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Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 1

At the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, we seek

to equip tomorrow’s leaders not only with appropriate

knowledge and skills but also with a sense of steward-

ship for the public good so they act responsibly and

think ahead. The two-year MPP degree programme helps

students understand how good governance works, how

organizations function and are managed, how policies

are formulated and implemented, and how economy and

politics relate—and all in an applied way that brings the

real world into the classroom.

The Hertie School’s MPP programme offers an analyti-

cally 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 eco-

nomics, political science, law, and sociology, and trains

students in quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

In the words of one of our graduates: “Hertie School

students are ‘multi-everything’—multi-cultural, multi-

disciplinary, multi-lingual and even multi-tasking”. The

average MPP student speaks 4 languages, holds 2 de-

grees, has done 3 internships, has studied, volunteered or

worked in 3 countries, and we are proud to have pre-

pared them for careers in the public, private and civil so-

ciety sectors. Students take part in organized internships

and a professional year postings with numerous partner

organisations, be they public agencies, businesses or

NGOs. Even the Master thesis projects are collaborations

between students and partner organisations, strength-

ening the MPP’s practice orientation.

As part of a global network that includes the London

School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po

in Paris, Columbia University in New York, the National

University of Singapore, and other excellent Public Policy

Schools, we are able to offer a wide range of study

abroad opportunities for our students.

As we look back at the past decade of building on our

motto, “Understand today. Shape tomorrow”, we look

forward to many more years of interdisciplinary teaching,

research and policy innovations. Whether their destina-

tions are in the public, private or non-profit sector, we are

confident that the Class of 2015 is well-equipped to meet

current and future challenges around the globe. You

are warmly invited to review the profiles of our gradu-

ates, and should you or your organisation wish to get to

learn more about any of them, please do not hesitate to

contact us.

Anna Sophie Herken

Managing Director

In step with tomorrowSome ten years ago the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin opened its doors to the first Master of Public Policy students – young pioneers from all corners of the globe with a passion to shape tomorrow and serve the public good, whether in government, private corporations or the non-profit sector. Today, we invite you to meet our eighth cohort of graduates, the MPP Class of 2015.

Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD

President and Dean

2 Hertie School of Governance

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 academi-

cally 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 soci-

ety. 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.

“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 stu-

dent life and the learning environment. In addition to the

regular curriculum, the MPP offers a variety of opportu-

nities through its study abroad programme for students

to gain international experience within a one semester

academic exchange or a year-long dual degree at leading

partner universities in North America, Europe and Asia.

For more information about the Master of Public Policy

contact:

Dr. Barbara Finke

Head of Graduate Programmes

Tel. +49 (0)30 - 25 92 19-107

[email protected]

The Master of Public PolicyThe MPP is an academically demanding degree programme with a

hands-on approach, which prepares students to tackle today’s most pressing problems.

The Programme


Tokyo. London. Singapore. Toronto. Dar es Salaam. Or

Cairo. The Hertie School of Governance offers its Master

of Public Policy candidates more than just a degree. The

university has developed two study abroad opportuni-

ties that allow students to gain experience—or even a

second degree—at partner institutions around the world:

a semester-long academic exchange or a year-long dual

degree programme. In addition students spend their in-

ternships or go on a professional year for 9-15 months in

a variety of countries worldwide.

Academic ExchangeThe exchange programme is available to about 30 stu-

dents 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 Univer-

sity 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 environ-

ment and culture to their degree.

Dual DegreeFor students who want to dive even deeper into another

academic environment, the school has created a dual de-

gree programme that allows MPP candidates to not only

complete a degree from the Hertie School in Berlin

but also earn a degree at a partner university in the

United States, Asia or Europe. For example, the MPP

could be combined with a Master of Public Adminis-

tration or Master of International Affairs at Columbia

University in New York. Other options include the London

School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po in

Paris, Milan’s Bocconi University and Tokyo University.

Students who choose the dual degree spend their first

year at the Hertie School and then their second year

abroad at the partner school.

Hertie School alumna Snezhina Kovacheva earned de-

grees from both the Hertie School and Columbia through

the dual degree programme. She now works at the

European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. “Hertie and

Columbia changed the way I look at the world,” she says.

Internships and Professional YearThis year’s graduates enhanced their professional experi-

ence with worldwide internships and professional years

in places as diverse as Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, The U.S.A.,

The Philipines and Belgium—among many others. They

bring back to the school not only valuable real-world

work experience from all three sectors but also a focus

for their second year of studies and applied problem solv-

ing skills. Many continue their cooperation with the host

organization when writing their master thesis on a press-

ing topic on behalf of the institution.

For more information about our graduates contact:

Anna von Behr

Manager Career Services and Alumni Affairs

Phone: +49 (0)30- 259 219 133

Email: behr(at)hertie-school.org

International ExperienceAcademic exchanges, a dual degree programme and international opportunities for work experience allow students to expand their horizons and personal networks at institutions around the world.

Study Abroad


Niklas AnzingerGermany

Academic Areas of Interest • Oil and Energy

• International Economics

• Governance of Large-Scale Projects

Education • Dual Degree Atlantis Student, Master of International

Relations, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public

Affairs (Syracuse, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Economics, Univer-

sity of Bayreuth (Bayreuth, Germany)

• Exchange, Marmara University (Istanbul, Turkey)

LanguagesGerman, English, Turkish

Selected Internships05–08/2014 Intern, Energy and National Security Pro-

gram, Center for Strategic and International Studies

(Washington DC, USA)

04–07/2013 Middle East Research Intern, Foreign and

Defense Policy, American Enterprise Institute (Washing-

ton DC, USA)

08–10/2010 Research Assistant, Mideast Freedom Forum

Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 09/2014–01/2015 Research Assistant to Prof. Genia

Kostka, Chair for Energy and Infrastructure, Hertie School

of Governance (Berlin, Germany)

08/2013–05/2014 Graduate Assistant, Moynihan Center

for Global Affairs (Syracuse, USA)

02–04/2012 Editorial Assistant, Turkish Policy Quarterly

(Istanbul, Turkey)

Master Thesis TitleGovernance of energy infrastructure in Germany: Why do

offshore wind projects face time and cost overruns?

Caio Alves WerneckBrazil

Academic Areas of Interest • Urban and Cultural Policies

• Open Government

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Education • Design Thinking, Hasso Plattner Institute (Potsdam,

Germany)

• Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration with Hon-

ours, Fundação João Pinheiro (Belo Horizonte, Brazil).

Languages Portuguese, Spanish, English, German

Selected Internships07–08/2014 Intern, FGV Direito SP, Law School, Fundacao Getulio Vargas (Sao Paulo, Brazil)02–08/2008 Intern, Strategic Planning Department, De-velopment Bank of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)

Selected Work Experience 02/2011–07/2013 Public Entrepreneur, Minas Gerais

State Office for Strategic Priorities (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)

02/2010–01/2011 Public Policy and Management Ana-

lyst, Minas Gerais State Government (Belo Horizonte,

Brazil)

Master Thesis TitleFostering sustainability in land reform policy: Lessons

from ecovillages in Brazil and Germany

Partner organization: National Institute for Colonization

and Agrarian Reform in Brazil


Academic Areas of Interest• Governance of Large-Scale Projects

• Infrastructure Policy

• Public-Private Partnerships

Education• Exchange, University of Southern California, Viterbi

School of Engineering, Sol Price School of Public Policy

(Los Angeles, USA)

• Master of Laws in Public International Law and the

Law of International Organizations (Cum Laude), Uni-

versity of Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands)

• Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Law, University of

Münster (Münster, Germany)

Languages German, English, Russian, French

Selected Internships02–07/2014 Intern, Infrastructure Consulting, Drees &

Sommer AG (Hamburg, Germany)

09/2013–01/2014 Intern, Public Sector Advisory, KPMG

AG (Berlin, Germany)

03–07/2012 Intern, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Office of the Legal Adviser, Carlo Schmid Programme

(Brussels, Belgium)

Selected Work Experience 10/2012–07/2013 Policy Design and Evaluation Unit,

Ecofys Germany GmbH (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleSuccess and failure in major infrastructure projects:

Improving project outcomes through better governance:

A comparative case study of three major railways

projects (WT)

Tim BanningGermany

Francisco Bächler RojasChile/Germany

Academic Areas of Interest • Microfinance

• Public Management

• Social Policy

Education• Licentiate in Sociology, Pontifical Catholic University

of Chile (Santiago, Chile)

• Certificate Diploma in Design, Evaluation and Man-

agement of Public Interest Projects, University of

Chile (Santiago, Chile)

• Exchange, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Barce-

lona, Spain)

Languages Spanish, English, Catalan, German

Selected Internships05–08/2014 Intern, Research and Development Unit,

BRAC Microfinance Program (Dhaka, Bangladesh)

03–06/2011 Intern, Research Unit, Feedback Comunica-

ciones (Santiago, Chile)

08–12/2010 Intern, Emerge Program, Anglo American

Foundation (Santiago, Chile)

Selected Work Experience 06/2012–08/2013 Consultant, Division of Territorial

Management, National Service of Drug and Alcohol

Abuse Prevention and Rehabilitation, Ministry of the Inte-

rior and Public Security (Santiago, Chile)

09/2011–06/2012 Assistant of Planning, Development

and Service Department, Fondo Esperanza (Santiago,

Chile)

07–12/2011 Teaching Assistant of Graduate Diploma in

Advanced Statistical Techniques on Social Data, Institute

of Sociology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (San-

tiago, Chile)

Master Thesis TitleDrivers of innovation within microfinance institutions:

Case studies of Bangladesh and Chile (WT)

Partner organizations: BRAC | Fondo Esperanza


Helena BechtleGermany

Academic Areas of Interest • Economic and Public Policy

• Digital Economy

• European Governance

Education• Dual Degree, London School of Economics and

Political Science (London, UK)

• Exchange, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris I

(Paris, France)

• Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of

Cologne (Cologne, Germany)

LanguagesGerman, English, French, Spanish

Selected Internships06–09/2012 Intern, Labour Market and Education

Policy Division, Institute for German Economic Research

(Cologne, Germany)

01–06/2011 Intern, Process Management Consulting,

OSCAR Consulting (Cologne, Germany)

09/2008–03/2009 Project Management Assistant, DA-

LASON IT and Telecommunications (Cologne, Germany)

Selected Work Experience09/2014–03/2015 Graduate Consultant, Observatory for

Public Sector Innovation, Organisation for Economic Co-

operation and Development (London, UK)

06/2013–08/2014 Policy Advisor, European Employment

and Social Policy Division, Federal Ministry of Labour and

Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)

09/2012–05/2013 Assistant, Labour Market and Corpo-

rate Development Division, Institute for German Eco-

nomic Research (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleHow does the German government regulate and promote

the computerisation of the German industry? (WT)

Nathan BassettUSA

Academic Areas of Interest • Social Welfare Policy

• Public Affairs

• Fiscal Governance

Education • Bachelor of Science in Finance, Eccles School of

Business, University of Utah (Salt Lake City, USA)

Languages English

Selected Internships07–08/2014 Intern, Campaign Finance, Utah State Dem-

ocratic Party (Salt Lake City, USA)

Selected Work Experience 07/2006–08/2013 Retail Service Clerk, Business Sales,

Costco Wholesale (Salt Lake City, USA)

12/2005–06/2006 Inventory Control Specialist, North-

west Regional Buying Office, Costco Wholesale (Issaquah,

USA)

Master Thesis TitleInvestment in higher education: How does public fund-

ing affect income distribution in the USA? (WT)


Paul Berenberg-GosslerAustria

Academic Areas of Interest• Financial and Economic Policy

• Labour Markets

• Competition Policy

Education • Dual Degree, Sciences Po (Paris, France)

• Bachelor of Science in Economics and Industrial Orga-

nization, University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (Paris,

France)

