assistant, Office for Public Relations of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck (Lübeck, Germany) Work Experience 09/2012–present Voluntary work as a reading assistant in a primary school (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Migrants and the German labour market: The effect of migration on employment structures and labour market institutions (WT) German Federal Elections 2013 | Election-day Voters during the German Federal Elections 2009 and 2013: Do They Pose a Threat to Democracy? Partner organisation: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 5 Jana Blöcker Carlo Böninger Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • European Integration and EU Financial Crisis • International Governance • Political Communication • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) • Political Communication and Management • Public-Private Partnerships Education Education • Exchange Student , George Washington University (Washington DC, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Philosophy, Freie Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany) • Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and Cultural Studies, University College Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands) • International Baccalaureate, Ardingly College (Haywards Heath, UK) Languages English, German Languages English, German Internships 01–02/2009 Intern, Office of Heide Rühle, Committees: IMCO, REGI, European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium) 05–07/2008 Intern, Event Management, Jazzbüro Hamburg e.V. (Hamburg, Germany) Work Experience 01/2012–present Member of the German Team of Experts Team Europe/Economic Governance, European Commission Representation Office in Germany (Berlin, Germany) 03/2011–present Young European Professional, The Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bonn, Germany) 10/2009–present Student Research Assistant, office of Manuel Sarrazin, Committee on the Affairs of the European Union, German Parliament (Berlin, Germany) 07–08/2009 Mentor, Exhibition about Law in NaziGermany, Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Hamburg/Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Efficiency and Legitimacy in Times of the Financial Crisis: A Comparative Study between the United States of America and the European Union Partner organisation: German Parliament 6 Hertie School of Governance Internships 06–07/2013 Intern, Corporate Responsibility Department, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (Frankfurt a.M., Germany) 04–08/2012 Intern, Corporate Responsibility Department, Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) 01–02/2008 Intern, Advisory Department, KPMG AG (Munich, Germany) 09–11/2007 Freelance Journalist, Culture & Lifestyle Sector, Metrozine (Shanghai, China) 06–07/2007 Intern, Wealth Management Center, Bankhaus Reuschel & Co. (Munich, Germany) Work Experience 10/2012–present Founder & CEO, Karmawood UG (Karft, Germany) Master Thesis Title The transition from Corporate Responsibility to Shared Value in the service sector Inga-Lena Boos Friederike Sophie Brand Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Health Policy • Finance and Economic Policy • Environment, Energy, Climate • Energy Policy • Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability • Public Affairs Education • Bachelor of Science, International Economics and Business Economics, Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands) Education German, English, French, Italian, Dutch • Master of Arts, Cultural Anthropology, Sociology, Education Studies, University of Cologne (Cologne, Germany) • Exchange, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) • Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA) Internships Languages 04–06/2011 Department of external economic policy, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Berlin, Germany) 09/2010–02/2011 Business Development, Energy sector, Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Montréal, Canada) 06–07/2009 Assurance, Energy Sector, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Düsseldorf, Germany) 07–08/2008 Advisory Services, Institutional Customers, Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. (Cologne, Germany) English, German, Japanese Languages Work Experience 09/2012–08/2013 Advisor, Bilateral Cooperation in the Field of Health, German Federal Ministry of Health (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title German Health System | Champion in hips and knees – but at high costs. Can selective contracts reduce hospital volumes? - at the example of hip and knee replacements Partner organisations: Federal Ministry of Health and OECD Internships 09/2012–01/2013 50Hertz Transmission GmbH (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2012 Ketchum Pleon GmbH (Berlin, Germany) Work Experience 01/2008–present Freelance Editor and Translator 04/2013–present Student Assistant, Prof. Dr. Kai Wegrich, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 04–09/2013 Student Assistant, Digital Communication, Association of German Banks (Berlin, Germany) 08/2006–08/2011 Student Assistant, Prof. Dr. Heiner Meulemann and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Friedrichs, Research Institute for Sociology, University of Cologne (Cologne, Germany) 10/2008–03/2009 Tutor “Introduction to Cultural Anthropology”, Institute for Cultural and Social Anthropology, University of Cologne (Cologne, Germany) Master Thesis Title How does the Japanese feed-in tariff influence the incentives for investing in renewable energy in Japan? Partner organisation: Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (Tokyo, Japan) Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 7 Thekla Katinka Brose Aaron Burnett Canada/Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • European Integration • International Governance • Non-profit Sector • European Integration • International Governance • Human Rights Education Education • Bachelor of Science, European Studies, University of Twente (Enschede, Netherlands) • Bachelor of Journalism (Honours), University of King’s College (Halifax, Canada) Languages Languages English, German, Dutch, Spanish English, German Internships Internships 06–07/2012 Consultant, Referat EB3, German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Berlin, Germany) 06–07/2011 Consultant and Researcher, Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation (Ranikhet, India) 01–06/2013 NGO Relations Intern, Department of Public Information, United Nations (New York, USA) 07–10/2012 Editorial Intern, IP Journal, German Council on Foreign Relations (Berlin, Germany) Work Experience Work Experience 09/2012–08/2013 Consultant, Socio-Economic Department, VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH (Berlin, Germany) 12/2008–06/2011 Reporter, 660News Radio, Rogers Broadcasting (Calgary, Canada) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Social Innovation: A Desirable and Feasible Journey for Organizations Addressing Public Problems? The State of the Art of Social Innovation in German Social Welfare Organizations Partner organisation: Vodafone Foundation 8 Hertie School of Governance Europe and the Responsibility to Protect: Can EU Conflict Prevention Instruments do more to help prevent mass atrocities? Jeremy Douglas Cairns Sebastian Campos Groth Canada Mexico / Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Natural Resource Policy • Public Management • New Knowledge Technologies • International Governance Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Victoria (Victoria, Canada) • TORFL, Irkutsk State Linguistic University (Irkutsk, Russia) Education • Licenciatura International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico City, Mexico) • Industriekaufmann, Industrie- und Handelskammer / ISMAC (Mexico City, Mexico) Languages English, Russian Languages Spanish, German, English, French Work Experience 05/2012–09/2013 Policy Analyst, Department of Economic Development, Government of Yukon (Whitehorse, Canada) 05/2009–09/2011 Mineral exploration contractor, Groundtruth exploration inc. (Dawson City, Canada) Master Thesis Title Developing a Future: The relationship between natural resource development and indigenous self-governance in northern Canada Internships 06–08/2013 Assistant – Public Relations, Human Resources, Central Management and Business Development at Service 94 GmbH (Hannover, Germany) 10/2006–06/2008 Marketing, Controlling, Accounting, Human Resources Departments at Bayer de México, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico City, Mexico) Work Experience 09/2012–present Coder, Manifesto Coding Project, Berlin Social Science Center (Berlin, Germany) 08/2010–06/2012 Teaching Assistant, Current Relations between Mexico, the United States and Canada, National Autonomous University of Mexico and Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (Mexico City, Mexico) Master Thesis Title Fostering Creative Economy Clusters: Policies and Evidence. A comparison between Berlin and London Partner organisation: Bundesagentur für Arbeit Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 9 Gustavo Carneiro Sophia Cote Canada Brazil Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Environment, Energy, Climate • Social and Educational Policy • Environment, Energy, Climate • Finance and Economic Policy • Political Communication Education • Bachelor of Laws, University of Brasilia (Brasilia, Brazil) Languages English, Portuguese, Spanish, German Internships 06–08/2013 Project Coordinator, Human Rights Course, Allversity (Berlin, Germany) 01/2008–05/2009 Legal Intern, Chief Justice’s Chamber, Supreme Court of Brazil (Supremo Tribunal Federal) (Brasilia, Brazil) 05–09/2007 Legal Intern, Public Defender’s Office (Brasilia, Brazil) Work Experience 09/2010–06/2012 International Assistant, Chamber of Justice for Public Law, High Court of Justice (Brasilia, Brazil) Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Modern European History and Political Science, St. Francis Xavier University, (Antigonish, Canada) • Diploma in Middle Eastern Studies, PhilippsUniversität Marburg, (Marburg, Germany) Languages English, German Internships 03–09/2013 Intern, Public Affairs and Corporate Communications, APCO Worldwide (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–03/2013 Project Associate, Public Relations, Germany Trade & Invest (Berlin, Germany) 06–09/2012 Intern, Public Sector Advisory, KPMG (Berlin, Germany) Work Experience Master Thesis Title E-Learning in higher Education: a path to a more equal system? 09/2013–05/2014 Project Assistant, Public Affairs and Corporate Communications, APCO Worldwide (Berlin, Germany) 09/2008–05/2011 Security Organiser, Student Union, St. Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, Canada) Master Thesis Title How can the European Union ensure natural gas supply diversification so that it can avoid increasing its dependency on Russian gas production and imports? Partner organisation: APCO Worldwide Berlin 10 Hertie School of Governance Freddy W. Cottes Leonardo De Vizio USA Italy Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Behavioural Economics • Finance and Economic Policy • Private-Public Management • European Integration • International Governance • Public-Private Partnerships Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Philosophy, Analytics and Phenomenology, University of California Berkeley (Berkeley, USA) • University of California, Berkeley Abroad Program, Language and Culture Program at the University of Potsdam (Potsdam, Germany) • Dual Degree Master of Science in Economic and Management of Public Administrations and International Institutions, Bocconi University (Milan,Italy) • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations, LUISS Guido Carli (Rome, Italy) • Exchange Semester, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo (Oslo, Norway) Languages English, Spanish, German, Italian Languages English, Italian, French Internships 06–08/2013 Analyst & Consultant, E-commerce, Ondango (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Policy recommendation for a more effective and accountable European Commission Work Experience 07/2013–present Executive Director, The Sunshine Foundation (California, USA) 01–06/2012 General Manager, Seasons Bali, (Denpasar, Indonesia) Master Thesis Title When do apps nudge? Nudging people towards a more active lifestyle through smartphone applications Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 11 Benedict A. Deacon Sahil Deo India UK Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • European Integration • Public-Private Partnerships • Foreign and Security Policy • Finance and Economic Policy • Public-Private Partnerships • Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship Education Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), International Relations & European Studies, University of the West of England (Bristol, UK) • Master of Science, Management and Finance, Kedge Business School (Marseille, France) • Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, University of Pune (Pune, India) and Ecoles des Mines (Mines, France) Languages German, English, French Languages Internships 06–09/2013 Intern, Policy Planning Staff, German Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) 10/2011–01/2012 Intern, Strategic Communication and Change Consultancy, Deekeling Arndt Advisors in Communication GmbH (Berlin, Germany) Work