LanguagesGerman, English, French, Portuguese

Selected Internships05–08/2014 Intern, Public Affairs, APCO Worldwide

(Berlin, Germany)

07–09/2012 Intern, Sales and Marketing, PSA Peugeot-

Citroën (Paris, France)

07–09/2010 Intern, Research, Egon Zehnder International

(Frankfurt, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 10/2014–present Teaching and Research Associate,

Jean Pisani-Ferry, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,

Germany)

09/2013–05/2014 Chair, International Policy and Leader-

ship Institute, European Public Policy Conference 2014,

(Berlin, Germany / Rome, Italy)

09/2010–09/2011 Austrian Service Abroad, Austrian

Federal Ministry for the Interior and Amicale de Maut-

hausen (Paris, France)

Master Thesis TitleEvaluation of the US Department of Labour’s Registered

Apprenticeship Program

Partner organization: US Department of Labour

Niels BöhmGermany/Italy

Academic Areas of Interest • Urban Policy

• Climate Policy

• Latin American Policy

Education • Exchange, University of California, Luskin School of

Public Affairs (Los Angeles, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Technische

Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany)

• Exchange, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires,

Argentina)

LanguagesGerman, English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese

Selected Internships06–07/2014 Intern, International Carbon Action Partner-

ship, Division for Climate Policy, Emissions Trading, Federal

Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Build-

ing and Nuclear Safety (Berlin, Germany)

01–02/2012 Intern, Political and Economics Section, Em-

bassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (New Delhi, India)

02–04/2011 Intern, Country Office to Indonesia and Timor-

Leste, Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Jakarta, Indonesia)

Selected Work Experience04–08/2013 Trainee, CC GA Infrastructure and Cities,

Siemens AG (Brussels, Belgium)

09/2012–03/2013 Carlo-Schmid Fellow, Latin America

Desk, Development Center, The Organisation for Eco-

nomic Co-operation and Development (Paris, France)

Master Thesis TitleHow does institutional capacity affect the implementa-

tion of urban climate action plans: An international com-

parative analysis

Partner organization: adelphi


Oliver BottGermany

Academic Areas of Interest• Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• Labour and Education Policy

• Public Management and Policy Analysis

Education• Bachelor of Arts in Geography, King’s College London

(London, UK)

LanguagesGerman, English, French

Selected Internships07–08/2013 Intern, European Trade Union Institute

(Brussels, Belgium)

01–02/2013 Intern, Office of Dr. Christoph Strässer, MdB,

German Federal Parliament (Berlin, Germany)

06–08/2010 Intern, Umthombo Street Children Project

(Durban, South Africa)

Selected Work Experience09/2013–08/2014 Consultant, Socio-Economic Depart-

ment, VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH (Berlin,

Germany)

11/2012–05/2013 Finance Chair, European Public Policy

Conference: ‘Rethinking Poverty in the Developed World’

(Paris, France)

09/2011–06/2012 Senior Student, King’s College London

Halls (London, UK)

Master Thesis TitleSharing as disruptive innovation: Which factors

determine the diffusion of peer-to-peer sharing models

in Berlin?

Stefan BöslGermany/Brazil

Academic Areas of Interest • Political Economy

• European Governance

• Comparative Politics

Education • Exchange, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil)

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and

Management, Otto Beisheim School of Management

(Vallendar, Germany)

Languages German, English, Portuguese, Spanish

Selected Internships05–08/2014 Intern, Elephantlogic Agency for Strategic

Consulting (Berlin, Germany)

04–08/2012 Intern, Bryanston Management Consul-

tancy (London, UK)

06–07/2011 Intern, Energy Department, Federal Cartel

Office (Bonn, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 10/2014–present Student Assistant, Elephantlogic

Agency for Strategic Consulting (Berlin, Germany)

10/2013–12/2014 Tour Guide, Palace of Tears, Stiftung

Haus der Geschichte (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleDo campaigns matter? Evidence from the 2013 Social

Democrats’ campaign (WT)


Pui Man Cheng Hong Kong

Academic Areas of Interest • Innovation and Entrepreneurship


• Development Economics

Education • Exchange, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke

University (Durham, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts in International Politics and History,

Jacobs University (Bremen, Germany)

Languages Cantonese, Mandarin, English, German

Selected Internships05–08/2014 Intern and Researcher, Global Impact

Measurement Coordination, Impact Hub Global (Berlin,

Germany)

06–08/2010 Intern, Constitutional and Mainland Affairs

Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gov-

ernment (Hong Kong, China)

06–08/2009 Intern, Project team, AIESEC Empower Africa

Young Entrepreneurship Programme (Ilorin, Nigeria)

Selected Work Experience 07/2011–08/2013 Project Manager, Service Promotion

Department for Financial Industry, Hong Kong Trade De-

velopment Council (Hong Kong, China)

Master Thesis TitleHow is ‘success’ being defined in Social Impact Bonds?

Comparison of Key Performance Indicators in different

Social Impact Bonds contracts (WT)

Lukas BretzingerGermany

Academic Areas of Interest • Energy

• Political Violence and Weapons

• Security and Development

Education • Dual Degree Atlantis student, Maxwell School of

Citizenship (Syracuse, USA)

• Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies,

Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism

(Syracuse, USA)


Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany) and Bogaziçi

Üniversitesi (Istanbul, Turkey)

Languages German, English, Spanish, Turkish, Latin

Selected Internships06–10/2014 Intern, Liaison office to the German Foreign

Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusam-

menarbeit (Berlin, Germany)

02–07/2013 Intern, Partnership Dialogue Facility, Euro-

pean Union Energy Initiative (Brussels, Belgium)

02–03/2012 Intern, Permanent Mission of Germany to

the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, German For-

eign Office (Geneva, Switzerland)

Selected Work Experience 05–12/2012 Student Consultant, Business Plan Develop-

ment, Africa Enablers in cooperation with Sustainable

Student Consulting (Germany and East Africa)

04/2010–04/2011 Student Assistant, School of Interna-

tional Studies, Technische Universität Dresden (Dresden,

Germany)

Master Thesis TitlePolitical violence and the urban space: Evidence from the

Global Terrorism Database.


Academic Areas of Interest • International Law

• Foreign Policy and International Relations


Education • Dual Degree, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)

• Juris Doctor, Ateneo Law School (Manila, Philippines)

• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Ateneo de Manila Uni-

versity (Manila, Philippines)

Languages English, Filipino

Selected Work Experience 09/2009–present State Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor

General, Republic of the Philippines (Manila, Philippines)

07/2008–08/2009 Foreign Service Officer, Department

of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines (Manila,

Philippines)

05/2005–06/2008 Associate Solicitor, Office of the So-

licitor General, Republic of the Philippines (Manila, Philip-

pines)

Master Thesis TitlePolicy analysis of unsolicited public-private partnerships

in the Philippines

Academic Areas of Interest • Conflict

• Development

• Middle East and North Africa

Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy, University

of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK)

Languages English, French

Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Research Assistant for Syria, Interna-

tional Institute for Strategic Studies (London, UK)

06–09/2014 Research Assistant for Iraq, Syria and Turkey,

International Institute for Strategic Studies (London, UK)

03/2011–03/2012 Chairman, The Wilberforce Society

(Cambridge, UK)

Master Thesis TitleWhat institution-oriented development interventions

can and should we use during ongoing civil wars? (WT)

Sarah CruzPhilippines

Nicholas CrawfordUK


Academic Areas of Interest • Public Management

• Corporate Social Responsibility


Education• Bachelor of Laws, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá,

Colombia)

• Exchange, University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen,

Denmark)

• Minor in Music, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá,

Colombia)

Languages Spanish, English, German, French

Selected Internships06–07/2014 Intern, Team Lateinamerika, Konrad

Adenauer Stiftung (Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 01/2011–08/2013 Legal Consultant, Labor, Migratory

and Corporate Law, Tax and Legal Services, Pricewater-

houseCoopers (Bogotá, Colombia)

01/2010–01/2013 Co-founder and Volunteer, Colombia-

Crece Project (Bogotá, Colombia)

05–12/2010 Crime of State Investigation, Álvaro Gómez

Hurtado Foundation

Master Thesis TitleEnhancing public employee motivation in Columbia: A

hopeless task or is there light at the end of the tunnel?

(WT)

Partner organizations: Congreso de la República de Colom-

bia | Secretaría Distrital de Cultura Recreación y Deporte

Academic Areas of Interest • Human Development

• Peacemaking

• Good Governance

Education • Bachelor of Government and International Relations,

Externado University of Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)

Languages Spanish, English, German

Selected Work Experience 01/2012–07/2013 Advisor, Cercapaz Program, Deutsche

Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit in Co-

lombia (Bogotá, Colombia)

06/2010–01/2012 Consultant, Government and Public

Policy Cercapaz Programm, Deutsche Gesellschaft für

Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Bogotá, Colombia)

09/2012–12/2009 Assistant Researcher and Professor,

Anti-corruption and Human Development course, United

Nations Development Programme Virtual School (Bo-

gotá, Colombia)

Master Thesis TitleCore public administrations reforms in the immediate

aftermath of the Colombian conflict: Between coordina-

tion and citizens’ trust in a post-conflict scenario

Juan Cuéllar TorresColombia

Sergio Cuervo EscobarColombia


Academic Areas of Interest • Energy Management and Environmental Policy

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• Media and Communication

Education • Dual Degree, Columbia University, School of Interna-

tional and Public Affairs (New York, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts, Yale University (New Haven, USA)

LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, French

Selected Internships06–08/2014 Summer Associate, Treasury and Trade

Solutions, Citibank (New York, USA)

09–11/2012 Consultant and Executive Board Member,

Energy and Environment Team for Obama, Obama for

America (New York, USA)

03–05/2009 Consultant, Energy and Climate Center, Pace

University (White Plains, USA)

Selected Work Experience 07/2009–03/2012 Corporate and Environmental Parale-

gal, Environmental and Energy Group, Cravath, Swaine &

Moore LLC (New York, USA)

10/2008–01/2009 Financial Analyst, Technology Invest-

ment Banking, McNamee Lawrence & Co. (Boston, USA)

09/2007–07/2008 Project Manager, Biofuels Indepen-

dent Study, Yale University Parker Huang Travel Fellow-

ship (Turrialba, Costa Rica)

Master Thesis TitleThe sharing economy in the United States and Europe:

A comparative approach (WT)

Steven EnglerUSA

Alieza DuranaUSA

Academic Areas of Interest • Income Inequality and Mobility

• Community Development

• Education Policy

Education • Exchange, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and

Public Administration, The George Washington

University (Washington DC, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts in International and Area Studies,

Summa Cum Laude, Washington University in St.

Louis (St. Louis, USA)

Languages English, Spanish, German, French

Selected Internships10–12/2014 Intern, Promise Zones Initiative, U.S. Depart-

ment of Housing and Urban Development (Washington

DC, USA)

06–08/2014 Intern, Policy and Board Relations, Corner-

stones (Reston, USA)

06–08/2011 Intern, Human Rights Award Program,

Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights


Selected Work Experience 10/2013–05/2014 Research Assistant, The Governance

Report, The Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)

11/2012–08/2013 Research Associate, Prof. Mark Daw-

son, The Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)

09/2012–07/2013 Research Fellow, The Fulbright

Program (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleResidential segregation and income mobility in the

Washington region (WT)

Partner organization: Cornerstones


Academic Areas of Interest • Social Policy, Minority Rights and Gender Policy


• Civil Society and NGO-Government Partnerships

Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science,

Kinnaird College (Lahore, Pakistan)

LanguagesEnglish, Pushto, Urdu, Punjabi, German

Selected Internships05–06/2014 Intern, Pakistan Embassy (Berlin, Germany)

07/2006 Intern, Advocacy Unit, National Commission on

the Status of Women (Islamabad, Pakistan)

07/2003 Intern, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, National

Rural Support Programme (Islamabad, Pakistan)

Selected Work Experience 01/2009–03/2013 Programme Assistant, Women Hu-

man Rights and Governance Unit, United Nations Entity

for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

(Islamabad, Pakistan)

Master Thesis TitleFilling the gap between policy design and implementa-

tion in women empowerment and gender equality poli-

cies: Assessing government-NGO partnerships in Paki-

stan (WT)

Academic Areas of Interest • International Governance

• European Integration

• Political Communication and Strategies

Education • Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, Maastricht

University (Maastricht, Netherlands)

• Exchange, Relations Internationales Sciences Po

(Aix-en-Provence, France)

Languages German, English, Spanish, French

Selected Internships07/2014 Intern, Public Affairs and Government Relations,

Burson-Marsteller (Berlin, Germany)

10/2012 Intern, Corporate Communications, Deutsche

Post DHL (Bonn, Germany)

07/2011 Intern, Purchase and Quality, Volkswagen de

México (Puebla, Mexico)

Selected Work Experience 09/2008 Cultural Representative, Walt Disney World

(Orlando, USA)

Master Thesis TitleDoes the European neighbourhood policy make a differ-

ence? Policy patterns and reception in Ukraine.