Experience 06–12/2013 Research Assistant Law and Society, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Joerges, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 01–09/2012 Research Assistant, Research Division II: EU-External Relations, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Efficiency of Consumption | The ‘Shareconomy’ and ‘Collaborative Consumption’ as consumer empowerment and their regulatory challenges English, Marathi, Hindi, French, Arabic Internships 06–09/2013 Intern, SULGO, (GiZ) (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) 04–05/2011 Field Researcher, Innovation for Poverty Action (Pune, India and New Haven, USA) 02–05/2009 Technology Analyst, Lyonnaise des Eaux (Paris, France) Work Experience 09/2012–present Research Assistant, Prof. Mark Hallerberg, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–04/2013 Student Consultant, Civic Consultant (Berlin, Germany) 05/2011–08/2012 Consultant, Project FreemE, a project of the European Union (Cairo, Egypt and Rabat, Morocco) 07/2009–05/2010 Student Consultant, GreenEarth Development Consultancy (Pune, India) Master Thesis Title The Case of Bad Banks in Germany - An Agency-based Analysis of the Effects of Different Institutional Design Options Partners: German MEPs who are in the parliamentary control body of the Federal Agency for Financial Market Stabilisation | Experts from the World Bank 12 Hertie School of Governance Jeff Deutch Sarah Drevermann USA Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Social Policy • Public Management • Human Rights • Environment, Energy, Climate • International Governance • Corporate Sustainability Education Education • Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts, Hampshire College, (Amherst, USA) • Exchange Semester, Freie Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany) • Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität (Frankfurt a.M., Germany) • Exchange, Sciences Po, Institut d’Études Politiques de Lyon (Lyon, France) Languages English, German Languages English, German, Spanish, French, Russian Internships 05–08/2013 Intern, Civic Consulting (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2010 Court Representative Intern, Day Custody Program, Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (New York, USA) 05–08/2008 Ella Baker Intern, Center for Constitutional Rights (New York, USA) Internships 05–08/ 2013 Intern, Business in Society, Bertelsmann Stiftung (Gütersloh, Germany) 07–08/2012 Wirtschaftsrat Hessen, Intern (Frankfurt a.M., Germany) Work Experience Work Experience 10/2013–present Judge, Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge, Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany) 10/2012–present Research Assistant, Civic Consulting (Berlin, Germany) 02/2011–08/2012 Core Organizer, Milk Not Jails (New York, USA) 06/2011–06/2012 J-1 Visa Program Specialist, Cultural Vistas (New York, USA) 09–12/2010 Teaching Assistant, Professor Myrna Breitbart, Hampshire College (Amherst, USA) 01/2008–07/2010 Administrative Assistant, Rosenberg Fund for Children (Easthampton, USA) 10–12/2013 Research Assistant, Bertelsmann Stiftung (Washington DC, USA) 04–08/2011 Stach’s Gesellschaft für Unternehmensentwicklung mbH (Frankfurt a.M., Germany) Master Thesis Title The effectiveness of multi-stakeholder initiatives in order to enhance environmental standards into the supply chain of corporations Master Thesis Title Profiling (In)justice: Disaggregating Data by Race and Ethnicity to Curb Discriminatory Policing Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 13 Basir Feda Leah Yael Flam Afghanistan Sweden Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Environment, Energy, Climate • International Governance Education • • • • • • Bachelor of Arts, Economics, University of Goa (Goa, India) Education Languages English, Pashtu, Persian, Urdu/Hindi, German Internship 06–08/2013 Intern, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (Potsdam, Germany) 09/2009–05/2012 Civil/Development Officer, Office of the Deputy of Head of Mission at the United Nations Assistance Mission (Kabul, Afghanistan) 08/2003–08/2006 Economic Assistant, Development Cooperation Unit, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (Kabul, Afghanistan) Master Thesis Title Macroeconomic determinants of Green Investments in 35 Advanced and Emerging Markets International Governance Security Policy Near Middle East Public Affairs International Organizations • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), International Relations with European Studies, University of Exeter (Exeter, UK) • Erasmus, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany) Languages English, German, Polish, French Internships 05–08/2013 American Jewish Committee Goldman Fellow, The Forum For Dialogue Among Nations (Warsaw, Poland) 06–09/2012 Intern, US Embassy, Public Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 03–04/2011 Intern, Deutsche Welle (Berlin,Germany) Work Experience 02–04/2013 Student assistant, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title The role of innovation as a mechanism to integrate the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community into the Israeli labour market (WT) 14 Hertie School of Governance Christian Bernhard Franz Sarah Fuchs Switzerland Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • European Integration • Finance and Economic Policy • Environment, Energy, Climate • European Integration • Finance and Economic Policy Education • Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA) • Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Munich School of Management, Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversität (Munich, Germany) Education • Dual Degree, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor of Arts, International Affairs, University of St.Gallen (St.Gallen, Switzerland) • Exchange, Université de Genève (Geneva, Switzerland) Languages English, German, French Languages English, German, French, Japanese Internships 02–07/2013 Research Assistant, Macroeconomic Forecasting, German Institute for Economic Research, DIW, (Berlin, Germany) 05/2011–03/2012 Associate, Business Development, Fair Observer (San Francisco, USA and Munich, Germany) 01–08/2008 Intern, Supply Chain Management, Sitec Shanghai (Shanghai, China) Internships 05–08/2013 Public Affairs, FleishmanHillard Germany GmbH (Berlin, Germany) 03–07/2011 Representation of Interests, DEKRA e.V. – Representation to the European Union (Brussels, Belgium) Work Experience Work Experience 04/2012–06/2012 Summer Associate, Strategy Consulting, L.E.K. Consulting (Munich, Germany) Master Thesis Title The Case of Bad Banks in Germany - An Agency-based Analysis of the Effects of Different Institutional Design Options Partners: German MEPs who are in the parliamentary control body of the Federal Agency for Financial Market Stabilisation | Experts from the World Bank 09/2011–08/2012 and 04/2009–09/2010 Student Assistant, Executive MBA in General Management, University of St.Gallen (St.Gallen, Switzerland) 07–10/2008 Assistant, Back Office and Accounting Department, Pavenstedt & Pauli AG (Zurich, Switzerland) 05–12/2007 Assistant, Accounting Department, AOP Insurance Broker AG (Niederrohrdorf and Winterthur, Switzerland) Master Thesis Title Energy Policy in Switzerland Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 15 Thaïs Gaymard Leonie Grünhage France Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • European Integration • Finance and Economic Policy • Political Communication • Environment, Energy, Climate • European Integration • Political Communication Education Education • MPA/MPP Dual Degree London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) • Master in Public Affairs and Public Law, Sciences Po (Paris, France) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Sciences and History, Sciences Po (Paris, France) • Bachelor of Arts, European Studies, Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands) • Erasmus, Institut d’Études Politiques (Grenoble, France) Languages English, German, French Languages English, French, German Internships 06–09/2013 ERDF (Electricite reseau distribution de France) Departement of Public Affairs, relations with local elected officials and government. ( Paris, France) 01–07/2012 ESL&Network, Public affairs consultant (Paris, France) 09–12/2011 Universal Pictures International, Publicity assistant for Cinema Section (Paris, France) 05–09/2011 French Embassy in Madagascar, Communication Attache (Antananarivo, Madagascar) 11–04/2011 Research Assistant, Institut Montaigne (Paris, France) 09/2009–08/2010 Programming Assistant, Alliance Francaise (New York, USA) Internships 06–07/2013 Strategic and Political Department, Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e.V. (Berlin, Germany) 07–08/2012 Israel Office, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation (Jerusalem, Israel) 06–08/2011 Division for EU Research Policy, European Research Area, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bonn, Germany) Work Experience 11/2013–present Student Assistant, Office of Michael Vietz MdB, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–06/2013 Student Assistant, Office of Ingbert Liebing MdB, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Which Fiscal Union for the Euro Area? Partner organisation: Notre Europe - Jacques Delors Institute 16 Hertie School of Governance German Federal Elections 2013 | The role of party members in election campaigns Partner organisation: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Vera Günther Matthias Helf Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Environment, Energy, Climate • Economic Policy • Environment, Energy, Climate • European and Global Governance • Public Management and Strategy Consulting Education Education • Exchange, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva, Switzerland) • Bachelor of Arts, European Studies, International Relations, University of Passau (Passau, Germany) • Exchange, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva, Switzerland) • Bachelor of Science, International Business, Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands) • Exchange, HEC Lausanne (Lausanne, Switzerland) Languages English, German, French, Spanish Languages English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Chinese Internships 04–06/2011 Office of Kerstin Müller, MdB, German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) 10–12/2010 Middle East Division, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Bonn, Germany) 02–04/2009 Wellpaper, a microfinance NGO for women’s empowerment (Auroville, India) Work Experience 09/2012–08/2013 Desk Officer, Division for UN Affairs and cooperation with developing and newly industrialized countries, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Berlin, Germany) Internships 05–07/2013 Trainee, Transport Programme, European Climate Foundation (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title The negotiation process for more rigorous CO2-emission standards of new passenger cars sold in the European Union by the year 2020. An analysis of the lobbying attempts by various interest groups and their impact on the opinion formation of the politicians involved Master Thesis Title Does Inequality Decrease Wealth? Implications for Future National Accounting based on Sustainable Development Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 17 Eva Herrmann Mirko Hohmann Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Corporate Social Responsibility • Communication and Consulting • Education, Integration and Cultural Policy • Security Policy and Foreign Affairs • Transatlantic Relations • Processes of Democratization and Civil Rights Education Education • Dual Degree, Master of Science, Economics and Management of Public Administration and International Institutions, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) • Bachelor of Arts, Culture and Economy, University of Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany) • Exchange, University of Adelaide (Adelaide, Australia) • Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, University of St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland) • Exchange, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, USA) • Exchange, University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand) Languages Languages German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese German, English, Spanish, French, Italian Internships Internships 05–07/2013 German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Unit VIa1 European Social Policy, Youth Unemployment (Berlin, Germany) 04–08/2012 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GiZ), Development Consulting in the Areas of Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Efforts, FODECID (Managua, Nicaragua) 01–03/2012 Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany at the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) (Rome, Italy) Work Experience 10/2013–present Consultant, NIKE Consulting (Milan, Italy) 11/2011–04/2012 Co-Chair, European Public Policy Conference (EPPC): ‘Rethinking Poverty in the Developed World’ (Paris, France) 03–05/2010 Student Research Assistant, Research Project ‘Sprache macht stark!’ - University of Mannheim (Mannheim Germany) 18 Hertie School of Governance 05–07/2013 German Bundestag, Office Katja Keul. MdB (Berlin, Germany) 05–07/2012 Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany) 03–05/2012 The Boston Consulting Group (Munich, Germany) Work Experience 09/2012–08/2013 Research Assistant, Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany) 07/2007–07/2008 Volunteer, Vamos Juntos e.V. (La Paz, Bolivia) Simon Holm Klange Jannic Horne Germany Denmark Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Governance • Public-Private Partnerships • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) • Environment, Energy, Climate • Finance and Economic Policy • International Governance Education Education • Bachelor of Science, International Business & Politics, Copenhagen Business School (Copenhagen, Denmark) • Exchange, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs (Los Angeles, USA) • Bachelor of Science, Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Freiburg (Freiburg, Germany) • Exchange, Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble, France) Languages Danish, English, German Internships 05–08/2013 Intern, Principles of Responsible Management Education Secretariat, UN Global Compact (New York, USA) Languages English, German, French Internships Work Experience 02/2010–09/2012 Research Assistant, Center for CSR, Copenhagen Business School (Copenhagen, Denmark) 08/2011–01/2012 Academic Writing Consultant, Rikkyo University (Tokyo, Japan) 07/2007–12/2012 Full-time Campaign Volunteer, Operation Dagsværk (Copenhagen, Denmark) 05–07/2013 Department for Energy, Transport and Environment, German Institute for Economic Research (Berlin, Germany) 05–07/2012 Research Division on Asia, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 06–10/2011 Division on Sustainable Environmental Governance, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) (New Delhi, India) Master Thesis Title Global Governance of Higher Management Education: The Case of Principles of Responsible Management Education Work Experience 03–07/2010 Student Research Assistant, Institute for Physical Geography, University of Freiburg (Freiburg, Germany) 09–02/2008 Community Service, Little Sisters of St. Francis (Nagalama, Uganda) Master Thesis Title Political de-risking of investments in utility scale renewable energy projects (WT) Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 19 Daphnee Iglesias Andrei Ilas Romania Brazil Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Governance • Security Policy • New Knowledge Economy and Policy • Environment, Energy, Climate • Finance and Economic Policy • European Union Education Education • Bachelor of Arts, International Relations, Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás – PUC-Goiás (Goiânia, Brazil) • Master of Science, Financial Management and Capital Markets, Academy of Economic Studies (Bucharest, Romania) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania) Languages English, Portuguese, Spanish, German Languages Internships 07–08/2013 Summer Intern, Global Security Program, The Centre for International Governance Innovation – CIGI (Waterloo, Canada) 03–11/2006 Secretary Intern, Municipal Chamber of Councillors (Goiânia, Brazil) 06–03/2006 International Relations Intern, International Affairs Office, Federal University of Goiás – UFG-GO (Goiânia, Brazil) Work Experience 10/2010–05/2012 Business Operation Specialist, Finance and Accounting, Accenture (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 08/2009–08/2010 Executive, International Division, National Cancer Council – MAKNA (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 04/2008–08/2009 Intelligence Analyst, Institutional Security Centre, State Public Prosecution Ministry of Goiás (Goiânia, Brazil) Master Thesis Title Commodifiable privacy? A comparative study between Internet privacy regulation in the United States and the European Union Partner organisation: The Centre for International Governance Innovation 20 Hertie School of Governance Romanian, French, English Internships 06–08/2013 Intern, Strategic Planning and Economic Development, Ministry of Economy (Bucharest, Romania) Work Experience 02/2008–08/2012 Consultant, International Development for SMEs , Crédit-Mutuel – Crédit Industriel et Commercial (Bucharest, Romania) 04/2007–02/2008 Data Research Analyst, Investment Banking Support, Conectys Serv Telecom (Bucharest, Romania) 06/2005–01/2007 Junior Analyst, Political Consulting, Global Video Media (Bucharest, Romania) Master Thesis Title Macroeconomic determinants of Green Investments in 35 Advanced and Emerging Markets Alexandra Ioan Lucía Ixtacuy Figueroa Romania Mexico Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Civil Society • Social Entrepreneurship • Education Policy • Development Economics • International Governance • Democratization, Anti-corruption Policy Education Education • Master of Arts in Public Policy and Management in Public Administration, University of Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania) • Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Public Relations, National School of Public Administration and Political Studies (Bucharest, Romania) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and International Relations, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas-CIDE (Mexico City, Mexico) Languages Internships Romanian, English, German, French, Spanish 06–08/2013 Cátedra de Cooperación Internacional y con Iberoamérica-COIBA (Santander, Spain) Languages Spanish, English, German Internships 05–06/2013 Intern, Ashoka Globalizer, Ashoka Deutschland gGmbH (Berlin, Germany) Work Experience Master Thesis Title 04/2010–02/2012 Head of Department of Supervision and Consultancy, Directorate-General for Coordination and Monitoring of Federal Civil Service, Federal Institute for Access to Public Information and Data Protection, (Mexico City, Mexico). 04/2009–02/2010 Consultant. Project: “Observatories for Transparency and Accountability in the Implementation of Federal Budgets and Programs of the Federal Public Administration”, Ministry of Civil Service, (Mexico City, Mexico). 01/2008–03/2009 and 01–03/2010 Consultant. Directorate-General for Coordination and Monitoring of Federal Civil Service Federal Institute for Access to Public Information and Data Protection (Mexico City, Mexico). Governance of social entrepreneurship networks. Partner organisation: Impact Hub network Master Thesis Title Work Experience 02–08/2013 Student assistant, Berlin Office / DasGehirn. info, Hertie Foundation (Berlin, Germany) 07/2010 – 07/2012 Project manager, IMPACT Program, New Horizons Foundation (Bucharest, Romania) 05/2008 – 08/2012 Trainer / Project Manager, Expedition Inside Culture Association (Bucharest, Romania) 10/2008–05/2010 Assistant manager, Leaders for the Third Millennium Program, CODECS Foundation for Leadership (Bucharest, Romania) Anti-corruption Revolutions: When Civil Society steps in Partner organisation: Transparency International Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 21 Jorge Roberto Jarouche Aun Raban Jay von Seldeneck Brazil Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Governance • International Law • Migration and Human Rights • Finance and Economic Policy • Political Communication • Private Sector Consultancy Education Education • Bachelor of Law, Pontifiícia Universidade Católica de Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo, Brazil) • Bachelor of Science, Economics, International Business Economics, Major in Strategy, Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands) Languages Portuguese, English, Spanish, German Languages German, English, Dutch, Spanish, Chinese Internships 09–12/2013 Intern, Migration, Integration, Transnationalisierung, WZB Berlin Social Science Research Centre (Berlin, Germany) 05–06/2013 Intern, CVW Kanzlei (Berlin, Germany) Work Experience 01/2010–05/2012 Lawyer in Civil Law, Consumers Rights, Healthcare Law and Family Law, Munari & Aun Advogados Associados (São Paulo, Brazil) Master Thesis Title Migration Rights in Europe: the ECJ and the ECHR as Political Actors Internships 05–06/2013 Bureau of Herrman Otto Solms (FDP), German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) 01–04/2012 Audit Department, KPMG (Berlin, Germany) 11–12/2011 Marketing Department, Trommsdorf + Drüner (Berlin, Germany) 09–11/2011 M&A Department, Hawkpoint Partners Ltd. (Frankfurt a.M., Germany) 08/2009 Commercial Real-estate Department, Engel & Völkers (Berlin, Germany) 03–07/2008 Team-assistant , Bransparent (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Assessing the potential of the Banking Union (Single Supervisory System) to overcome the vicious circle of banks and their sovereigns 22 Hertie School of Governance Likumbi Kapihya Maia Kaplan Zambia Uruguay Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Public-Private Partnerships • • • • Education • Dual Degree, Sciences Po (Paris, France) • Master of Public Administration, Sciences Po (Paris, France) • Bachelor of Economics, City College, City University of New York (New York, USA) Development Economics Finance and Economic Policy International Governance Security Policy Education • Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations. ORT University (Montevideo, Uruguay) Languages Languages Spanish, English, German, Portuguese, Italian English Internships Internships 10/2012–05/2013 Graduate Intern, International Policy Leadership Institute (Paris, France) 08–09/2013 Intern, Institute of Latin American Studies, GIGA (Hamburg, Germany) Work Experience Work Experience 01/2011–07/2012 Legislative Aide, New York State Assembly (Albany, USA) Master Thesis Title When do semi-autonomous revenue agencies reduce corruption in developing countries? Tax administration in developing countries 11/2011–06/2012 International Trade Execution Assistant, Recoup Trading S.A (Montevideo, Uruguay ) 06/2010–04/2011 Collection Assistant, Seprona S.R.L- CSAV Group (Shipping Company) (Montevideo, Uruguay) 09/2009–02/2010 International Trade Assistant, Cruce Design Group (Montevideo, Uruguay) Master Thesis Title Education in Latin America. Comparing Chilean and Uruguayan systems of Education to understand the mechanisms to achieve educational equity Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 23 Rodrigo KappelSaurin Karolina Kartus Poland Brazil Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Finance and Economic Policy • Development Economics • Finance and Economic Policy • International Governance Education • Dual Degree, Master in Public Affairs in International Finance and Economic Policy, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (New York, USA) • Bachelor in Business Administration, Centro Universitário do Distrito Federal (Brasília, Brazil) Education • Exchange, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, USA) • Bachelor in International Economics and Management, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) Languages Languages English, Polish, Italian, French Portuguese, English, German Internships Internships 06–07/2013 Research intern, Group Modes of Economic Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Research Centre (Berlin, Germany) 05–08/2013 Intern, Statistical Division: Population Unit, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (Geneva, Switzerland) 01–05/2012 Junior Researcher, Center for Social and Economic Research (Warsaw, Poland) Work Experience 09/2008–09/2012 Labor Auditor, Head of the Discipline and Ethics Division, Internal Affairs Office, Ministry of Labor and Employment of Brazil (Brasília, Brazil) 11/2007–09/2008 Central Bank Analyst, Department of Financial Illicit, Exchange, and Foreign Capital, Central Bank of Brazil (Brasília, Brazil) 08/2006–11/2007 Manager, Department of Political Amnestied, Ministry of Planning of Brazil (Brasília, Brazil) Master Thesis Title BTG Pactual, Arpex Capital: Acquiring an Entry Strategy with Innovation and Differentiation in Brazil 24 Hertie School of Governance Master Thesis Title Immigration policies addressing highly qualified thirdcountry workers in the European Union. Analytical assessment of the European Blue Card Andrew Keller Nyambura Kiarie USA Kenya Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Finance and Economic Policy • International Governance • Security Policy • International Trade • Development Economics • International Law Education Education • Dual Degree Atlantis Student, Master of Public Administration, Maxwell School, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, International Relations, Comparative Cultures and Politics, Michigan State University (East Lansing, USA) • Bachelor of Laws, University of Manchester (Manchester, UK) Languages English, Kiswahili, Kikuyu, German Internships Languages English, French, German Internships 09–12/2010 Commercial Service Intern, US Commercial Service, US Mission to the EU (Brussels, Belgium) 01–05/2010 Legislative Intern, Office of Michigan State Representative Dudley Spade (Lansing, USA) Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Sociology at the Ohio State University (Columbus, USA) Work Experience 08/2011–07/2012 Assistant Social Service Program Administrator, Community Resource Center (Encinitas, USA) Master Thesis Title 07–07/2013 Economic Development Intern, Economic Development Department, WomenCraft (Ngara, Tanzania) 04–06/2013 Research Assistant, Department of Development and Security, DIW (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/ 2011 Governance and Policy Programme Intern, Department of Governance and Policy, Transparency International (Nairobi, Kenya) Master Thesis Title The Socio-economic and distributive impact of risk regulatory decisions in accordance with the Sanitary and phytosanitary agreement on developing countries. How does the scientification of law within the Dispute settlement mechanism in the WTO affect the socioeconomic status of agricultural dependent populations in Sub-saharan Africa? The EU-US Open Skies Agreement: Liberalization Taking Flight? Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 25 Thomas Kiesgen Paula Kift Germany Germany, England Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Environment, Energy, Climate • Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Political Communication • International Governance • Cyber Security • Data Protection Education Education • Dual Degree, Master of Science, Economics and Management of Public Administration and International Institutions, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) • Bachelor of Arts, Politics and Management, University of Konstanz (Konstanz, Germany) • Exchange, Universidad Complutense (Madrid, Spain) • Intermediary State Examination Civil and Public Law (Heidelberg, Germany) • Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, French Literature, European Cultural Studies, Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University (Princeton, USA) Languages German, English, Spanish, French, Italian Internships 05–08/2013 Department: International Environmental Policy, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Berlin, Germany) 03–08/2011 Department: Regional Office for Europe, United Nations Environment Programme (Geneva, Switzerland) 08–09/2010 Department: Research Policies, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bonn, Germany) 07–08/2009 Office of Peter Levin, Attorney at Law specialized in Criminal Law (Cherry Hill, USA) Work Experience 04–12/2010 Research Assistant with Prof. Dr. Katharina Holzinger, Chair of International Politics and Conflict Studies (Konstanz, Germany) 09/2007–08/2008 Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia (Philadelphia, USA) 26 Hertie School of Governance Languages German, English, French, Spanish, Norwegian, Hebrew Internships 07–08/2013 Research Assistant, Internet Governance, Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2012 Research Assistant, EU Data Protection Regulation, Walter Hallstein Institute for European Constitutional Law (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2011 Research Assistant, International Relations Department, French Senate (Paris, France) 06–08/2010 Intern, 1LIVE, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Cologne, Germany) Work Experience 08/2012–05/2014 Research Assistant, Global Constitutionalism and the Internet, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (Berlin, Germany) 08/2013–05/2014 Research Assistant, Data Privacy and Cyber Security, Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany) 03–05/2013 Research Assistant, International Law, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Subsidiarity as a Structural Principle of Transatlantic Privacy Governance Partner organisation: Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Viviana Sabrina Klein Jonas Kohl Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) • Development Economics • Finance and Economic Policy • European Integration • Labour Market and Social Policy Education Education German, English, French, Kiswahili, Spanish • Dual Degree, Master of Science, Economia e Management delle Amministrazioni pubbliche e Istituzioni internationali (CLAPI), Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany) Internships Languages 04–05/2013 Assistant, Department CSR, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 07–12/2012 Assistant, Main Office Tanzania, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) 11/2010–02/2011 Assistant, Parliamentarian Office, European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium) English, German, French, Italian Work Experience Work Experience 01/2013–present Research Assistant, East Africa division, NEO Energies GmbH (Frankfurt/Main, Germany / Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) 06/2009–09/2012 Editorial assistant, German language courses, Deutsche Welle (Bonn, Germany) 09/2012–08/2013 Desk officer, Referat Ia6, German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) Bachelor of Arts, European Studies, University of Maastricht (Maastricht, the Netherlands) Languages Master Thesis Title Internships 06–07/2012 Intern, Referat IA3, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Berlin, Germany) 12/2010–01/2011 Intern, Commissioner for Migration in Berlin-Neukölln (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Economic Inequality and policies promoting social mobility (WT) Taking Stock of Partnerships with the Private Sector in Development Cooperation – What works, what doesn’t? Partner organisation: (GiZ) Tanzania Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 27 Anne-Marie Kortas Niklas Kossow Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Labour Policy • Migration • European Integration • International Governance • Anti-corruption Education Education • Bachelor of Arts, Politics & Public Administration / Spanish Philology, Universität Potsdam (Potsdam, Germany) • Exchange, Universidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) • Bachelor of Arts, European Social and Political Studies, University College London (London, UK) • Exchange, School of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University (St. Petersburg, Russia) Languages Languages English, German, French, Russian, Spanish German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French Internships Internships 06–09/2013 Promoting Respect for Informal Workers’ Labor Rights in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras (PROSEI), International Labour Organization (San José, Costa Rica) 08/2010–01/2011 Department for the Consolidation of Municipalities, Ministry of National Planning and Political Economy (San José, Costa Rica) 02–07/2007 Deutz AG (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 06–07/2013 Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales, Department for International Labour and Social Policies, Twinning (Berlin, Germany) 08–09/2011 Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, London, Department of Culture and Education (London, UK) 06–08/2011 Transparency International UK, Communications and Research (London, UK) 06–07/2010 Office of Dr. Rolf Mützenich, MdB, German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) Work Experience 02/2011–06/2014 Student Assistant, Modes of Economic Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (Berlin, Germany) 01–08/2012 Project Manager, Special Olympics Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) Master Thesis Title Restraining Corruption by Controlling the Informal Economy? Partner organisation: World Bank 28 Hertie School of Governance Work Experience 08/2007–08/2008 Social Worker, L’arche la Rebellerie (Nueil-sur-Layon, France) Master Thesis Title The Role of Civil Society in Anti-corruption: Lessons from Russia and Ukraine Partner organisation: German Marshall Fund Julia Kowalski Eric Krassoi Peach Germany/Poland USA Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Finance and Economic Policy • Public Health • Migration policy • Labour policy Education • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) • Master of Science, Development Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) (London, UK) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany) Education Languages Internships English, German, French, Polish, Serbo-Croatian 06–09/2012 Trainee, International Migration Division, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris, France) Internships 06–08/2013 Summer Associate, Equity Research, Citi (London, UK) 05–08/2011 Programme Assistant, International Diplomats Training, German Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) 10/2010–04/2011 Intern, Fund and Administration Unit, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina) Work Experience 10/2013–04/2014 Capstone Project, Development Economics Research Group, World Bank (London, UK/ Washington DC, USA) 06–08/2012 Research Assistant, Public Policy, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 10/2009–09/2010 Teaching Assistant, Institute of Social Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany) • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Economics, Hendrix College (Conway, USA) Languages English, Spanish, German Work Experience 01–07/2013 Analyst, Immigration Research, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Wellington, New Zealand) 07/2010–02/2011 Project manager: Labour Market Analysis, Industry Training Federation, (Wellington, New Zealand) 08/2008–07/2010 Information Analyst, Labour Market Dynamics Group, Department of Labour, (Wellington, New Zealand) Master Thesis Title How permanent is permanent migration? Identifying the determinants of remigration for skilled migrants in New Zealand Master Thesis Title Assessing the Impact of Basel III on Developing Countries’ Financial Markets Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 29 Martin Krebs Jonas Maximilian Kuhn Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Finance and Economic Policy • International Governance • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) • Political Communication • Public-Private Partnerships Education Education • Dual Degree, Master of Public Administration programme, London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) • Bachelor of Science, Economics, University of Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany) • Exchange, Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey) • Bachelor of Arts, International Politics and History, Jacobs University (Bremen, Germany) Languages English, German Work Experience Languages English, German, French, Arabic, Turkish 09/2012–08/2013 Professional Year, Assistant Account Executive, FleishmanHillard (Berlin, Germany) Internships Master Thesis Title 05–10/2012 Intern, Corporate Development, Strategic Alliances, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) (Eschborn, Germany) 01–04/2012 Intern, Department for Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, United Nations (New York, USA) 01–03/2011 Intern, Economics, Culture and Press Affairs Directorate, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (Accra, Ghana) Growing city – gentrification in Berlin: A cross comparison between three Berlin neighbourhoods at different stages of gentrification Work Experience 06/2013–06/2014, 09–12/2011, 10/2007–01/2008 Student Assistant, Office of Josip Juratovic, MdB (Berlin and Heilbronn, Germany) 09/2008–10/2012 Student Assistant, Department Product Management Finance, MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG (Wiesloch, Germany) Master Thesis Title Financial Inclusion and Food Security Partner organisation: CARE International UK 30 Hertie School of Governance Pearl Jinju Kwon Alina König South Korea Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Public-Private Partnerships • Microfinance • Social Policy • Poverty Reduction / MDGs • International Governance Education Education • Exchange, Business Administration, Alma College (Michigan, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, Advertising and Public Relations, Ewha Womans University (Seoul, South Korea) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Cultural Anthropology, Universität Hamburg (UHH) (Hamburg, Germany) • Exchange, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, (Madrid, Spain) Languages Korean, English, French, German Languages German, English, Spanish, French Internships 07–08/2013 Intern, Marketing, Urwego Opportunity Bank Rwanda (Kigali, Rwanda) 12/2012–01/2013 Intern, Marketing, John Bell & Croyden (London, UK) 04–07/2008 Intern, Administration, Korea Permanent Mission to the United Nations (New York, USA) Work Experience 06/2011–05/2012 Assistant Manager, Client Support and Marketing, CPA Global Korea (Seoul, Korea) 03/2010–04/2011 International Sourcing Merchandiser, Gap Inc. Korea (Seoul, Korea) 07–12/2009 Assistant Brand Manager, Marketing, CocaCola Korea Company, Ltd (Seoul, Korea) Master Thesis Title Organizational Capacity for Continuous Innovation in Social Sector Organizations – What drives the organizational innovation for Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) in Rwanda to transform to be Inclusive Finance Institutions (IFIs)? Partner organisations: Urwego Opportunity Bank Rwanda, Hope International, World Relief, Opportunity International Internships 05–08/2013 South Asian Division, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (Bonn, Germany) 03–06/2012 Good Governance and Public Reform Program, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) (Lima, Peru) 09/2011–02/2012 Rural Development and Agriculture Division, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) (Eschborn, Germany) Work Experience 2007–2010 Chair and Associate, Maghreb, NAFRAN North Africa, Syria Group, Amnesty International (Hamburg, Germany) 2005–2008 Associate, Internationaler Jugendverband Europa – Lateinamerika (IJEL) (Hamburg, Germany / Guadalajara, Mexico / Bayamo, Cuba) 2004–2012 Associate, Plan International (Hamburg, Germany) Master Thesis Title Social Protection for Poverty Reduction. A Comparative Analysis of the Emerging Countries’ Experience Partner organisations: BMZ / (GiZ) Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 