Tim GillmairGermany

Mariam FaridPakistan


Academic Areas of Interest • Security Policy

• European Union

• Energy and Environmental Policy

Education• Bachelor of Economics and Social Science, Bocconi

University, (Milan, Italy)

• Exchange, The Graduate Institute of International and

Development Studies (Geneva, Switzerland)

• Summer School, Northwestern University (Chicago,

USA)

LanguagesItalian, English, German

Selected Internships05–06/2014 Intern, Marketing and Exhibitions, The Ital-

ian Chamber of Commerce for Germany (Berlin, Germany)

07/2014 Research Intern, School Raising (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleTo be confirmed

Academic Areas of Interest • Fiscal Policy

• International Development

• Social and Education Policy

Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, Teconológico

de Monterrey (Guadalajara, Mexico)

• Certificat d’Études Politques, Institut d’Études

Politiques de Rennes (Rennes, France)

Languages Spanish, English, French

Selected Internships07/2014 Intern, Population Unit, Statistical Division,

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

( Geneva, Switzerland)

08/2012 Intern, International Relations and Academic

Cooperation Office, University of Colima (Colima, Mexico)

01/2012 Intern, Europe, Middle East and Africa Desk,

Development Center, The Organisation for Economic

Co-operation and Development (Paris, France)

Selected Work Experience 05/2009 Assistant, Cases Deparment, Secretariat of

External Affairs of the state of Colima (Colima, Mexico)

Master Thesis TitleTax morale in the private sector: The Latin American case

(WT)

Francesco GottardoItaly

Michelle González AmadorMexico



• Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation

• Sustainable Development

Education • Master of Arts in Philosophy (pending), University of

Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Honours), Universidad

Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)

Languages Spanish, English, German, Portuguese

Selected Internships07–08/2014 Intern, FGV Direito SP Law School, Fundação

Getúlio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil)

Selected Work Experience 10/2013–04/2014 Short Term Consultant for the 2015

World Development Report, The World Bank Group


09/2011–05/2013 Researcher and Social Change

Practitioner, Corpovisionarios (Bogotá, Colombia)

08/2007–07/2008 Editorial Coordinator and Administra-

tive Assistant, Alberto Lleras Camargo School of Govern-

ment, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)

Master Thesis Title Fostering sustainability in land reform policy: Lessons



and Agrarian Reform, Brazil

Academic Areas of Interest • Corporate Sustainability and Corporate Social Respon-

sibility

• Public Affairs and Political Communication

• Sustainable Business Innovation and Entrepreneur-

ship

Education • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Uni-

versity of Mannheim, (Mannheim, Germany)

• Exchange, Institut Barcelona D’Estudis Internacionals,

Pompeu Fabra, (Barcelona, Spain)

• Exchange, University of Massachusetts (Boston, USA)


Selected Internships09/2013–01/2014 Intern, Corporate Public Policy, Metro

Group (Berlin, Germany)

05–06/2013 Intern, Financial Policy and Economic Coor-

dination, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Tech-

nology (Berlin, Germany)

01–02/2011 Intern, Accounting and Auditing, Ernst and

Young (Freiburg, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 02/2014–present Co-Founder and Head of Strategy and

Communication, NAHhaft e.V. (Berlin, Germany)

08/2008–07/2009 Teaching Assistant and Voluntary

Worker, Hogar de adolescentes, Arbeitsstelle Frieden

(Urdinarrain, Argentina)

Master Thesis TitleSharing as disruptive innovation: Which factors

determine the diffusion of peer-to-peer sharing models

in Berlin?

Javier GuillotColombia/Germany

Maximilian GrimmGermany


Rajat HandaIndia

Academic Areas of Interest • Governance, Democracy and Rule of Law

• Peace, Conflict and Security

• Nuclear Energy

Education • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics, University of

Delhi (Delhi, India)

Languages English, Hindi, German

Selected Internships05–08/2014 Intern, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy,

(Berlin, Germany)

01/2011–12/2012 Consultant Intern, Worldview Educa-

tion Services Pvt Ltd (New Delhi, India)

Selected Work Experience 07/2014–present Junior Policy Analyst, Initiative for

Policy Research and Analysis

09/2013–present Media Manager, Under Secretary-

General, Best Delegate

08/2011–07/2013 Director, WORDZ Delhi (New Delhi,

India)

Master Thesis TitleHow does the organization of judicial systems influence

their performance? (WT)

Academic Areas of Interest • Cultural Policy and Cultural Management


• Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

Education • Exchange, Graduate School of Public Policy, University

of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)

• Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, University of

St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland)

Languages Catalan, Spanish, German, English, French

Selected Internships05–07/2014 Intern, Department for the Promotion of the

Independent Scene, Senate Chancellery, Cultural Affairs

(Berlin, Germany)

10/2012–01/2013 Intern, Social Business, Fairlink (Berlin,

Germany)

03–05/2012 Intern, E-Commerce, Suecos S.L. (Barcelona,

Spain)

Selected Work Experience 02–08/2013 Business Analyst for Sub-Saharan Africa,

Infinite Potentials Consulting (Berlin, Germany)

05–09/2012 Head of International Relations, Fenexy

Foundation (Barcelona, Spain)

Master Thesis TitlePolicy analysis of and for the city tax in Berlin (WT)

Júlia Gutiérrez PerisSpain


Academic Areas of Interest • Public Sector Reform

• Change Management

• E-Government

Education • Bachelor of Science in Political Economy, Universität

Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Germany)

• Exchange, Universitetet i Bergen (Bergen, Norway)

Languages German, English, Dutch, French, Italian, Norwegian

Selected Internships05–07/2014 Intern, Wegweiser Berlin Research and Strat-

egy (Berlin, Germany)

10–12/2012 Intern, International Programmes Office,

Federal Court of Australia (Sydney, Australia)

02–03/2010 Intern, Internal Market Department, Perma-

nent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany

to the European Union (Brussels, Belgium)

Selected Work Experience 04/2014–present Research Assistant Public Sector Re-

form, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)

09–12/2010 Research Assistant, AWI-Lab for Experi-

mental Economics, Universität Heidelberg (Heidelberg,

Germany)

Master Thesis TitlePublic acceptance of the German electronic identity

document

Academic Areas of Interest • Public-Private Partnerships

• Urban Planning Policy

• International Governance

Education • Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Portland State

University (Portland, USA)

• Minor in Music, Portland State University (Portland,

USA)

• Exchange, Bishop’s University (Lennoxville, Canada)

Languages English, Italian

Selected Internships09–12/2013 Intern, Principles for Responsible Manage-

ment Education Secretariat, United Nations Global Com-

pact (New York, USA)

06–08/2013 Intern, Participatory Development Pro-

gramme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale

Zusammenarbeit (Cairo, Egypt)

Selected Work Experience 01/2014–present Consultant, Working Groups, Principles

for Responsible Management Education Secretariat,

United Nations Global Compact (New York, USA)

03–06/2013 Content Editor, Atheneum Partners (Berlin,

Germany)

Master Thesis TitleGoverning urban green space in developing countries:

The case of Cairo

Partner organization: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internatio-

nale Zusammenarbeit

Theresa HeithausUSA

Julia HeinGermany


Academic Areas of Interest • Labor and Social Policy

• Economic Policy


Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Université

de Genève (Geneva, Switzerland)

• Study Abroad, Boston University, (Boston, USA)

Languages German, English, French, Spanish

Selected Internships06–08/2013 Research Assistant, Environmental Policy

and Governance, Institut für ökologische Wirtschafts-

forschung (Berlin, Germany)

02–07/2012 Project Manager ‘Rollen rollen’, Terre des

Femmes Schweiz (Bern, Switzerland)

07–12/2011 Project Manager, Transparency International

Schweiz (Bern, Switzerland)

Selected Work Experience 09/2013–09/2014 Policy Advisor, European Depart-

ment, Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Berlin,

Germany)

Master Thesis TitlePolitical feasibility of an automatic macroeconomic

stabilizer for the Eurozone

Academic Areas of Interest • International Development Cooperation

• Cooperation in Good Governance

Education • Bachelor of European Studies, University of Maas-

tricht (Maastricht, Netherlands)

• Exchange, SciencePo Grenoble (Saint-Martin-d’Hères,

France)

Languages German, English, French

Selected Internships01–02/2013 Intern, Marco Brunotte Member of Federal

Parliament of Lower Saxony (Hannover, Germany)

01–02/2012 Intern, State Chancellery of Lower Saxony

(Hannover, Germany)

06–08/2010 Intern, Maventy Health International (Aniv-

orano, Madagascar)

Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Student Assistant, elbarlament GmbH

Parliamentary Support Programs (Berlin, Germany)

08/2013–07/2014 Young Professional, Project on Decen-

tralization and Local Development, Gesellschaft für Inter-

nationale Zusammenarbeit (Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Master Thesis TitleStrengthening local capacities for peaceful conflict

resolution in the context of the refugee crisis in the

Cameroonian border region with the CAR

Partner organization: Gesellschaft für Internationale

Zusammenarbeit, Project on Decentralization and Local

Development in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Regula HessSwitzerland

Friederike HemkerGermany


Academic Areas of Interest• European Union Politics

• Foreign Policy

• Energy Policy

Education• Exchange, the American University (Washington DC,

USA)

• Master of European Studies, RWTH Aachen University

(Aachen, Germany)

• Bachelor of Social Science, Carl von Ossietzky

University Oldenburg (Oldenburg, Germany)

Languages German, English, Portuguese, French, Spanish

Selected Internships05–07/2014 Intern, European Union Affairs Department,

Representation of the Federal State of Schleswig-

Holstein in Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

04–06/2013 Intern, Economics Department, Rambøll

Management Consulting (Hamburg, Germany)

10/2012–02/2013 Intern, Team ‘Internal Politics’, Cabi-

net of the President of the European Parliament, Martin

Schulz, European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)

Selected Work Experience 08/2013–07/2014 Student Trainee, Press Monitoring

Team, Hill + Knowlton Strategies (Berlin, Germany)

06–09/2012 European Union Research Funding, RWTH

Aachen University (Aachen, Germany)

04/2009–04/2011 Freelancer, Nordwest-Zeitung Olden-

burg (Oldenburg, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleWhat are the political and economic implications of a

significantly higher amount of natural gas exports from

the US?

Partner organization: German Institute for Economic

Research

Academic Areas of Interest • Development Studies

• Crisis Management


Education • Dual Degree, London School of Economics (London, UK)

• Bachelor of Arts in Government, Cornell University

(Ithaca, USA)

Languages English, Spanish, Russian, German

Selected Internships06–09/2014 Intern, Verification and Monitoring Pro-

gramme, Verification Research, Training, and Information

Centre (London, UK)

12/2012–09/2013 Multi-week Service Corps Fellow, Joint

Distribution Committee (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

06–08/2011 Assistant to Development Manager, Family

Care International (New York, USA)

Master Thesis TitleWhat is the effect of Chinese FDI on individual capac-

ity/capital development in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and

Luamba (Angola) given the high ratio of Chinese to local

workers on large infrastructure projects? (WT)

Thilo HitzGermany

Rebecca HirschfeldUSA


Steven JakstadtGermany

Academic Areas of Interest• Governmental Relations and Public Affairs


• Public and Strategic Management

Education• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Berlin

School of Economics and Law (Berlin, Germany)

• Exchange, University of Cape Town (Cape Town,

South Africa)


Selected Internships06–09/2013 Intern, Group International Relations and

Government Affairs, Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Berlin,

Germany)

07–09/2012 Intern, Public Affairs, Embassy of the Federal

Republic of Germany (Washington DC, USA)

10/2011–01/2012 Intern, Public Relations and Public Af-

fairs, Hill&Knowlton Strategies GmbH (Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience09/2013–05/2015 Working Student, Group Public Policy

and Economic Research, Allianz SE (Berlin, Germany)

02–04/2012 Trainee, International Dialogue, Division for

Western Europe and Northern America, Friedrich-Ebert-

Foundation (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleAnalysis of the lobbying structure and processes of

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (WT)

Partner organization: Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Academic Areas of Interest• Human Rights Law

• Migration and Refugee Policy

• Climate and Energy Governance

Education• Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics, University of

Oxford (Oxford, UK)


Selected Internships07-09/2014 Intern, RAND Europe Policy Think Tank

Selected Work Experience09/2014–present Research Assistant for Environmental

Policy at adelphi

02/2012–present Research Analyst at the Swiss Institute

for Peace and Energy Research

01–04/2011 Project Manager at Avenir Suisse

Master Thesis TitleFortress Europe: Rights of refugees and Europe’s rejection

of responsibility

Anna HoffmannSwitzerland/Germany


Academic Areas of Interest• Environment Policy Implementation

• Finance and Economic Policy

• Urban and Social Policy

Education • Master of Public Policy, University of Tokyo (Tokyo,

Japan)

• Dual Degree, University of Tokyo, (Tokyo, Japan)

• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Shanghai International

Studies University, (Shanghai, China)

Languages Chinese, English, Japanese, German

Selected Work Experience 06/2012–04/2013 Supervisor, Customer Experience Management, Development Bank of Singapore (Shang-hai, China)07/2009–09/2010 Associate, Risk and Control Solution, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consultant, (Shanghai, China)08/2007–02/2008 Flight Attendant, Japan Airlines, (To-

kyo, Japan)

Master Thesis TitleWater safety in China: Barriers to water policy implemen-

tation and the development of the regulatory system in

China

Academic Areas of Interest • Political Economy

• International Trade

• Management

Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International

Relations, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bolo-

gna (Bologna, Italy)

Languages English, Polish, Italian, Spanish, French

Selected Work Experience 01/2012–09/2013 Public Diplomacy Advisor, Consulate

General of the Republic of Poland in New York, Ministry

of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland (New York,

USA)

Master Thesis TitleThe impact of the labour market reform on the Italian

economy

Konrad KasPoland/USA

Na JiangChina


Academic Areas of Interest • Sustainable Development

• International Trade Policy


Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Cultural

Studies, Specialization in Latin American Regional

Studies, University of Passau (Passau, Germany)

• Exchange, IES Alminares (Arcos de la Frontera, Spain)

Languages German, Spanish, English, Russian, French

Selected Internships05/2014–08/2014 Intern, Sustainable Trade Policy, In-

vestment and Sustainability Standards, Federal Ministry

for Economic Cooperation and Development (Berlin,

Germany)

09/2012–03/2013 Intern, Private Sector and Peace Build-

ing, Project CERCAPAZ, German Agency for Development

Cooperation (Bogotá, Colombia)

04–07/2012 Intern, Human Rights and Development Co-

operation, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

(Bogotá, Colombia)

Selected Work Experience 10/2014–present Assistant to the Executive Board,

CSP-Network for International Politics and Co-Operation

(Berlin, Germany)

10/2008–05/2009 Project Officer, Mentoring Program

for Young Adults, Las Tías (León, Nicaragua)

Master Thesis TitleMaking sustainability standards work: Examples from

the apparel industry (WT)

Partner organizations: The Federal Ministry for Economic

Cooperation and Development, Sustainable Trade Policy,

Investment and Sustainability Standards Department

|Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenar-

beit, Programme for Social and Environmental Standards

Academic Areas of Interest • Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• New Knowledge Economy

• E-Governance and Information Technology

Education • Exchange, International Management, Fundação

Getulio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil)

• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of

California Berkeley (Berkeley, USA)

Languages English, German, Spanish, Portuguese

Selected Internships03–07/2012 USA Grant holder, International Parliamen-

tary Scholarship, Federal Minister Josef Rief, MdB, Ger-

man Federal Parliament (Berlin, Germany)

02–06/2011 Press Intern, Democratic Policy and Com-

munications Center, United States Senate (Washington

DC, USA)

01–05/2010 Legislative Intern, Congresswoman Grace

Napolitano, United States Congress (Washington DC,

USA)

Selected Work Experience 09/2012–07/2013 Freelancer, Investor Relations

Manager, Fundraising for Select Technology Start-ups

(Berlin, Germany)

09/2011–02/2012 Online Organizing Fellow, MoveOn.org

Political Action (Washington DC, USA)

08–11/2010 Field Organizer, Nevada State Democratic

Party, Harry Reid for Senate: Coordinated Campaign

(Las Vegas, USA)

Master Thesis TitleOpen data in OGP national action plans: Patterns of

adoption (WT)

Partner organization: The Open Government Partnership

Katharina KickGermany

Sonia KhanUSA/Germany


Academic Areas of Interest • Environment, Energy, Climate

• International Development and Transnational

governance

• European integration

Education • Bachelor of Arts, International Political Management,

University of Applied Sciences Bremen (Bremen,

Germany)

• Exchange, Trent University (Peterborough, Canada)

Languages German, English, Spanish

Selected Internships 01–03/2011 Climate and Energy section, Land Office of

Lower Saxony to the European Union (Brussels, Belgium)

05–07/2010 Economic department, German permanent

mission to the United Nations (Geneva, Switzerland)

03–05/2010 Office of Gabriele Lösekrug-Möller, MdB,

German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 08/2013–03/2015 Young Professional and Consultant,

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen-

arbeit (GIZ) (Eschborn, Germany/Mexico City, Mexico)

03–07/2014 Project assistant, German adaptation policy,

Adelphi consult (Berlin, Germany)

11/2011–06/2012 Personal assistant to the UN Special

Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace (Bremen,

Germany)

Master Thesis TitleHorizontal mainstreaming of climate change adaptation

into policy planning: The case of Germany

Partner organization(s): Adelphi Consult/Umweltbundes-

amt, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen-

arbeit (GIZ)

Academic Areas of Interest • International Conflict Management

• Economics and Statistics

• Financial Inclusion and Transparency

Education • Study Abroad, Bocconi University, (Milan, Italy)

• Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences and Public

Management, University of Konstanz (Constance,

Germany)

• Study Abroad, University of California, (San Diego,

USA)

Languages German, English, Spanish, Italian, French

Selected Internships09/2013–02/2014 Intern, Finance and Information Tech-

nology Department, Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany)

10/2011–03/2012 Intern, Good Governance and State

Reform, German Association for International Coopera-

tion (Lima, Peru)

04-08/2010 Intern, Decentralisation, German Associa-

tion for International Cooperation (Asuncion, Paraguay)

Selected Work Experience 12/2009–present Founder and Executive Director,

Management Department, One Week Student (Freiburg,

Germany)

04–08/2014 Working Student, Sales Department,

Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany)

03/2014 Working Student, Management Department,

Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleFinancial inclusion in Latin America (WT)

Lena KlockemannGermany

Svanja KleemannGermany


Academic Areas of Interest • Demographic Change


• Gender

Education • Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and

Organization Science, Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam,

Netherlands)

• Exchange, Politicology, Sociology and International

Relations, Witwatersrand University (Johannesburg,

South Africa)

• Minor in Law and Society, University of Utrecht

(Utrecht, Netherlands)

LanguagesDutch, English, German

Selected Internships06–09/2014 Intern, Country Office, Pan American Health

Organization / World Health Orgnization (Paramaribo,

Suriname)

09/2011–03/2012 Intern, Marketing and Fundraising,

Oxfam Novib (The Hague, Netherlands)

Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Research and Teaching Assistant,

Sociology, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)

09/2011–06/2012 English and Mathematics Tutor,

StudentsPlus (Utrecht, Netherlands)

10/2012–06/2013 Volunteer, Plan Nederland (Amsterdam,

Netherlands)

Master Thesis TitlePreferences for ‘Earner Models’ in Germany and the

Netherlands: Which Role does the respondent’s gender

play?

Partner organization: Erasmus University of Rotterdam


• Foreign Policy and International Development

• Gender Policy

Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Anthropology,

University College Utrecht (Utrecht, Netherlands)

• Fulbright Campus Scholarship Program, University of

Oregon (Eugene, USA)

Languages Dutch, English, French, German.

Selected Internships09/2013 Intern, Humanitarian Policy Officer, Embassy

of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign

Affairs (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

06/2013 Research Intern, Party Platform Committee,

Dutch Democratic Party (The Hague, Netherlands)

07/2011 Project Coordinator and Research Intern, Maria’s

Libraries (Busia, Kenya)

Master Thesis TitleClosing the gender gap in economic decision-making

through voluntary initiatives: Conditions for the effec-

tiveness of charter initiatives in the Netherlands and

Denmark in the ‘Shadow of Regulation’

Florien KruseNetherlands

Harmke KruithofNetherlands


Academic Areas of Interest • Welfare States and Social Policy

• Health and Education

• Development

Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Instituto

Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey,

Campus Estado de México (Mexico City, Mexico)

Languages Spanish, English, German

Selected Internships03/2008–11/2009 Intern, Corporate Communications

and Reputation, Procter&Gamble (Mexico City, Mexico)

Selected Work Experience 08/2013–08/2014 Professional Year, Deutsche Gesell-

schaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia)

12/2009–02/2012 Government Relations,

Procter&Gamble (Mexico City, Mexico).