31 Sinh Le Steven H. Li USA Canada Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Security Policy • International Governance • Development Economics • Development Economics • Environment, Energy, Climate • Finance and Economic Policy Education Education • Dual Degree, Atlantis, International Security and Development Policy, Maxwell School, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) • MA in International Relations, Maxwell School, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) • Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Ohio State University, (Ohio, USA) • Dual Degree, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (New York, USA) • Master of International Affairs, International Financial and Economic Policy, Management, Columbia University (New York, USA) • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with Distinction, University of Toronto, St. George’s (Toronto, Canada) Languages Languages English, Vietnamese, Romanian English, Mandarin, German, French, Latin Internships Internships 06–08/2013 Policy Mapping Intern, United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition, United Nations, (Geneva, Switzerland) Work Experience 06–08/2013 Summer Analyst, M&A, Berkshire Capital Securities LLC (New York, USA) 09–11/2012 Political Analyst Intern, Department of General Assembly & Conference Management, United Nations (New York, USA) 06/2009–07/2011 Health Educator, Peace Corps, (Cimislia, Moldova) Work Experience Master Thesis Title 09/2010–09/2011 Political Consultant, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto, Canada) Play Together, Stay Together: NATO and the USA `pivot` to Asia Master Thesis Title Frankfurt as an International Financial Centre 32 Hertie School of Governance Mei Lim Yuh Yiing Loh United Kingdom Singapore Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Education • Social Policy and Welfare Regimes • Civil Society and Non-profit Organisations • • • • Finance and Economic Policy Security Policy Migration Urban Policy and Design Education • Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Ancient and Modern History, Oxford University (Oxford, UK) Education English, German • Dual Degree, Master of Public Administration, London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) • Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford (Oxford, UK) Internships Languages 07–08/2013 Research Assistant, Research Evaluation and Impact Department, Teach First (London, UK) 06–07/2013 Research Assistant, Ideas Incubator, RAND Europe (Cambridge, UK) English, Chinese, German Languages Work Experience 05/2009–07/2012 Head of Year, Kemnal Technology College (London, UK) 08/2008–05/2009 Analyst, Credit Sales, JP Morgan (London, UK) 09/2006–07/2008 Teach First Participant, History Department, Notre Dame RC Girls School (London, UK) Master Thesis Title Internships 06–08/2013 Research Intern, Immigration Policy 2.0, european forum for migration studies (efms) (Bamberg, Germany) 07–08/2012 Intern, Institute of Policy Development, Civil Service College (Singapore, Singapore) 07–09/2011 Intern, National Population and Talent Division, Prime Minister’s Office (Singapore, Singapore) Work Experience 04–05/2013 Research Assistant to Professor Nico Krisch, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) Comparing school systems in different welfare state regimes (Finland, Germany and UK): The impact of structure on Educational outcomes and social equity Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 33 Quirin Maderspacher Eglantine Marcelin Germany France Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Environment, Energy, Climate • European Integration • Finance and Economic Policy • Development Economics • International Governance Education Education • Bachelor of Arts, European Social and Political Studies, University College London, (London, UK) and École des hautes études en sciences sociales (Paris, France). Languages German, English, French, Hungarian Internships 06–08/2013 Fellow Intern, McKinsey & Co (Berlin, Germany) 06–07/2012 Research Assistant, Demos (London, UK) 06–08/2011 German Embassy (Budapest, Hungary) 08–09/2010 Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich, Germany) 06–07/2009 Institut für Politische Bildung BadenWürttemberg (Freiburg, Germany) Master Thesis Title ‘Debt Brake’ Fiscal Governance in Germany’s Länder Partner organisation: COCOPS Projekt WP7 • Exchange, Master of Public Administration, International Development, School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University (Beijing, China) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Montréal (Montréal, Canada) • Certificate, Challenges of Global Poverty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, USA) Languages French, English, German Internships 07–09/2013 Capacity Development Unit, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) 01–05/2013 Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations System (JIU) (Geneva, Switzerland) 08–12/2013 (GiZ) (Bangui, Central African Republic) 01–08/2012 African Artists for Development (Paris, France) Work Experience 10–11/2012 Analyst Consultant, (GiZ) (Bangui, Brazzaville, N’Djamena, Libreville, Yaoundé; Central African Republic, Congo, Chad, Gabon, Cameroon) Master Thesis Title Make the Public Sector work in Africa: An assessment of the African Peer Review Mechanism 34 Hertie School of Governance Devin Marco Lea-Kristin Martin Indonesia Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Public-Private Partnerships • Nudges and other Soft Policy Tools • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) • Sustainable Development • Latin America Education Education • Bachelor of Science, Information System Management, Singapore Management University (Singapore, Singapore) Indonesian, English • Dual Degree, Master of Public Administration, Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (New York, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, Cultural Sciences, European University Viadrina (Frankfurt/Oder, Germany) • Exchange, University of Chile (Santiago, Chile) Internships Languages 06–08/2013 Researcher, European Research Centre for Anti-Corruption and State-Building (Berlin, Germany) English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian Languages Internships Work Experience 02/2007–08/2012 Assistant Director, Information Technology Department, Monetary Authority of Singapore (Singapore, Singapore) Master Thesis Title When do apps nudge? Nudging people towards a more active lifestyle through smartphone applications 06–08/2013 Intern, CSR Department, German Federal Ministry of Social and Labor Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 03–06/2013 Researcher, UN PAN, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (New York, USA) 05–07/2012 Intern, Friedrich Ebert Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal) 08/2011–05/2012 Spanish Messaging and Outreach Associate, The Yansa Group (New York, USA) 04–08/2010 Intern, Amnesty International (Santiago, Chile) 08–10/2009 Marketing and Program Coordination Intern, COINED (Barcelona, Spain) Master Thesis Title CSR – An Instrument for Conflict Resolution in Latin America’s Mining Industry? Case Studies of Uruguay and Argentina Partner organisation: German Federal Ministry of Social and Labour Affairs Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 35 Julia Melzer Gunnar Mokosch Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Social Policy and Family Policy • Labour and Education Policy • Political Communication • European Integration • Finance and Economic Policy • International Governance Education Education • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Public Administration, Public Law, Potsdam University (Potsdam, Germany) • Exchange, Sciences Po (Bordeaux, France) • Exchange, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany) Languages Languages English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese English, German, French Internships Internships 05–07/2013 Intern, Division Ia 2 “Reconciliation of Work and Family Life, Securing Opportunities for Children”, German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2012 Intern, Heiko Thomas, MdA, Abgeordneten haus (Berlin, Germany) 07–10/2011 Intern, Heiko Thomas, Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen (Berlin, Germany) 07–08/2013 Intern, International Climate Protection, Federal Ministry for the Environment (Berlin, Germany) 02–06/2011 Intern, House of Representatives, Federal Parliament (Canberra, Australia) 11–12/2010 Intern, Department of National Heritage, Culture, and the Arts (Suva, Fiji) 03–04/2009 Intern, Centre for European Integration e.V. (Rostock, Germany) Master Thesis Title Work Experience 01/2013–present Personal Assistant to Sabine Bangert, MdB, German Bundestag, Speaker for Labour Market Policy, Speaker for Cultural Policy, Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen (Berlin, Germany) 11–12/2012 Student Assistant, Prof. Kai Wegrich, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Administrative Reform of the Youth Employment Assistance Sector in Berlin: A Comparative Analysis with similar reforms implemented in Hamburg in 2012 (WT) 36 Hertie School of Governance Causes and effects of the usage of consumer technologies for work-related purposes in German public administration Meghan M. Mullen Dennis Mwaura Kenya USA Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Public Health • Public-Private Partnerships • Security Policy • Environment, Energy, Climate • European Integration • Finance and Economic Policy Education Education • Dual Degree/Atlantis Student, MPA from Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of the Pacific (Stockton, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, Government, Harvard University (Cambridge, USA) Languages Internships English 05–08/2013 Summer Research Analyst, Governance Report, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 07/2011 Teaching Assistant, Espaço Criança Esperança (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 08/2010 Founding Facilitator, International Spark Program (Tbilisi, Georgia) Internships 07/2013 Office of E-Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and Budget (Washington DC, USA) 08/2012–06/2013 Graduate Research Assistant, Moynihan Global Affairs Institute Maxwell University (Syracuse, USA) Work Experience 03/2011–06/2012 Staff Assistant, Office of Congressman Jerry McNerney (Washington DC, USA) 11/2010–03/2011 Office Manager, Office of Congressman Jerry McNerney (Stockton, USA) 05–11/2010 Regional Field Director, Jerry McNerney for Congress (Stockton, USA) Languages English, Swahili, German, French, Brazilian, Portuguese Work Experience 09/2013–present Lead Consultant, Kenya: Collaborative Policy Consultants (Berlin, Germany) 05–09/2009 Business Analyst, Citibank (Nairobi, Kenya) 09/2008–08/2011 Application Processing Assistant, Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, Harvard University (Cambridge, USA) Master Thesis Title Risk Management in Hybrid Organizations Master Thesis Title Sexual Assaults in the US Military: Examining Trends and Effectiveness of Policies Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 37 Pedro Obando Paulina Maddalena Olenga Tete Mexico Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Finance and Economic Policy • State Building and Political Development • Development Economics • Business and Government Policy • Political and Economic Development Education Education • Master of Arts, International Politics, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium) • Bachelor of Arts, Communications and Electronic Engineering, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Mexico City, Mexico) • Columbia University, International and Public Affairs, (New York City, USA) • Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) • Exchange, Master of Arts in International Relations (MAIR), Political Science/Business Administration, University of Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany) Languages Spanish, English, French, German Languages German, English, French Internships 06–08/2013 Summer Research Fellow, Business Environment and Human Rights Risks, Human Rights Centre Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico) 02–07/2006 Policy Analyst, Economic Development Unit, Directorate General for Development and Cooperation, European Commission (Brussels, Belgium) Work Experience 10/2013–present Teaching/Research Associate, Prof. Jean Pisani-Ferry, Hertie School (Berlin, Germany) 05/2011–04/2012 Credit Committee Advisor, Head Office for Europe, Corporate and Public Banking, BNP Paribas Fortis (Brussels, Belgium) 02/2009–04/2011 Country Risk Officer, Economic Research and Country Policy, Central Risk Management, BNP Paribas Fortis (Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France) 04/2007–01/2009 Risk Officer, Graduate Management Programme, BNP Paribas Fortis (Rotterdam, Netherlands / Sydney, Australia / Paris, France / Brussels, Belgium) Master Thesis Title Restraining Corruption by Controlling the Informal Economy? Partner organisation: World Bank 38 Hertie School of Governance Internships 07–09/2013 Intern, Executive Management Continental, Getinge Group (Mainz, Germany) 06–12/2013 Graduate Research Affiliate, The Earth Institute, Columbia University (New York City, USA) Master Thesis Title Collaboration Is What Matters: The Critical Role of CrossSector Innovation for Social Inclusive