Master Thesis TitleThe impact of political ideologies in improving access and

quality of health care in Latin America

Rafael Lira CarrilloMexico

Hanlin LiChina

Academic Areas of Interest • Public Relations

• Corporate Management


Education • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Clark University

(Massachusetts, USA)

• Exchange, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong

Kong, China)

Languages Chinese, English

Selected Internships06–08/2014 Intern, Marketing Department, Fireworks (Shanghai, China)05–07/2011 Intern Reporter, English Desk, Caixin Media, (Beijing, China)01–05/2011 Intern, Government Relations Department, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. (Washington DC, USA)

Master Thesis TitleBlocking the illegal alternatives: Luxury brands’ ongoing

battles with online counterfeits in China (WT)


Academic Areas of Interest • Labour, Social and Education Policy

• Energy, Environment and Climate

• Public Economics

Education• Dual Degree, London School of Economics and


• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Justus Liebig University

(Giessen, Germany)


Selected Internships04–07/2013 Research Assistant, Climate Policy, German

Institute for Economic Research (Berlin, Germany)

09–12/2011 Intern, International Economic and Financial

Policy, German Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 09/2012–08/2013 Public Servant, Division Ia1, Basic

Issues of the Welfare State, Federal Ministry of Labour

and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)

06/2010–06/2012 Student Assistant, Integration

Economics and Erasmus Coordination, Justus Liebig

University (Giessen, Germany)

09/2001–08/2006 Wholesaler in Foreign and Domes-

tic Trade, Purchase and Import, Frankana (Marktbreit,

Germany)

Master Thesis TitleFinancing higher education in Germany (WT)

Academic Areas of Interest • Corporate Social Responsibility

• Transnational Labor Governance

• Comparative Political Economy

Education • Exchange, University of California, Luskin School of

Public Affairs (Los Angeles, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences and History,

Bielefeld University (Bielefeld, Germany)

• Exchange, Vilnius University (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Languages German, English, Spanish

Selected Internships05–07/2013 Visiting Associate, The Boston Consulting

Group (Berlin, Germany)

01–03/2012 Intern, Latin America Division, Federal

Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)

10–12/2011 Intern, Development Cooperation, Friedrich

Ebert Foundation (La Paz, Bolivia)

Selected Work Experience 09/2013–07/2014 Public Affairs Trainee, Hanne + Maack

Kommunikation (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleUsing socially responsible public procurement to foster

social responsibility in transnational supply chains (WT)

Benedikt MackGermany

Oliver LöfflerGermany


Academic Areas of Interest • International Trade

• Fiscal Governance

• Administrative Law

Education • Postgraduate degree in Public Law, University of

Brasília (Brasília, Brazil)

• Bachelor of Laws, Federal University of Sergipe (São

Cristóvão, Brazil)

Languages Portuguese, English, Spanish, German

Selected Internships07–08/2014 Academic Intern, Brazil Board, Bundes-

verband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (Berlin, Germany)

01–06/2006 Academic Intern, Defensoria Pública

Estadual (Aracaju, Brazil)

09–12/2003 Intern, Prosecutor’s Office, Ministério

Público Federal (Aracaju, Brazil)

Selected Work Experience09/2008–06/2013 Attorney, Procuradoria-Geral da Fa-

zenda Nacional, Ministry of Finance (Brasília, Brazil)

12/2003–09/2008 Judicial Advisor, Federal Court of Ser-

gipe, Federal Justice (Aracaju, Brazil)

Master Thesis TitleWhy does Brazil have so few Double Tax Treaties? A case

study on the Brazilian-German negotiations.

Academic Areas of Interest • Corporate Social Responsibility

• Technology and Innovation


Education • Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Sciences, Jacobs

University Bremen (Bremen, Germany)

Languages English, Ndebele, Zulu, German

Selected Internships11/2012–05/2013 Intern, International Digital

Marketing, Beiersdorf AG (Hamburg, Germany)

06–09/2011 Project Coordinator, Cultural Diplomacy

in Africa Programme, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy

(Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 08/2013–present Market Research Analyst, Market Logic

Software (Berlin, Germany)

02–04/2012 Research Assistant, Jacobs Centre for Life-

long Learning and Institutional Development, (Bremen,

Germany)

Master Thesis TitleDoes the form in which Corporate Social Responsibility

(CSR) is integrated into core business strategies matter?

A comparative assessment of CSR strategies and their

effect on performance in the automotive and utilities

sectors in Germany

Charlene MhlangaZimbabwe

Clara MenesesBrazil


Academic Areas of Interest• Public Health

• The Future of the Welfare State

• Theories of Social Justice

Education• Summer School, Barcelona Institute for Global Health

(Barcelona, Spain)

• Bachelor of Arts in Public Management and Gover-

nance, Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen, Germany)


Selected Internships05–06/2014 Intern, Health Policy, Federal Ministry of

Health (Berlin, Germany)

05–11/2012 Intern, Public Management and Health

Care, Kienbaum Management Consultants (Düsseldorf,

Germany)

07–08/2011 Intern, DEinternational Business Service

Department, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce

(Mumbai, India)

Selected Work Experience 05–12/2014 Student Assistant, Health and Long-term

Care Department, Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissen-

schaft und -gestaltung (Köln, Germany)

01/2011–05/2012 Freelance Journalist, Local Section

Friedrichshafen, Südkurier Medienhaus (Friedrichshafen,

Germany)

Master Thesis TitleEconomic crisis and civil engagement for population

health: The case of Greece (WT)

Partner organization: Federal Ministry of Health

Academic Areas of Interest • International and Non-Profit Organisations


• Development Economics and Policies

Education • Dual Degree, Università Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy)

• Master of Science in Economics and Management of

Public Administrations and International Institutions,

Università Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy)

• Exchange, Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Sau Paulo,

Brazil)

• Bachelor of Business Administration and Manage-

ment, Università Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy)

Languages Italian, English, Portuguese, French

Master Thesis TitleManagement of irregular migration in Italy: Which

are the challenges and the priorities related to Italy’s

strategy for managing irregular migrants persisting on

national territory? (WT)

Meilin MöllenkampGermany

Giulia MinnucciItaly


Academic Areas of Interest • Energy and Climate Policy


• Economic Policy

Education • Bachelor of Arts in European Administration Manage-

ment, Hochschule Harz (Halberstadt, Germany)

• Exchange, Mykolos Romeris University (Vilnius,

Lithuania)


Selected Internships06–08/2014 Intern, Public Affairs, FleishmanHillard Ger-

many (Berlin, Germany)

09/2012–02/2013 Intern, European Union Representa-

tive Office, ThyssenKrupp AG (Brussels, Belgium)

02–07/2011 Intern, European Union Representation, As-

sociation of Northern German Chambers of Commerce

and Industry (Brussels, Belgium)

Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Project Analyst, Public Affairs, Fleish-

manHillard Germany (Berlin, Germany)

09–12/2014 Organization Committee, Global Public

Policy Network Conference (Berlin, Germany)

01–08/2014 Research Analyst, MarketLogic Software AG

(Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleThe effectiveness of national Emission Performance

Standards (EPS) in the EU

Partner organization: FleishmanHillard Germany GmbH

Academic Areas of Interest • International Development Cooperation

• Public Health

• Global Governance

Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, The Colorado

College (Colorado, USA)

• Minor in African Studies, The Colorado College

(Colorado, USA)

• Exchange University of Botswana (Gaborone,

Botswana)

• International Baccalaureate, Mahindra United World

College of India (Pune, India)

Languages English, Norwegian, German

Selected Internships08/2013–06/2014 Young Professional, Programme to

Foster Innovation, Learning and Evidence in HIV and

Health Programmes of German Development Coopera-

tion, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusam-

menarbeit (Berlin, Germany)

01–06/2008 Mentor, Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (San

Jorge, Nicaragua)

08–10/2007 Intern, The Yme Foundation (Vegårshei,

Norway)

Selected Work Experience09/2014–present Junior Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft

für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Berlin, Germany)

11/2012–04/2014 Organizer, European Public Policy

Conference (Berlin, Germany / Paris, France)

Master Thesis TitleWhen it’s not about treatment: The social determinants

of maternal mortality (WT)

Tobias NiehausGermany

Siri NanzNorway/Germany


Alex OdlumAustralia

Academic Areas of Interest • Forced Migration and Humanitarian Assistance

• Urban Development and Social Policy

• Land, Property and Housing Policy

Education • Exchange, American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt)

and Université Pierre Mendès (France, Grenoble)

• Bachelors of Law and International Studies ( Honours),

University of Adelaide, (Adelaide, Australia)

• Exchange, Universite Pierre Mendes (Grenoble,

France)

• Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Australian

National University (Canberra, Australia)

Languages English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic

Selected Internships05–07/2014 Australian Embassy, Political and Economic

Section, DFAT, (Berlin, Germany)

05–09/2012 Intern, Democracy Reporting International

(Berlin, Germany)

01–02/2011 Intern, Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin,

Germany)

Selected Work Experience 07–08/2014 Consultant, Land, Property and Reparations

Division, Department of Operations and Emergencies,

Inter national Organization for Migration (Geneva, Swit-

zerland)

01–08/2013 Researcher, Media Intelligence Partners

(London, UK)

02–05/2012 Researcher, Centre for Housing, Urban and

Regional Planning, (Adelaide, Australia)

Master Thesis TitleFrom displacement to development? Crossing the

humanitarian-development nexus in urban Jordan and

Egypt (WT)

Academic Areas of Interest • International Political Economy

• Political Communications

• Comparative Politics

Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with Distinction,

University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada)

• Dual Degree, Graduate School of Public Policy,

University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)

Languages English, Tagalog, German, French

Selected Internships06–07/2014 Communications Assistant, Global Public

Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 03/2014–present Communications Assistant, Global

Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany)

07–08/2013 Voter Identification and Internal Polling,

Ontario New Democratic Party (Toronto, Ontario)

04–08/2013 Constituency Organizer, Member of Parlia-

ment Olivia Chow, New Democratic Party of Canada

(Toronto, Canada)

Master Thesis TitleSocial capital and the efficacy of economic decision-

making in comparative perspective (WT)

Clement NocosCanada


Academic Areas of Interest • Urban policies: Security, Co-existence, Culture and

Education

• Interactions between Law and Economics

• Civil Society Involvement in Public Policy

Education • Postgraduate Diploma in Administrative Law,

University of Antioquia (Medellin, Colombia)

• Bachelor of Law, University Externado of Colombia

(Bogotá, Colombia)

Languages Spanish, English

Selected Work Experience 05–08/2014 Consultant at Secretary of Education

Department of Antioquia, project Educational Parks

(Medellín, Colombia)

04–08/2013 Consultant at the Strengthening Territo-

rial Unit. The Financial Fund of Development Projects

( FONADE) (Bogotá, Colombia)

09/2012–05/2013 Citizen security and coexistence

Consultant at the district Secretary of Government of

Bogotá City Council (Medellín, Colombia)

02/2011–01/2012 Secretary General, Enterprise for

Urban Security – ESU- of Medellín City Council (Medellín,

Colombia)

08/2008–12/2009 Consultant for the Secretary of Gov-

ernment of Medellín City Council (Medellín, Colombia)

01/2006–08/2008 Legal Assistant for the Secretary of

Social Development of Medellín City Council (Medellín,

Colombia)

Master Thesis TitleCompleting the ‘miracle’: increasing community involve-

ment for the implementation of the programme Educa-

tional Parks in Antioquia, Colombia (WT)

Partner organization: Government of Antioquia (Colombia)


• E-Governance

• Public Finance

Education • Exchange, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy)

• Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences and Economics,

Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Münster,

Germany)

• Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA)

Languages German, English, Italian

Selected Internships05–08/2013 Intern, Public Management Consulting,

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Berlin, Germany)

09–12/2011 Intern, National Academy of Public Adminis-

tration (Washington DC, USA)

08–10/2010 Intern, Office of Armin Schuster, MdB,


Selected Work Experience 09/2013–08/2014 Professional Year, Management

Consulting in Health and Public Service, Accenture GmbH

(Berlin, Germany)

09/2012–04/2013 Student Assistant, Foreign Direct

Investment Analyst, Terrain Global (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleAnalytics as a New Public Management Tool: An Effective

Use for Air Cargo Security

Jannis OttoGermany

Natalia Osorio RestrepoColombia


Academic Areas of Interest • Security Policy

• Global Governance

• International Organizations

Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Security and

Development Policy, Syracuse University (Syracuse,

USA)

• Masters of International Relations, Maxwell School

of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University

(Syracuse, USA)

• Masters of International Relations, University of Edin-

burgh (Edinburgh, UK)

Languages English, French

Selected Internships06–08/2014 Programme Assistant, Women In Interna-

tional Security (Washington DC, USA)

01–07/2013 Research Assistant, Scottish Parliamentary

Office of Liam McArthur MSP (Edinburgh, UK)

Selected Work Experience 09/2011–present Junior Rate, Logistics, Royal Naval

Reserve (Rosyth, UK)

07–09/2012 Summer Organizer, Larimer County, Obama

for America (Colorado, USA)

Master Thesis TitleWhat explains the variation in NATO member states’

National Action Plans for women, peace and security

given the same starting point of United Nations Security

Council Resolution 1325?

Academic Areas of Interest • Empirical Qualitative Research

• Public Policy and Law

• Urban and Rural Planning

Education • Master of Law and Development, Fundação Getúlio

Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil)

• Bachelor of Law, University of São Paulo (São Paulo,

Brazil)

• Extensions: Université Lyon 2 & Sciences-Po Lyon

(2007/2008), UC Berkeley (2009), Yale Law School

(2012)

Languages Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian

Selected Internships09/2009–05/2010 Clerk for Judge Habice at Court of Ap-

peals of São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil)

03–10/2009 Researcher at Conectas Human Rights (São

Paulo, Brazil)

12/2006–07/2007 Strategic Planning for Cultural Organi-

zations at CQS Advogados (São Paulo, Brazil)

Selected Work Experience 11/2012–10/2014 Researcher, Global Administrative Law

Network (International)

08/2011–11/2012 Researcher, Crime and Punishment

Study Center, Fundação Getúlio Vargas Law School (São

Paulo, Brazil)

01–10/2010 Voluntary Legal Assistant for Refugees and

Illegal Immigrants in Casa do Migrante (São Paulo, Brazil)

Master Thesis TitleFostering sustainability in land reform policy: Lessons



and Agrarian Reform in Brazil

Alex PaulUK

Bruno PaschoalBrazil


Academic Areas of Interest • Media and Technology Policy

• Political Communication

• Development Policy

Education • Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and African

Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Mainz,

Germany)

• Exchange, Universidad de Complutense (Madrid,

Spain)

Languages German, English, Spanish, French, Swahili

Selected Internships06–08/2013 Intern, Department of International

Development, Squad EU/MENA, General Secretary of

the German Red Cross (Berlin, Germany)

09–11/2011 Intern, Exhibition bunt!?, Museum of

Natural History (Mainz, Germany)

03–04/2010 Intern, Procurement Department,

Hessischer Rundfunk (Frankfurt, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 05–07/2014 Project Trainee, Deutschland sicher im Netz

e.V. (Berlin, Germany)

12/2013–04/2014 Working Student, Public Affairs and

Corporate Communication, Burson-Marsteller (Berlin,

Germany)

04–08/2011 Academic Assistant, Department of Anthro-

pology and African Studies, Johannes Gutenberg Univer-

sity Mainz (Mainz, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleMedia regulation in the digital age (WT)

Academic Areas of Interest • International Corporate Strategy


• International Management

Education • Exchange, Concentration in International Manage-

ment, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil)

• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Freie Universität

Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

• Exchange Year, Concentrations in Foreign Policy and

Journalism, American University (Washington DC,

USA)

Languages German, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch

Selected Internships05–07/2014 Intern, KPMG Berlin, Public Sector Consult-

ing/Health Care Audit (Berlin, Germany)

07–10/2012 Intern, Axel Springer Corporate Communica-

tions (Berlin, Germany)

08–12/2011 Intern, Embassy of France in the United

States co-op program (Washington DC, USA)

Selected Work Experience 04/2013–05/2014 Freelancer, Axel Springer Product

Management (Berlin, Germany)

04/2013–05/2014 Freelancer, Online Desk, Berliner Mor-

genpost (Berlin, Germany)

06/2012–10/2013 Student Assistant, Konrad-Adenauer-

Foundation (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleHow do interventions in different stages of the policy

cycle affect the influence potential of lobbying cam-

paigns? (WT)

Partner organization: Burson Marsteller

Daniel PolteGermany

Armin PeterGermany


Academic Areas of Interest • Gender Equality and Women in Development


• Civil Society, Social Innovation

Education • Bachelor of Political Science, Universitat Pompeu

Fabra (Barcelona, Spain)

Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Catalan

Selected Internships05–07/2014 Intern, Konrad Adenauer Foundation,

Namibia and Angola Office (Windhoek, Namibia)

01–03/2013 Intern, Quartiers Management Falken-

hagener Feld Ost (Berlin, Germany)

08/2010 Intern, European and International Affairs

Department, Confederation of German Employers’

Association (Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience03/2013–present Social Worker, ReachIna Mädchen-

stadtteiladen (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleGender equality and regional cooperation in Southern

Africa: The impact of the SADC Protocol on gender and

development on Namibian women (WT)

Partner organization: Konrad Adenauer Foundation

Namibia

Academic Areas of Interest• Public-Private Partnerships


• Cross-Sectoral Partnerships

Education• Bachelor of Law with Minor in Economics, Los Andes

University (Bogotá, Colombia)

• Exchange, University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)

LanguagesSpanish, English, French

Selected Internships06/2014 Intern, AMPION (Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience07/2014 Legal Officer, Office of Legal Affairs, Interna-

tional Organization for Migration (Geneva, Switzerland)

05/2013 Senior Contract Analyst, Legal Department, In-

ternational Organization for Migration (Bogotá, Colombia)

11/2010 Contract Analyst, Legal Department, Interna-

tional Organization for Migration (Bogotá, Colombia)

Master Thesis TitlePublic-private partnerships, a suitable policy alternative?

The case of the energy-efficient buildings initiative in the

European Union

Andrea Puentes RiañoColombia

Júlia Prats RomeuSpain


Academic Areas of Interest • Resource and Commodity Governance

• International Organisations

• Public Finance Flow Structures

Education • Dual Degree, Graduate School of Public Policy,

University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)

• Bachelor of Arts with Dual Honours in Accounting

and International Relations, Keele University (Keele,

UK)

Languages German, English, Spanish, Tamil, Hindi

Selected Internships08/2013–07/2014 Professional Year, PROAGUA, Gesell-

schaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Lima, Peru)

06–08/2011 Intern, Cash Management Services, Stan-

dard Chartered Bank (Frankfurt, Germany)

07/2009 Intern, Business Recovery Services, Pricewater-

houseCoopers (Frankfurt, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 07–08/2012 Volunteer, English Teaching, VESL (Doi

Chaang/Chiang Rai, Thailand)

Sandeep RajgopalGermany

Thierry RacaudFrance

Academic Areas of Interest • EU Integration

• Education Policy


Education • Master of Public Affairs in Statistics, Economics, Policy

Analysis and Public Management, Sciences Po (Paris,

France)

• Master in Intercultural Exchanges, Project manage-

ment, Cultural Policies and Intercultural Communica-

tion, Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris, France)

Languages French, English, German, Portuguese

Selected Internships06–08/2014 Intern, Marketing and Events Manage-

ment, International Policy and Leadership Institute (Paris,

France)

Selected Work Experience 01/2011–12/2013 Assistant Manager, Paris-London Co-

operation, Ministry of National Education (Paris, France /

London, UK)

01/2010–12/2011 Marketing, Louvre Museum (Paris,

France)

01/2000–12/2010 Teaching and Project Management,

Ministry of National Education (Paris, France)

Master Thesis TitleThe impact of education systems on entrepreneurship


Academic Areas of Interest• International Governance

• Environment, Energy and Climate


Education• Specialist Degree in Food Preservation Technologies,

University of Novi Sad (Novi Sad, Serbia)

• Master of Science in Technology, University of Novi

Sad, (Novi Sad, Serbia)

LanguagesSerbian, English, German

Selected Internships06–08/2013 EDIT Center (Novi Sad, Serbia)

Selected Work Experience06/2014–present Research Associate, Department of

Food Preservation Engineering, University of Novi Sad

(Novi Sad, Serbia)

10/2013–05/2014 Research Analyst, Market Logic Soft-

ware (Berlin, Germany)

02–06/2013 Research Associate, Prof. Gerhard Hammer-

schmid, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleThe European Neighborhood Policy: An insufficient foreign policy instrument (WT)

Academic Areas of Interest• Health and Social Policy

• Sustainable Development


Education• Bachelor of Arts in International Development and

Social Change and Economics, Clark University

(Worcester, USA)

LanguagesAlbanian, English, Italian, Spanish

Selected Internships02–05/2013 Research Assistant, Development and

Security, German Institute for Economic Research (Berlin,

Germany)

05–08/2011 Research Assistant, Economic Development

and Employment Promotion Program, Deutsche Gesell-

schaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Tirana, Albania)

06/2010 Fellow, Development Project Management Insti-

tute (Washington DC, USA)

Selected Work Experience08/2013–07/2014 Young Professional, Multi-Sector HIV

and AIDS Prevention Program, Deutsche Gesellschaft für

Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Pretoria, South Africa)

Master Thesis TitleAll equal in sickness and death? Measuring the effect

of income inequality on HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan

Africa

Marjan RanogajecSerbia

Ira RamajAlbania


Academic Areas of Interest • Peace and Conflict

• Foreign and Security Policy

• Terrorism and Political Violence


Development Policy, Maxwell School of Citizenship

and Public Affairs Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)

• Executive Certificate in Counter-Terrorism Studies,

Interdisciplinary Center (Herzliya, Israel)

• Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Trinity College

(Hartford, USA)

• Minor in Arabic Language and Culture, Trinity College

(Hartford, USA)

LanguagesEnglish, Arabic, Spanish, German

Selected Internships06–08/2014 Intern, Research and Analysis, International

Institute for Counter-Terrorism (Herzliya, Israel)

02–06/2012 Intern, Research and Development, Arab

American Association (New York, USA)

06–08/2009 Intern, External Affairs, U.S. Department of

Energy, Savannah River Site (Aiken, USA)

Selected Work Experience 08/2013-07/2014 Graduate Research Assistant, Institute

for National Security and Counterterrorism (Syracuse,

USA)

10/2012–08/2013 AmeriCorps VISTA, Volunteer Recruit-

ment, Seedling Foundation (Austin, USA)

02–05/2012 Residential Coordinator, Education First In-

ternational (Tarrytown, USA)

Master Thesis TitlePolitical violence and the urban space: Evidence from the

Global Terrorism Database.

Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics



Education • Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Philipps-Universität

Marburg (Marburg, Germany)

• Bachelor of Science, Economics, Philipps-Universität


• Exchange, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superi-

ores de Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico)


Selected Internships09–11/2014 Economic Governance Program, Heinrich

Böll Foundation (Washington DC, USA)

02–04/2013 European Directorate-General, German Fed-

eral Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)

11/2012–01/2013 Competence Centre Governance and

Decentralization, KfW Entwicklungsbank (Frankfurt am

Main, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 02–06/2014 Research Assistant, Risk Advisory & Services,

Allianz Climate Solutions (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleFrom Aid to Investment: Gender-related effects of new

approaches to economic development (WT)

Kim ReichelGermany

Cameron ReedUSA


Academic Areas of Interest• Economics and Development Economics

• Public Policies for Industrial and Territorial Develop-

ment

• Cultural Policies

Education• Dual Degree, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

(Milan, Italy)

• Bachelor of Economics and Finance, Università

Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy)

• Exchange, Copenhagen Business School (Copenhagen,

Denmark)

Languages Italian, English, Spanish

Master Thesis TitleCrises and health: A study on the impact of the current

obesity crisis and its distribution in Italy

Academic Areas of Interest• Social, Education and Justice Policy


• Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Education• Dual Degree, Columbia University School of Interna-

tional and Public Affairs (New York, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude in Women’s

Studies and Education, Hamilton College (Clinton,

United States)

• Exchange, Social Welfare Policy, Stockholm University,

(Stockholm, Sweden)

Languages English, Spanish, German

Public Service 06/2013–present Board Member, Coalition for Juvenile

Justice (Washington DC, USA)

09/2011–09/2014 Federal Advisory Committee Member,

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US

Department of Justice (Washington DC, USA)

10/2007–10/2014 Juvenile Justice Advisory Group Mem-

ber, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services,

(Albany, USA)

Selected Work Experience06–07/2014 Weatherhead East Asian Institute

Sasakawa Fellowship, Philippines Office, Ashoka (Manila,

Philippines)

02/2014–present Consultant, Health, Education, and

Social Programs, ICF International (Washington DC, USA)

02/2011–08/2013 Planning Analyst, Department of

Planning & Government Innovation, Vera Institute of

Justice (New York, USA)

Master Thesis TitleThrowing away the key? The rise of International prison

privatization (WT)