Development in Rural Haiti Partner organisations: Prime Minister Office of the Republic of Haiti | Earth Institute-Columbia University Agostina Pascazio Marina Pavlova Russia Italy Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) • Environment, Energy, Climate • Human Rights and Refugees • International Political Economy • Macroeconomics • European Integration Education Education • Dual Degree, Master of Science, Economics and Management of Public Administration and International Institutions, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) • Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Management for Arts, Culture and Communications, Bocconi University, (Milan, Italy) • Master of Science, Economics and Management Science, Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany) • Master of Science, Economics, Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia) • Exchange, International Relations, Stanford University (Palo Alto, USA) • Master of Science, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia) • Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia) Languages Italian, English, Spanish, German Internships 06–09/2011 Assistant to the Revenue Manager, Pricing Strategy, NH Hotels (Milan, Italy) Languages Master Thesis Title English, Russian, German, Spanish, French, Japanese Health policy and management: the cost of inappropriate treatment given to patients with anxiety disorder Internships 05–08/2013 Intern, Bürger Europas e.V. (Berlin, Germany) 07–10/2011 Intern, Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) 08–10/2009 Intern, Bosch Ltd. (Frankfurt a.M., Germany) Work Experience 09/2013–05/2014 Research Assistant, German Institute for Economic Research (Berlin, Germany) 02/2010–06/2011 Research Assistant, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia) Master Thesis Title Which Fiscal Union for the Euro Area? Partner organisation: Notre Europe - Jacques Delors Institute Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 39 Sebastian Peter Matthew Popkin Germany USA Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Economic Policy • Emerging Markets • European Integration • International Security • Asia-Pacific Economic and Security Issues • Regional Integration and International Political Economy Education • Exchange, Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA) • Master of Science, Economic History, London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) Education • Atlantis Dual Degree, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and International Economics, Wheaton College (Wheaton, USA) Languages German, English, Spanish Languages English, Chinese Internships 06–08/2013 Consultant, Public Affairs, Weber Shandwick (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2012 Consultant, TTT Department, Simon Kucher & Partners (Munich, Germany) 08–09/2011 Intern, Department of Labor and Social Affairs, Representation of Bavaria to the European Union (Brussels, Belgium) 06–08/2011 Accountant, Assurance/Audit Department, PricewaterhouseCoopers (London, UK) 06–07/2009 Journalist, Editorial Department, Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich, Germany) Internships Summer 2013 Hudson Institute, Washington DC Summer 2004 World Bank, Washington DC Work Experience 2011–2012 Private Business Consultant (Beijing, China) 2009–2011 President/Co-Owner, Flogos China (Beijing, China) 2007–2008 Investment Specialist, Fidelity Investments 2007 Peace Corps Volunteer (Philippines) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Which Fiscal Union for the Euro Area? Partner organisation: Notre Europe - Jacques Delors Institute 40 Hertie School of Governance Towards a Coalition of Small States: Counter-Balancing in the South China Sea José Julián Prieto Annkathrin Rabe Colombia Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Democracy promotion and Anti-corruption policies • Human Rights and Conflict Resolution • Energy and Climate Change • Governmental Relations, Political Communication • European Economic Governance Education Education • Master of Arts, Development and Governance, Duisburg-Essen University (Essen, Germany) • Certificate, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, Universidad Externado de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Business Administration, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) • Bachelor of Arts, European Studies, Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands) • Exchange, Sciences Po (Grenoble, France) Languages Spanish, English, German, French Internships 06–08/2013 Intern, Planning and Monitoring, Fundación Evolución Caribe (Cartagena, Colombia) 02–03/2012 Intern, Natural Resources and Conflict, Bonn International Center for Convertion (Bonn, Germany) Languages German, English, French, Russian, Dutch Internships 05–06/2013 Public Affairs, RWE AG (Berlin, Germany) 05–08/2012 Public Regulatory Affairs, Deutsche Telekom AG (Brussels, Belgium and Bonn, Germany) 04–06/2012 Europapolitik, Bundesverband der deutschen Industrie e.V. (BDI) (Federation of German Industries), (Berlin, Germany) 01–03/2012 European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) (Berlin, Germany) Work Experience Work Experience 06/2009–05/2011 Project Coordinator’s Assistant, Coordinator of the area of Indigenous communities and representative for the northern region, ProFis-(GiZ) (Bogotá, Colombia). Master Thesis Title Anti-corruption Revolutions: When Civil Society steps in Partner organisation: Transparency International 09/2013–present Student Assistant, Public Affairs, RWE AG (Berlin, Germany) 01/2010–present Media Manager (External Staff), Media Team, World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland / Istanbul, Turkey / Vienna, Austria) 04–08/2013 Research Assistant, Prof. Kai Wegrich, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 10/2012–01/2013 Student Assistant, Europapolitik, Bundesverband der deutschen Industrie e.V. (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Generation adequacy: Electricity Market Design within the German “Energiewende” Partner organisation: RWE AG Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 41 Julia Reis David Rinnert Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • European Integration • Public-Private Partnerships • Higher Education Policy • Public Management in Developing Countries • Governance and Politics in the Post-Soviet Space • Environment and Sustainability Education Education • Bachelor of Arts, History and Politics, University of York (York, UK) • Exchange, Georgetown University – McCourt School of Public Policy (Washington DC, USA) German, English, French, Spanish, Hungarian • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Social Sciences, Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany) • Exchange, Sciences Po (Paris, France), City University of New York (New York, USA), Ilia State University Tbilisi (Tbilisi, Georgia) Internships Languages 05–06/2013 Division 411 “Higher Education policy and Development”, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Berlin, Germany) 07–08/2011 Editorial Department of the TV-programme “Maintower”, Hessian Broadcasting (Hessischer Rundfunk) (Frankfurt a.M., Germany) 07–08/2010 Freies Deutsches Hochstift (Frankfurt a.M., Germany) English, German, Russian, French Languages Internships Work Experience 06–07/2012 Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Berlin, Germany) 10–12/2011 German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 02–04/2010 Department for Global Health and Development; Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN (Geneva, Switzerland) 05–08/2013 Research Assistant, Prof. David Wootton, Department of History, University of York (York, UK) Work Experience Master Thesis Title The influence of foundations on teaching in universities – A comparative study of Germany and the United States of America 10/2013–03/2014 Capstone Project Consultant, Good Governance in Sudan, UK Department for International Development (London, UK) 09/2012–07/2013 Junior Professional, Modernisation of Local Public Services in the Republic of Moldova, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) (Chisinau, Moldova) 04–06/2012, 05–08/2013 Research Assistant, Department for Public Management, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title 42 Hertie School of Governance The Way Forward for Civil Service and Administrative Reforms in Developing Countries: Determinants of Reform Outcomes in the Georgian Administration since 2003 Ian Roderick Marianela Romero Aceves USA Mexico Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Political Communication and Public Affairs • Urban Development and the Creative Economy • Digitization, Intellectual Property and the Publishing Industry • Education • Finance and Economic Policy • International Governance Education Education English, German, French • Diploma, European Community Law, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico City, Mexico) • Bachelor of Laws, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (Mexico City, Mexico) • Exchange, Universität Regensburg (Regensburg, Germany) Work Experience Languages 12/2007–08/2012 Government Relations, Policy Trademark and Copyright Specialist, Scholastic Inc. (New York, United States) English, Spanish, German • Bachelor of Arts, History and English Literature Dickinson College (Carlisle, United States) Languages Master Thesis Title Fostering Creative Economy Clusters: Policies and Evidence. A comparison between Berlin and London Partner organisation: Bundesagentur für Arbeit Internships 06–08/2013 Foreign Lawyer, Hengeler Mueller (Frankfurt a.M., Germany) Work Experience 06/2009–present Legal Advisor, Proeducación, A.C. (Mexico City, Mexico) 06/2009–05/2012 Associate Lawyer, Galicia Abogados (Mexico City, Mexico) 04/2007–06/2009 Law Clerk, Galicia Abogados (Mexico City, Mexico) Master Thesis Title Efficiency of Consumption | The ‘Shareconomy’ and ‘Collaborative Consumption’ as consumer empowerment and their regulatory challenges Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 43 Thomas Rützel Rebeca Sahagún Martínez Germany Mexico Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • European Integration • Finance and Economic Policy • Development Economics • Environment, Energy, Climate Education Education • Dual Degree, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (New York, USA) • Diploma (Master of Science equivalent), Physics, University of Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany) • Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Mexico City, Mexico) Languages Spanish, English, German Languages English, German, Spanish, French Internships Internships 06–08/2013 Consultant, Climate Change and Sustainability Division, Inter-American Development Bank (Washington DC, USA) 09–11/2008 Consultant, Business Technology Office, McKinsey & Company, Inc. (Berlin, Germany) Work Experience Work Experience 05/2010–present Consultant (Fellow Senior Associate), Business Technology Office, McKinsey & Company, Inc. (Hamburg, Germany) Master Thesis Title Analysis of monetary policy decision-making in the Euro area and the US 07/2011–07/2012 Junior Analyst for Institutional Analysis and International Instruments, Environmental Economics and Policy Research Unit, National Institute of Ecology (Mexico City, Mexico) 01/2010–05/2011 Junior Analyst of Econometrics, Environmental Economics and Policy Research Unit, National Institute of Ecology (Mexico City, Mexico) 06–12/2009 Research assistant for PhD. Carlos Muñoz Piña / Environmental Economics and Policy Research Unit/ National Institute of Ecology (Mexico City, Mexico) Master Thesis Title Power dynamics between urban social movements and local authorities Partner organisation: Metropolis Network and Berlin Senate Urban Planning Unit 44 Hertie School of Governance Rywa Salamander Marissa Santikarn Germany Australia Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • European Integration • Political Communication • Foreign Policy • Environment, Energy, Climate • International Governance • Political Communication Education Education • Exchange, School of Policy, Planning, and Development at University of Southern California (Los Angeles, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, European Studies, Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands) • Bachelor of Arts/Laws, Modern History, Law as general degree, University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia) Languages English, German, Thai, Japanese Languages English, German, French, Italian Internships 05–07/2013 Political Section, BILD (Berlin, Germany) 04–05/2012 Foreign Affairs Committee, German Parliament (Berlin, Germany) 10/2011–03/2012 Political and Press Section, Federal Foreign Office, (Tel Aviv, Israel) 06–08/2010 ARD (Tel Aviv, Israel) 04–06/2008 Researcher, Leo Baeck Institute, (New York, USA) Master Thesis Title Fostering Creative Economy Clusters: Policies and Evidence. A comparison between Berlin and London Partner organisation: Bundesagentur für Arbeit Internships 06–08/2013 ECO-BEST Program, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) (Bangkok, Thailand) 02–06/2011 Law Student Intern, Environmental Defenders Office (Melbourne, Australia) 12/2010–01/2011 Winter clerkship programme, Environmental, Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution Programs, Siam Premier (Bangkok, Thailand) Work Experience 05–06/2006 and 12/2006–01/2007 Temporary Editor, Metro Magazine and Thailand Tatler (Bangkok, Thailand) Master Thesis Title Can the Californian cap-and-trade programme offer any institutional design features and lessons for the European emissions trading scheme and if so, to what extent are they transposable to the European context? Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 45 Lydia Scheminski Magdalena Schmidt Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Political Communication • Nonprofit and Civil Society Organizations • • • • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Political Communication Social Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Education Bachelor of Arts, Cultural Sciences, Media, Bauhaus University Weimar (Weimar, Germany) Education • Bachelor of Arts, European Studies, Maastricht University (Maastricht, The Netherlands) Languages German, English, Spanish, French Languages German, English, Dutch, Russian, French Internships 05–08/2013 Department: Good Governance and Human Rights, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) (Eschborn, Germany) Work Experience 03–09/2012 Press and Public Relations Coordination, Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG (Berlin, Germany) 09/2011–03/2012 Kulturweit – Voluntary Service of the German Foreign Ministry in Cooperation with the German National Commission for UNESCO, Department of Cultural Affairs, Mexican National Commission for UNESCO (Mexico City, Mexico) 04/2008–09/2011 Assistant to Creative Producer/ Management Project Development, Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Analysis of the imbalanced structure of participants in the Germany Voluntary Service (FSJ) Kulturweit 46 Hertie School of Governance Internships 0–11/2013 Programme Coordinator, Leadership BerlinNetzwerk Verantwortung e.V. (Berlin, Germany) 09–12/2011 Intern, European Department, Europäisches Informationszentrum Jean Monnet (Berlin, Germany) 07–08/2011 Intern, Culture Department, Südost Europa Kultur e.V. (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Social Innovation: A Desirable and Feasible Journey for Organizations Addressing Public Problems? The State of the Art of Social Innovation in German Social Welfare Organizations Partner organisation: Vodafone Foundation Jan Schubert Shaarad Sharma Germany UK Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Environment, Energy, Climate • Finance and Economic Policy • Political Communication • Development Economics • International Governance Education Education • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Leipzig (Leipzig, Germany) • Dual Degree, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (New York, USA) • Bachelor of Science, Economics and International Development, University of Bath (Bath, UK) Languages English, German, Spanish, Swedish Languages English, Hindi, French Internships 04/2010–07/2010 Intern, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Leipzig, Germany) Work Experience 09/2013–present Student Trainee, Public Sector Consulting, KPMG AG (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–08/2013 Assistant Account Executive, Energy Practice, Fleishman-Hillard Germany (Berlin, Germany) 07/2011–07/2012 Research Assistant, Climate and Energy, Adelphi Consult & Research (Berlin, Germany) 06/2009–08/2010 Research Assistant, Department of International Relations, University Leipzig (Leipzig, Germany) Master Thesis Title The German shipping sector and the implementation of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Internships 06–08/2013 Research Associate, European Research Centre Against Corruption, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2007 Health Sector Working Group, CARE International (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) 06–08/2007 Volunteer Facilitator, Debate to Action, British Council (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) 06–06/2007 Government Reform Practice, Adam Smith International (London, UK) Work Experience 06/2010–08/2013 Manager, Government Reform Practice, Adam Smith International (Nairobi, Kenya; London, UK) 09/2008–04/2010 Programme Associate – Citizens Against Corruption, Public Affairs Centre (Bangalore, India) Master Thesis Title Developing the High-tech SME sector in Kazakhstan Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 47 Mahendra ShunmoogamGrabosch Katharina Sipple Ukraine Republic of South Africa Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Political Economy • Global Governance • Foreign Policy • Development Economics • International Governance • Social Policies (Human Rights, Migration, Integration) Education Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), International Relations, University of Pretoria (Pretoria, South Africa) • Bachelor of Social Science, Governance and Political Science, University of Cape Town (Cape Town, South Africa) • Bachelor of Arts, Russian Studies, Gender Studies, Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany) • Exchange, Moscow State Linguistic University (Moscow, Russia) Languages Languages English, German, Xhosa, Afrikaans English, German, Russian, Ukrainian, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch Internships Internships 06–07/2013 Consultant, Tal Pery Unternehmens beratung (Berlin, Germany) 07–8/2013 Market Research and Product Development, Mind The Gap – Human Development Institute (Berlin, Germany) 3/2009 Assistant at Student Affairs (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) 07/2005 Teachers’ Assistant at Martin-Buber-School (Giessen, Germany) Work Experience 01/2010–07/2012 Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of South Africa’s Foreign Ministry (Pretoria, South Africa) 09/2008–12/2009 Western Cape Provincial Parliament, (Cape Town, South Africa) 10/2006–07/2008 USA’s National Academy of Sciences’ Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (Washington DC, USA) 02–06/2005 Provincial Government of the Western Cape (Cape Town, South Africa) 02/1999–01/2003 Treatment Action Campaign/Equality Project (Cape Town, South Africa) Work Experience 09/2010–06/2013 Student Assistant, Department for Contemporary History Berlin –Munich 06/2010–08/2012 Intern Advisor, Apollo Association, (Berlin, Germany) 09/2008–07/2009 Visitor Service at Jewish Museum (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Democracy: the effects of a globalised world on the national economic policymaking ability of states – does democracy have a future? 48 Hertie School of Governance Making Minority Rights Stick – The Roma and Sinti of Europe Partner organisation: German Institute for Human Rights Antonio Smith Bravo Sarah Soteroff Canada Venezuela Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics • Finance and Economic Policy • Energy Policy • International Governance • Political Communication • Public-Private Partnerships Education Education • Bachelor In Economics, Universidad Católica Andres Bello (Caracas, Venezuela) • Master in Economics and FinanceCentro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (Madrid, Spain) • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), History, University of Western Ontario, London Ontario (Ontario, Canada) Languages English Languages Spanish, English, German Internships Internships 05–08/2013 Intern, Government Relations, APCO Worldwide (Washington DC, USA) 06–09/2013 Assistant, Project of Macroeconomic Reforms, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) (Hanoi, Vietnam) 07–09/2011 Research Assistant, Direction of Foreign Affairs, Bank of Spain (Madrid, Spain) 07–09/2008 Research Assistant. Research Department, Central Bank of Venezuela (Caracas, Venezuela) Work Experience 01/2010–06/2012 PR and Communications Manager, DAC Group (Toronto, Canada) 08/2008–01/2010 Manager of Communications, Sharpe Blackmore Euro RSCG/MPG Canada (Toronto, Canada) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Striking the Natural Resource Curse: The Case of Hydrocarbons Using private sector methods of measurement to quell government inefficiency and mismanagement of budget allocations (WT) Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 49 Erasmo Soto Mario Spiezio Mexico Italy Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Energy, Climate Finance • International Economic Governance • Regulatory Policy • Development Economics • European Integration • Social Protection and Policy Education Education • Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, Political science, Chinese studies and Japanese studies, University of Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland) • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Università degli Studi di Pavia (Pavia, Italy) • Erasmus Exchange, Trinity College of Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) Languages English, German, Spanish, French Languages Italian, English, Spanish, French Internships 08/2013–01/2014 Trainee, Economic Governance: G20, Climate Finance, Heinrich Böll Foundation (Washington DC, USA) 06–12/2012 Intern, Skills and Employability Department, International Labour Office (Geneva, Switzerland) Work Experience 02–07/2013 Young Professional, Financial Sector Reform, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) (Beijing, China) 05–08/2011 Project Management Assistant, High Voltage Products Unit, ABB Switzerland AG (Zurich, Switzerland) 08/2008–09/2011 Consultant, Mergers and Acquisitions Monitoring, Netbreeze GmbH (Dübendorf, Switzerland) Master Thesis Title The Influence of Financial Regulation on Private Finance for Clean Energy and Green Infrastructure Internships 06–08/2013 Research Assistant, Social Development Division, United Nations – Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok, Thailand) 09–12/2011 MAE-CRUI Analyst, Cooperation and Trade Office, Embassy of Italy (Bogotá, Colombia) 07–11/2010 Junior Analyst, LAMA Development Agency (Dakar, Senegal) Work Experience 06/2013–present Graduate Consultant, Social Development Division, United Nations - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Berlin, Germany, Bangkok,Thailand) 03–09/2012 Corporate Relations Officer, Global Alliances Office, Università Commerciale L. Bocconi (Milan, Italy) 12/2010–03/2011 Junior Business Analyst , Business Development, And Liguey Farms, (Dakar, Senegal) Master Thesis Title Health outcomes and social health insurance in Viet Nam Partner organisation: UNESCAP 50 Hertie School of Governance Thérèse Carolin Tasche Paul Trompisch Austria Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Education Policy • Labour Market Policy • Public Health • Finance and Economic Policy • European Integration • Public Management Education Education • Master of Science, Political Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands) • Bachelor of Arts, European Studies, Otto-vonGuericke-Universität Magdeburg (Magdeburg, Germany) • Exchange, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) • Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Vienna University of Economics and Business (Vienna, Austria) • Exchange, Institute Barcelona D’Estudis Internacionals (Barcelona, Spain) Languages English, German Languages English, German, Spanish, Catalan, French, Russian Internships 06–08/2012 Research Fellow, Centro Redes (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 09/2009–03/2010 Institut Européen des Hautes Études Internationales (Nice, France) 01–03/2009 Institut für Europäische Politik (Berlin, Germany) Work Experience 09/2013–present, 09/2011–06/2012 Student Assistant, Socio-Economic Department, VDI/VDE-IT (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–08/2013 Desk Officer, Division for General European & International Health Policy Planning, OECD, German Federal Ministry of Health (Berlin, Germany) 04–08/2010 Desk Officer and Teaching Assistant, Centre International de Formation Européenne, (Nice, France) Internships 06–07/2013 Directorate General for Economic Policy and Financial Markets, Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance (Vienna, Austria) 03–08/2012 Research Department, European Chamber of Commerce (Singapore, Singapore) 09/2011 Trade Commission, Austrian Embassy to Denmark (Copenhagen, Denmark) 07–08/2009 Sales and Marketing Department, Lowe GGK (Vienna, Austria) 07–08/2008 Sales and Marketing Department, Echo Medienhaus (Vienna, Austria) Master Thesis Title The Single Supervisory Mechanism, the first pillar of the European Banking Union: An assessment (WT) Partner organisation: Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance Master Thesis Title Transition from the Educational to the Occupational System: A Comparative Study across Welfare Regimes Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 51 Kim Truong Björn Verse USA Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Urban and Social Policy • E-Government and Information Technology • Public-Private Partnerships • Energy and Infrastructure • Environment, Climate Change and Technology • European Governance, EU Economic Policy Education Education • Dual Degree, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (New York, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, Human Biology, Health Policy, Stanford University (Stanford, USA) • Exchange, Sciences Po (Paris, France) • Exchange, Institute of Public Policy, Comenius University of Bratislava (Bratislava, Slovakia) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Bachelor of Arts, Communication Sciences, Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversity of Munich (Munich, Germany) Languages English, Vietnamese Languages