Pietro RomozziItaly

Haley ReimboldUSA


Academic Areas of Interest • International Good Governance through Institutions

• Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability


Education • Exchange, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Admin-

istração de Empresas de São Paulo (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

• Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Social Sci-

ences, Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany)

• Exchange, Georgetown University (Washington DC,

USA)

Languages English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Selected Work Experience 04/2013–07/2014 Assistant for Corporate Communi-

cations and Investor Relations, Deutsche Wohnen AG

(Berlin, Germany)

12/2011–02/2012 Temporary Employment, World Bank,

Washington, DC

12/2013–08/2014 Voluntary Position, Vice President of

the Hertie Student Association, Hertie School of Gover-

nance (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleDigital Government: Leveraging Innovation to Improve

Public Sector Performance and Outcomes for Citizens—

Learnings from Germany’s Digital Employment Strategy

(WT)

Partner Organization: Accenture Research

Academic Areas of Interest • Health Policy

• Social Justice and Equity


Education • Bachelor of Economics, Universidad de Buenos Aires

(Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Languages Spanish, English, French, German and Portuguese

Selected Internships06–08/2013 Intern, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internatio-

nale Zusammenarbeit (Kathmandu, Nepal)

09/2011–02/2012 Intern, International Labour Office

(Geneva, Switzerland)

Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Policy Consultant, Scenarium Group

GmbH (Berlin, Germany)

08/2014 Consultant, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Interna-

tionale Zusammenarbeit (Mbeya, Tanzania)

09/2013–08/2014 Health Programme, Deutsche

Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Dar es

Salaam, Tanzania)

Master Thesis TitleEquity and health – how governance affects equity out-

comes in low income countries

Partner organizations: Panamerican Health Organization

| Social Health Protection Network | Deutsche Gesellschaft

für Internationale Zusammenarbeit | Scenarium Group

GmbH

Yolanda RotherGermany/Jamaica

Nicolas RosembergArgentina


David SchlutzGermany

Academic Areas of Interest • Development Policies and Development Economics

• Anti-Corruption

• Behavioural Economics

Education • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and


• Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, University of

Magdeburg (Magdeburg, Germany)

• Exchange, International Relations, St. Petersburg State

University (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Languages German, English, French, Russian

Selected Internships07/2012–01/2013 Intern, Regional Office Central Asia,

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenar-

beit (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

02–07/2012 Intern, Anticorruption and Integrity Pro-

gramme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale

Zusammenarbeit (Eschborn, Germany)

02–04/2011 Intern, Division for Nuclear Disarmament,

German Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 10/2013–present Research Assistant, Centre for Eco-

nomic Performance, London School of Economics (Lon-

don, UK)

01–08/2013 Consultant, Sustainable Economic Develop-

ment Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internatio-

nale Zusammenarbeit (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

Master Thesis TitleThe impact of financial disclosure systems on national

corruption levels – a quantitative analysis

Partner organization: World Bank

Academic Areas of Interest • Economic History and International Economics


• Research Methods

Education • American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad,

Bulgaria)

Languages Turkmen, Russian, English, French, Farsi, Turkish

Selected Work Experience 09/2010–04/2013 Research assistant, American Univer-

sity in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)

09/2013–05/2014 Chair, International Policy and Leader-

ship Institute, European Public Policy Conference (Berlin,

Germany / Rome, Italy)

Master Thesis TitleInternational Investment Law and its implications on do-

mestic policymaking (WT)

Ayjeren RozyjumayevaTurkmenistan


Academic Areas of Interest • Behavioral Economics and Statistics



Education • Bachelor of Science in Economics, Humboldt

University (Berlin, Germany)

• Exchange, University of the Western Cape (Cape

Town, South Africa)


Selected Internships05/2013–08/2013 Intern, Europe 2020, Aspects of EU

Economic and Financial Policy, Federal Ministry of Eco-

nomics and Technology (Berlin, Germany)

11/2011–01/2012 Intern, Marketing and Sales, VICE (Ber-

lin, Germany)

03/2011 Intern, Macro-Research, M.M. Warburg & CO

(Hamburg, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 06–12/2014 Research Assistant, Global Climate Forum

(Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleThe inheritance tax in Germany: Pre- and post-notched

taxation (WT)

Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics




Development Policy, (USA, Germany & the Nether-

lands.

• Master of Arts in International Relations, Maxwell

School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse

University (Syracuse, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, University of

Evansville (Evansville, USA)

Languages English, Russian

Selected Internships07–09/2014 Research Assistant, Center for European

Policy Analysis (Washington DC, USA)

01–06/2013 Coordinator and Intern, Kiva Program,

Accion San Diego (San Diego, USA)

01–04/2012 Intern, Economics Office, US Mission to the

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

(Vienna, Austria)

Selected Work Experience 01–07/2014 Research Analyst, Boulder Institute of

Microfinance (Syracuse, USA)

08/2013–05/2014 Student Research Assistant, office of

Robert Christen, Social Policy and Development Finance,

Maxwell School (Syracuse, USA)

Master Thesis TitleThe conditionality of aid: Analyzing the implementation

of conditionality measures to aid flows from the Euro-

pean Union

Kelsey ShantzUSA/Canada

Cornelius SchneiderGermany


Academic Areas of Interest • Social Entrepreneurship

• Civic Tech

• Development Finance

Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Political Economy,

The Colorado College (Colorado Springs, USA)

• Academic Exchange focusing on the biology and

public health of Tuberculosis, Malaria, and HIV/AIDS in

Sub-Saharan Africa, University of Botswana

• International Baccalaureate, Mahindra United World

College of India (Paud, India)

Languages English

Selected Internships01–05/2012 Intern, Office of United States Senator

Michael Bennet (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

02–05/2011 Intern, The Sunday Standard (Gaborone,

Botswana)

06–08/2010 Intern, The Yme Foundation (Vegarshei,

Norway)

Selected Work Experience 08/2013-present Co-Founder, Civocracy.org (Berlin,

Germany)

05/2014–present Research Associate, SEEK Development

(Berlin, Germany)

11/2013–05/2014 Start-ups and Internal Projects,

ImmobilienScout21 (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitlePredicting Incentivizing student success: Using behav-

ioral finance to model and enable market alternatives to

student loan debt in the United States (WT)

Academic Areas of Interest • Public Affairs and Lobbying

• Central European Foreign Policy

• International Law

Education • Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Relations,

Royal Holloway, University of London (London, UK)

Languages Slovak, English, German, French

Selected Internships06–08/2013 Research Intern, Accenture (Berlin, Ger-

many)

Selected Work Experience 09/2013–04/2014 External Researcher, Central European

Policy Institute (Bratislava, Slovakia)

09/2011–04/2013 Partnerships and External Relations,

Slovak Atlantic Commission (Bratislava, Slovakia)

Master Thesis TitleThe public affairs strategies of disruptive start-ups (WT)

Benjamin SnowUSA

Marek SlobodníkSlovakia


Academic Areas of Interest • Conflict Resolution Strategies and Track-Two

Diplomacy

• Social Entrepreneurship


Education • Bachelor of Arts in Government, Diplomacy and

Strategy, specialisations in Conflict Resolution and

the Middle East, Interdisciplinary Center (Herzliya,

Israel)

Languages German, English, Hebrew

Selected Internships05–08/2014 Intern, Project Planning and Fundraising,

International Civil Society Center (Berlin, Germany)

05–06/2013 Intern, 102nd International Labor Office

Conference (Geneva, Switzerland)

06–08/2009 Digital Intern, The Jerusalem Post News-

paper (Jerusalem, Israel)

Selected Work Experience02/2014–present Executive Assistant, Women in

International Security Deutschland (Berlin, Germany)

10/2012–08/2013 Social Media and Public Communica-

tion, UNICEF Fund for Israel (Tel Aviv, Israel)

10/2011–06/2012 Research Assistant, GLORIA Center,

Global Research Center (Herzliya, Israel)

Master Thesis TitleDe-politicisation of the right to water in land disputes:

A case study in Israel

Academic Areas of Interest • European Economic Policy

• Labor and Social Policy


Education • Exchange, Georgetown University, McCourt School of

Public Policy, (Washington DC, USA)


Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany)

• Exchange, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (Nice,

France)

Languages German, English, French, Arabic

Selected Internships06–08/2014 Intern, Jacques Delors Institut – Berlin

(Berlin, Germany)

09–12/2012 Intern, Federal Foreign Office, European

Directorate-General (Berlin, Germany)

01–03/2012: Intern, German Academic Exchange Service

(Cairo, Egypt)

Selected Work Experience 01–05/2014 Research Assistant to Prof. Henrik Enderlein,

Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)

09–12/2013 Research Assistant, Governance Report,

Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)

03–06/2013 Bluebook Trainee, Bureau of European Policy

Advisors, European Commission (Brussels, Belgium)

Master Thesis TitleWhich automatic stabilizer for the Eurozone? A review of

proposals for cyclical stabilization

Lea StrasburgerGermany/Dominican Republic

Nathalie SpathGermany


Academic Areas of Interest • Rural Development

• Energy Access

• Financial Inclusion

Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Global Development

Studies, Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada)

Languages English, French, German

Selected Internships05/2013 Intern, MicroEnergy International (Berlin,

Germany)

08–10/2011 Intern, Campaign Office, New Democratic

Party of Ontario (Toronto, Canada)

05–09/2008 Intern, Communications Department, Inde-

pendent Electricity System Operator (Toronto, Canada)

Selected Work Experience09/2013–present Project Manager, MicroEnergy Interna-

tional (Berlin, Germany)

11/2011–08/2012 Legal Assistant, AMR Law (Toronto,

Canada)

01/2009–12/2010 Communications Officer, Ontario

Energy Board (Toronto, Canada)

Master Thesis TitleBeyond electrification: Comparing the social impacts

of on-grid and off-grid electricity access for rural

households in Bangladesh

Academic Areas of Interest • Health Policy

• Economic Policy

• Quantitative Data Analysis

Education • Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy, George-

town University (Washington DC, USA)

• Exchange, Universidad CEU San Pablo (Madrid, Spain)

• Bachelor of Arts, Social Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-

Universität (Munich, Germany)

Languages German, English, Spanish, Portuguese

Selected Internships08–10/2010 Department of Urban Development, Federal

Press Office (BPA) (Berlin, Germany)

02–04/2009 Department of Integration, German Foot-

ball Association (DFB) (Frankfurt/Main, Germany)

08/2006–07/2007 Regional Field Assistant, AFS-USA,

(Portland, OR, USA)

Selected Work Experience 09/2013–08/2014 Counselor, Division of Bilateral

Cooperation in Health Policy Planning, German Federal

Ministry of Health (Berlin, Germany)

10/2012–08/2013 Research Assistant, Center for Health

and Human Sciences, Charité Medical School (Berlin,

Germany)

03–09/2011 Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences,

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Munich, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleHow do countries respond to the effect of health literacy

on health care costs and outcomes? A comparative policy

analysis of USA, Switzerland and Germany

Partner organization: Charité Medical School

Florian TilleGermany

Hadley TaylorCanada


Lisa UllrichGermany

Academic Areas of Interest • Middle East Politics

• International Security Policy and Conflict Resolution

• Migration and Human Rights


town University, (Washington DC, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, School of

International Studies, Technische Universität Dresden

(Dresden, Germany)

• Exchange, Institute of Peace and Development Law,

University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (Nice, France)

Languages English, German, French, Arabic, Latin

Selected Internships01–03/2012 Intern, Middle East Section, German Federal

Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)

03–04/2011 Intern, Regional Program Gulf States,

Konrad-Adenauer Foundation (Abu Dhabi, UAE)

06–08/2008 Intern, Communications Section, UNICEF

Headquarters (New York, USA)

Selected Work Experience 01/2015–present Student Assistant, German Bundestag

(Berlin, Germany)

04–07/2013 Carlo-Schmid Fellow, Communications

Section, UNICEF Regional Office for the Middle East and

North Africa (Amman, Jordan)

09–12/2012 ASA Fellow, Communications and Advocacy

Section, Save the Children International (Ramallah, Palestine)

Master Thesis TitleConditionality as practiced in EU support to Egypt: An

analysis of the principle’s implementation in European

Neighborhood Policy before and after the fall of the

Mubarak regime

Partner organization: German Bundestag

Academic Areas of Interest • Energy Security

• Environmental Economics

• Climate Change Policy

Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree, Maxwell School of Citizenship

and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)

• Dual Degree, Bachelor of Arts in International Rela-

tions and Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture,

Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)

Languages English, Spanish, German

Selected Internships05–08/2014 Europe and North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-

tion Intern, Office of the Secretary of Defense, US De-

partment of Defense (Washington DC, USA)

09/2011–06/2012 Clarence Petty Intern, Adirondack

Council (Elizabethtown, USA)

10–12/2009, Political Section Intern, US Permanent

Mission to the Organization of American States, Bureau

of Western Hemisphere Affairs, US Department of State


Selected Work Experience 08/2012–01/2013 Adjunct Professor of Spanish, North

Country Community College (Saranac Lake, USA)

10/2010–05/2011, English Teaching Assistant, CEIP Brag-

ade, Ministry of Education of Spain (La Coruña, Spain)

Master Thesis TitleExploring energy security: The relationship between

natural resources and military expenditure (WT)

Krista TuthillUSA


Academic Areas of Interest • Finance and Economic Policy

• Behavioural Economics


Education • Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Bonn

(Bonn, Germany)

• Exchange, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs,

University of Texas at Austin (Austin, USA)


Selected Internships07–08/2014 Intern, Division C 1, World Economy and

Currency Issues, G7/G8 and G20, German Federal Minis-

try of Finance (Berlin, Germany)

05–07/2014 Intern, Divisions for Finance, Economics and

Energy, State Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia

(Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 08/2013–05/2014 Student Research Assistant, Socio-

Economic Panel Studies, German Institute for Economic

Research (Berlin, Germany)

10/2011–06/2013 Student Research Assistant, Publica-

tions and Corporate Communications, Institute for the

Study of Labour (Bonn, Germany)

08/2008–09/2011 Trainee and Financial Advisor, Retail

and Business Banking, Commerzbank AG (Cologne,

Germany)

Master Thesis TitleTackling international tax evasion: EU savings directive

and OECD Standard on automatic information exchange

(WT)

Academic Areas of Interest • Entrepreneurship and Early Stage Financing


• Protest and Revolution Dynamics

Education • Dual Degree, The London School of Economics and


• Bachelor of Science in Economics, Icesi University

(Cali, Colombia)

Languages Spanish, English, French

Selected Internships07–08/2014 Intern, Financial Management and Procure-

ment Division, Inter-American Development Bank (Wash-

ington DC, USA)

Selected Work Experience 08/2011–09/2013 Business Development Associate,

Business and Institutional Development, Cali Chamber of

Commerce (Cali, Colombia)

11/2010–05/2011 Channel Information Associate,

Tecnoquimicas Group (Cali, Colombia)

Master Thesis TitleThe impact of financial disclosure systems on national

corruption levels: A quantitative analysis

Partner organization: The World Bank

Moritz VoelkerlingGermany

Gustavo Vargas VictoriaColombia


Academic Areas of Interest• Public Affairs

• Stakeholder Communication

• Social Policy

Education• Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy, George-

town University, (Washington DC, USA)

• Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Public Administration,

University of Konstanz (Constance, Germany)

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration,

University of Göttingen, (Göttingen, Germany)

LanguagesGerman, English, Spanish, French

Selected Internships03–04/2011 Intern, German Landowners’ Association

(Berlin, Germany)

05–07/2010 Intern, European Parliament, Office of

Burkard Balz, MEP (Brussels, Belgium)

02–05/2010 Intern, Employer’s Association of Lower

Saxony (Hannover, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 05/2012–06/2013 Voluntary Work, Chairman of Student

Organization ROCK YOUR LIFE! e.V. (Constance, Germany)

Master Thesis TitlePublic affairs strategies in an internationalised business

environment (WT)

Partner organization: Interel Group, Berlin Office

Henry von KlenckeGermany

Academic Areas of Interest• Public Management in Developing Countries


Education• Bachelor of Science in Geography and Political

Science, Ludwig-Maximilian-University (Munich,

Germany)

LanguagesGerman, English, French, Kiswahili

Selected Internships06–08/2012 Intern, Country Office, Konrad- Adenauer-

Foundation (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)

01–06/2012 Intern, Ashoka Youth Venture (Berlin,

Germany)

02/2009–04/2009 Intern, Grameen Bank (Dhaka,

Bangladesh)

Selected Work Experience09/2013–08/2014 Assistant to Country Director, Country

Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusam-

menarbeit (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)

Master Thesis TitleThe Introduction of performance appraisal tools in the

public sector of developing countries: An analysis of the

Open Performance Review and Appraisal System (OPRAS)

in the water sector in Tanzania.

Partner organization: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internatio-

nale Zusammenarbeit Tanzania, Water Programme

Cecilia von WesterholtGermany


Academic Areas of Interest• Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable

Business Activities

• Public-Private Partnerships and Involvement of

Foundations

Education• Dual Degree, Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Business

Economics and Service-Sector Marketing, Baden-

Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University,

(Mannheim, Germany) and Open University of

London (London, UK)

• Exchange, William T. Dwyer High School (West Palm

Beach, USA)

LanguagesGerman, English, Spanish, French

Selected Internships07–08/2014 Research and Analysis Intern, Gemein-

nützige Hertie-Stiftung (Berlin, Germany)

01–04/2013 Intern, Communications and Social Media

Marketing, Collective Leadership Institute e.V., (Potsdam,

Germany)

01/2012–09/2012 Intern, Communications & Customer

Relationship Management, Hostal El Punto (La Serena,

Chile)

Selected Work Experience04–06/2013 Freelance Consultant, ACW Development

Consulting (Berlin, Germany)

10–12/2009 Country Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft für

Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Pretoria, South Africa)

04–06/2009 Country Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft

für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (New Delhi, India)

Master Thesis TitleCorporate philanthropy: Business motivation to found

corporate foundations (WT)

Almut WegenastGermany

Academic Areas of Interest • Infrastructure Development

• Public Management and Public-Private Partnerships



town University (Washington DC, USA)

• Exchange, Universidad de Sevilla (Seville, Spain)

• Bachelor of Arts in International Law and Political

Science, University College Maastricht (Maastricht,

Netherlands)


Selected Internships06–07/2014 Intern, Corporate Communication, Henkel

AG & Co. KGaA, (Düsseldorf, Germany)

10/2013–04/2014 Intern, Corporate Public Policy and

Regulation Management, Deutsche Post DHL (Berlin,

Germany)

05–07/2013 Intern, International Climate Financing,

Federal Ministry for the Environment (Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 11/2012–07/2013 Student Assistant, Energy Sector,

Hill+Knowlton Strategies (Berlin, Germany)

11/2012–06/2014 Jury Member, Global Debate and

Public Policy Challenge, Global Public Policy Institute

(Berlin, Germany / Budapest, Hungary)

Master Thesis TitleOverinvestment in regional aviation infrastructure in

Germany

Melissa WaßmuthGermany


Academic Areas of Interest• Foreign Policy

• Macroeconomics and International Finance

• International Political Economy

Education• Exchange, Chinese Politics and Diplomacy, School

of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan

University (Shanghai, China)

• Exchange, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,

National University of Singapore (Singapore)

• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Politics, Philosophy and

Economics, University of York (Heslington, UK)

LanguagesGerman, English, French, Mandarin

Selected Internships07–08/2014 Intern, Economics Department, German Em-

bassy (Washington DC, USA)

07–08/2013 Intern, Political Programs and Analysis,

Headquarters of the Christian Democratic Party (Berlin,

Germany)

06–10/2012 Intern, Marketing Consulting, Markendienst

(Hamburg, Germany)

Selected Work Experience10/2013–present Project Assistant, European and In-

ternational Cooperation, Konrad Adenauer Foundation

(Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleThe causes of the Chinese current account surplus (WT)

Academic Areas of Interest• International Political Economy

• European Economic Governance

• Economic Policy

Education• Bachelor of Science in Economics, Philipps-Universität


• Exchange, Pennsylvania State University (State

College, USA)

LanguagesGerman, English, French, Russian

Selected Internships07–08/2014 Intern, International Employment and Social

Policy, Twinning, Division VIb1, German Federal Ministry

of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)

03–05/2013 Intern, Jutta Haug, MEP, European

Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)

11/2012–02/2013 Intern, Macroeconomic Policy

Institute (Düsseldorf, Germany)

Selected Work Experience09/2014–present Student Assistant, Joachim Poß, MdB,


02–10/2012 Working Student, Central Services, Finance,

KPMG AG (Frankfurt, Germany)

Master Thesis TitleTackling international tax evasion: EU savings directive

and OECD Standard on automatic information exchange

(WT)

Claudio ZeitzGermany

Judith WeißGermany


HERTIE SCHOOL

International: Students from over 40 CountriesCountry and region of origin (percentage)

Interdisciplinary: Students from all Subject FieldsFields of study that MPP students hold a bachelor’s degree in (percentage)*

The Selection Process— More than Excellent Grades

The StudentsMany students bring professional experience with them and start the programme at an average age of 25.

11,4

5,3

5,0

9,4

2,0

4,4

0,8

15,2

7,3

18,1

21,1

Economics

Business Administration

Law

Humanities

Media and Journalism

Sciences, Engineering

Other

Area Studies, Cultural Studies

Social Sciences, Sociology

International Relations

Political Science

Germany

Great Britain

USA

Mexico

Venezuela

Colombia

PeruBrazil

Sierra Leone

GhanaCameroon

Nigeria

Malawi

India

Pakistan

Kenya

Australia

RussiaNetherlands

FranceSpain

Slovenia

Poland

Italy

SwedenNorwayFinland

LithuaniaLatvia

Belarus

BulgariaMacedonia

Serbia

Kosovo

GeorgiaRomania

MoldovaCzech Republic

HungaryKyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan

Philippines

Canada

Andorra

IrelandBelgium

Luxembourg

Switzerland

Chile

Bolivia

Ukraine

Mongolia

Singapore

Morocco

Zambia

Congo

Ethiopia

Iran

TurkeyArmenia

Lebanon

IsraelVietnam

Thailand

Nepal

China

Intersectoral: Careers in all FieldsCareer paths of graduatesand alumni by sector (percentage) **

Some examples:

* based on the Classes of 2007–2012 (N=340)** based on the Classes of 2007–2011 (N=254)

BMW AG, UK Governmental Affairs Executive

Google Inc., Policy Analyst

German Federal Foreign Office, Advisor European Financial Framework

State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg, Senior Position

Lebanese Ministry of Labour,Policy Advisor

EU Commission, International Relations Officer, DG Enlargement

The World Bank, Consultant

Transparency International, Programme Coordinator CIS and Mongolia

Teach First Germany,Founder and CEO

A.T. Kearney, Strategy Business Analyst

Worldwatch Institute, Research Coordinator, Energy and Climate

Bertelsmann Foundation,Young Professional

Public Administration

International Organisation

NGO/Foundation

Research/Think Tank

Doctoral programme

Business

13%

37 %

21%

12 %

6%

11%

20 %40 % 40 %Personal SuitabilityWork experience or internships, international experience, as well as social, political and / or entre-preneurial engagement

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.

Academic PerformanceTranscripts, certificates, and academic references

MotivationMotivation letter, by which argumentation and formulation skills will also be assessed

Australia0,6

Africa3,5

North America

13,3Eastern Europe

13,3GermanyWestern Europe

8,0Latin America

8,0Asia

8,0

female50,6 %

male49,4 %

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