Internships 05–08/2013 Research Fellow, GovLoop (Washington DC, USA) 06–09/2010 Research Intern, Robert Koch Institute, Dept. of Epidemiology and Health Reporting (Berlin, Germany) 08–09/2009 Public Health Aid, Global Healthcare Project (Pueblo Nuevo, Guatemala) Work Experience 02/2011–08/2012 Associate, Federal Technology, Deloitte Consulting (Arlington, USA) 04/2009–06/2010 Communications Associate, Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, (Stanford, USA) Master Thesis Title US-China Cybersecurity Cooperation Partner organisation: United States Department of Homeland Security English, German, French, Slovak Internships 07–09/2013 Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e.V., Strategy and Policy Department (Berlin, Germany) 06–07/2011 German Bundestag, Frank Schwabe, Deputy Speaker for International Climate Policy (Berlin, Germany) 01–05/2011 REN21 - Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century of the United Nations Environment Programme and Germany (GiZ) (Paris, France) Work Experience 09/2012–present Project Assistant, dena - Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH, Renewable Energy Department (Berlin, Germany) 01–07/2012 Project Assistant, SIEMENS AG, Corporate Unit Government Affairs (Munich, Germany) 10/2009–12/2011 Project Assistant, WKKW KleeneWoeltje GmbH, Business Consultancy for Sustainability & CSR (Munich, Germany) Master Thesis Title Electricity market design reforms in the EU: Comparative regulatory analysis of capacity mechanisms in view of the EU Electricity Internal Market 52 Hertie School of Governance Samantha Villella Marian Vogel Germany USA Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Environment, Energy, Climate • Gender policy • Finance and Economic Policy • Security Policy • International Trade Education • Bachelor of Arts, International Affairs, George Washington University (Washington DC, USA) Languages Education • Bachelor of Arts, Politics, University of Nottingham, (Nottingham, UK) • Exchange, Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) English, Italian, German Languages Internships 05–08/2013 Community Manager, Wostel Co-working (Berlin, Germany) 05–08/2012 English Communications, Jambo Bukoba (Munich, Germany) 01–05/2012 Washington Office, love.futbol (Washington DC, USA) Master Thesis Title Case study analysis of urban green policy and the success of environmental planning in the United States English, German, Russian, French, Japanese Internships 06–09/2013 Intern to Executive Board, Stiftung Wissenschaft Politk (Berlin, Germany) Work Experience 10/2013–present Market Analyst, Market Logic (Berlin, Germany) 02–08/2008 Zivildienstleistender (Community Service), Goethe Institute Bonn (Bonn, Germany) Master Thesis Title How competitive is the German Export Credit Insurance Hermes in comparison to the Export Credit Insurances of France, South Korea and China? Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 53 David Voges Freda von der Decken Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Demographic Change • Public Management • Social and Labour Market Policy • Public Management and Policy Analysis • Civil Society Institutions and Management • Education Policy Education Education • Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Social Science, University of Erfurt (Erfurt, Germany) • Exchange, Economics, Universidad Torcuato di Tella (Buenos Aires, Argentina) • Bachelor of Arts, European Studies, Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands) Languages German, English, Spanish, Turkish Languages German, English, Spanish, Tajik Internships 05–09/2012 Consultant, Public Sector, CSC (Berlin, Germany) 08–10/2010 Research Assistant, Economic and Environmental Policy, German Employers Association Thuringia (Erfurt, Germany) 03–04/2009 Assistant to the chairman of the Board of Directors, Microfinance Institution Furuz Ltd. (Kurganteppa, Tajikistan) Work Experience 09/2012–09/2013 Research Assistant, Referat Ib2, German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 08/2011–01/2013 Consultant for a Study on the optimal size of municipalities in cooperation with Dr. Arne Weiß, Landtagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Erfurt, Germany) Master Thesis Title The effect of welfare regimes on job quality in the context of demographic change 54 Hertie School of Governance Internships 05–07/2013 Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Division Relations with EU Member States (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2012 PortSide New York (New York, USA) 03–04/2012 Lower Saxony State Chancellery (Berlin, Germany) 01–02/2012 German Bundestag, Office Dr. Andreas Schockenhoff, Member of Parliament (Berlin, Germany) 09–12/2011 CNC Communications and Network Consulting AG (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2011 German Confederation of Skilled Crafts, Department for Economic and Environmental Policy (Berlin, Germany) 03–05/2008 Cultural Foundation Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany) 09/2007–02/2008 Niramaya Health Foundation (Mumbai, India) Master Thesis Title A Modern Approach of Educational Governance. A Case Study on the Institutional Setting of the Education System in Berlin Johannes Wahner Franziska Weil Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Finance and Economic Policy • Development Economics • International Governance • Development Economics • Finance and Economic Policy • International Governance Education Education • Bachelor of Science, Physics, Ruprecht-Karls-University (Heidelberg, Germany) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany) Languages Languages English, German, Polish, Chinese, French German, English, Spanish, French, Arabic Internships Internships 05–07/2013 Intern, Member Service, AHK Polen (Warsaw, Poland) 05–08/2011 Intern, Research& Development, Siemens Numerical Control Ltd. (Nanjing, China) 08/2007–09/2008 Volunteer (FSJ), Orphange, Dom na zielonym wzgorzu (Kisielany, Poland) 09/2012–06/2013 Professional Year, TVET and Labour Market Programme and Private Sector Development Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) 06–08/2012 Civil Society Division, Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy, United Nations Development Programme (New York, USA) 09–12/2010 Community Development Intern, The Light and Leadership Initiative (Lima, Peru) 04–07/2010 Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) (Lima, Peru) Master Thesis Title Restraining Corruption by Controlling the Informal Economy? Partner organisation: World Bank Master Thesis Title The Informal Economy in the MENA Region (WT) Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 55 Julius Wersig Mónica Wills Silva Germany Colombia Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • European Public Policy • Public Management • Public-Private Partnerships • Development Economics • Security Policy • Social Policy and Gender Education Education • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) • Certificat d’Etudes Politiques/Programme d’échange, Political Sciences and Economics, Sciences Po (Paris, France) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) • Postgraduate Diploma, Supervision and Accountability, Universidad de Chile, (Santiago, Chile) • Bachelor of Science, Economics, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) • Exchange, Eberhard Karls Tübingen University (Tübingen, Germany) • Bachelor of Science. Political Science, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) Languages German, English, Italian, French, Spanish Languages English, Spanish, German, French Internships 04–06/2013 Fellow Intern, Consulting, McKinsey & Company (Berlin, Germany) 11/2012–03/2013 Student Consultant, Public Sector Unit, Capgemini Consulting (Berlin, Germany) 07–10/2012 JOIN Intern, Customer Solutions and Innovation/ CCO Commercial Strategy Team, Deutsche Post DHL (Bonn, Germany) Internships Work Experience Work Experience 2005–present Local Chapter Chairman, Intercultural Communication and Conflict Management Skills Coach, AFS Intercultural Programs (Berlin, Germany/Paris, France/Venezia, Italy) 2007–2010 Social Service in Lieu of Military Service / Student Assistant, European Academy (Berlin, Germany) 03–06/2013 Research Assistant, Development Economics, European School of Management and Technology ESMT (Berlin, Germany) 08/2010–06/2012 Research Assistant, Defence and Security Area, Think-Tank Foundation Ideas for Peace FIP (Bogotá, Colombia) 11/2007–03/2008 Student Assistant, Economics, Los Andes University (Bogotá, Colombia) Master Thesis Title Sustainable Performance Gaps in EU Agencies? Discussing Empirical Patterns within a Rational Choice Framework 56 Hertie School of Governance 06–09/2013 Researcher/Intern, Violence and Crime Prevention Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) (Pretoria, South Africa) 06–12/2009 Intern/News Analyst, Global News Intelligence (Bogotá, Colombia) Master Thesis Title Anti-corruption Revolutions: When Civil Society steps in Partner organisation: Transparency International Nicholas Zagaria Sebastian Zavelberg USA Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Finance and Economic Policy • Political Communication • Public Health • New Knowledge Economy Education • Dual Degree, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (New York, USA) • Master of Arts, International Relations and European Union Studies, Central European University (Budapest, Hungary) • Bachelor of Arts, History, Reed College (Portland, Oregon, USA) Education • Bachelor of Arts, European Studies, Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands) • Attestation d’Études Politiques, Institut d’Études Politiques de Rennes (Rennes, France) Languages Languages German, English, French, Dutch English, Spanish, German Internships Internships 06–08/2013 Graduate Associate, Financial Institutions Supervision Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (New York, USA) Work Experience 03/2006–09/2011 Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Consultant, IBM (New York, USA) 08/2004–03/2006 Channel Development Manager, Xandros, Inc. (New York, USA) 09/2003–02/2004 Deputy Head of Mission, Coalition for Work With Psychotrauma and Peace (Vukovar, Croatia) Master Thesis Title The relationship between inflation and unionization levels in OECD Economies 06–07/2013 Corporate Communications, BARMER GEK (Wuppertal/Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2012 Editorial Office, “wortwert” agency for economic journalism (Cologne, Germany) 06–08/2011 Public Affairs Department, Deutsche Welle Akademie (Bonn, Germany) 06–08/2010 Directorate-General Nature Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bonn, Germany) Work Experience 09/2008–08/2009 Civilian Service, Event Management, Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Foundation (Bonn, Germany) 09/2013–present Student Assistant, Fundraising and Social Marketing, Children’s Clinics of the Charité – University Medicine Berlin (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Regional ICT Policymaking in the European Union Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 57 Sebastian Zilch Germany Academic Areas of Interest • Finance and Economic Policy • Public Health • Public Management Education • Exchange, University of California (Los Angeles, USA) • Bachelor of Science, Economics, University of Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Germany) Languages German, English, French Internships 06–08/2012 National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (Berlin, Germany) 04–07/2011 Friedrich Ebert Foundation (Geneva, Switzerland) 04–08/2010 Centre for European Economic Research (Mannheim, Germany) Work Experience 09/2012–09/2013 Desk Officer, Division VIb3 “International Labour Organization/United Nations”, German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 11/2011–09/2012 Student Assistant to Gerhard Hammerschmid, COCOPS Research Project, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 10/2009–02/2011 Tutor, STATA, Department of Empirical Economics, University of Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Germany) 09/2006–09/2007 Volunteer, Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (Enniskerry, Ireland) Master Thesis Title Quality and Service in primary care –patients’ role in increasing quality in primary health care (WT) 58 Hertie School of Governance Imprint Publisher © 2014 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 Photos David Ausserhofer, Vincent Mosch Design Plural | Severin Wucher Infographic Sabine Hecher Typesetting stickfish productions Print trigger.medien.gmbh Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 59 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 Thailand Vietnam Pakistan 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 60 Hertie School of Governance 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: Career paths of graduates and alumni by sector (percentage) ** A.T. Kearney, Strategy Business Analyst 37 % Business Public Administration BMW AG, UK Governmental Affairs Executive International Organisation Google Inc., Policy Analyst NGO/Foundation Research/Think Tank German Federal Foreign Office, Advisor European Financial Framework 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 11 % 12 % 13 % 6% 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) Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2014 3 Understand today. 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