Master of Public PolicyProfiles—Class of 2016
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Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 1
We at the Hertie School of Governance are committed to
providing excellent teaching with real-world application
for talented young people from around the globe who
are dedicated to responsible policymaking and building
good governance structures. One of our responsibilities
as a school of public policy is to provide a hub of de-
bate and interaction between students, academics and
thought leaders with different backgrounds and per-
spectives. The two-year MPP degree programme equips
tomorrow’s leaders with the understanding, knowledge
and tools to excel in their future vocations, by providing
a professional and research-intensive environment char-
acterised by close interaction with faculty, lively public
debate and engaging with current policy developments.
The MPP offers an analytically challenging and problem-
oriented education in governance, policy analysis, man-
agement and leadership, strengthened by real-world
experience in the public and private sectors. It brings
together perspectives from economics, political science,
law, and sociology, and trains students in quantitative
and qualitative methodologies.
Attracting and training students of such a consistent ly
high calibre is among the Hertie School’s greatest
achievements. The average MPP student speaks 4 lan-
guages, holds 2 degrees, has done 3 internships and
has studied, volunteered or worked in 3 countries. After
over a decade of equipping our MPPs with strategies
for forging new frontiers in governance, our graduates
are among those working at the cutting edge of policy-
making in government, private corporations and inter-
national organisations.
As part of a global network that includes the London
School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po
in Paris, Columbia University in New York, the National
University of Singapore, and other excellent public
policy schools, we are able to offer a wide range of study
abroad opportunities for our students. In addition to
this, our Alumni network is a strong platform for global
collaboration. As yet another crop of graduates joins
the pool of Hertie School Alumni and the ranks of those
working to meet our current and future challenges, we
are confident that these young leaders will prove assets
to whichever organisations they join.
We warmly invite you to meet our Class of 2016 and
should you or your organisation wish to learn more
about them or about becoming an internship or profes-
sional year partner, please do not hesitate to contact us.
At the forefront of policymakingThe Hertie School of Governance is proud to introduce its tenth MPP cohort—a diverse and multi-talented group of young leaders representing over 30 nations. The Class of 2016 is brimming with pioneers on a mission to shape society positively in the public, private or civil society sectors.
Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD
President and Dean
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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
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
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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
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Golnaz Aghazadeh TabriziIran
Academic Areas of Interest• Labour and Education Policy
• Public Health
• The Middle East
Education • Dr. rer. nat. in Molecular Medicine, Max Planck
Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Gottingen,
Germany) and University of Gottingen (Gottingen,
Germany)
• Master of Science in Molecular Medicine, University
of Gottingen (Gottingen, Germany)
• Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, University of
Tehran (Tehran, Iran)
Languages English, Persian
Selected Work Experience 02–07/2015 Europe Steering Board, iBRIDGE Berlin,
iBRIDGES initiative (Berlin, Germany)
10/2008–08/2013 Researcher, Max Plank Institute for
Biophysical Chemistry (Gottingen, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Brain Drain and Brain Gain in Post-Islamic Revolution Iran
Benedikt AbendrothGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• Cybersecurity Policy
• Digital Divide
• E-Governance
Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Relations,
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs,
Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Economics and
Development, University of Bayreuth (Bayreuth,
Germany)
Languages English, German
Selected Internships 05–07/2015 Global Security Strategy and Diplomacy,
Microsoft (Redmond, USA)
04–07/2013 Division Peace and Security, German Federal
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
(Berlin, Germany)
08–11/2011 Future Forum Berlin, Research Institute
of the German Council on Foreign Relations (Berlin,
Germany)
Selected Work Experience 10/2015–present Cybersecurity Strategist, Global
Security Strategy and Diplomacy, Microsoft (Berlin,
Germany)
04/2007–07/2009 Airborne Reconnaissance, German
Armed Forces (Zweibrücken, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Cybersecurity and the impact of the Internet in
Developing Countries (WT)
Partner organization: Microsoft
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Academic Areas of Interest • Governance
• Behavioral Economics
• Poverty Alleviation
Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations,
Universidad del Rosario (Bogotá, Colombia)
Languages Spanish, English, German, French
Selected Internships 06/2015 Youth Unemployment Project, Bertelsmann
Foundation (Barcelona, Spain)
Selected Work Experience 08/2013 Director, International Cooperation, Fundacion
Universitaria Panamericana (Bogotá, Colombia)
01/2011 Coordinator, International Cooperation,
Fundacion Universitaria Monserrate (Bogotá, Colombia)
Master Thesis Title Access to the natural treasure chest: The impact of public
accountability mechanisms on corruption in natural
resource dependent countries (WT)
Sindy Natalia Alvarado PachonColombia
Sarah Aguilar FlaschkaMexico
Academic Areas of Interest• Philanthropy
• Food Security
• Democracy
Education • Exchange, University of Texas (Austin, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Journalism,
Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City, Mexico)
Languages Spanish, English, German
Selected Internships 06–07/2015 Commission for Mexico City/Senate of the
Republic (Mexico City, Mexico)
06–07/2007 Fellowship program at the Salzburg Global
Seminar (Salzburg, Austria)
Selected Work Experience 01–08/2014 Coordinator, Special Commission for
Legislative Studies, Legislative Assembly for Mexico City
(Mexico City, Mexico)
09/2012–12/2014 Adviser, Office of Senator Mario
Delgado, Senate of the Republic (Mexico City, Mexico)
02/2011–08/2014 Founder, Acciones por la Ciudad
(Mexico City, Mexico)
Master Thesis Title Sticking to one story: The philanthropic narrative of the
Green Revolution in Mexico (WT)
Partner organization(s): to be confirmed
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Academic Areas of Interest• Education
• Child Welfare
• Social Policy
Education • Bachelor of Science in Economics, Sarla Anil Modi
School of Economics, Narsee Monjee Institute of
Management Studies (Mumbai, India)
Languages English, Hindi, Bengali
Selected Internships 06–07/2015 Researching Reality Internship, Centre for
Civil Society (New Delhi, India)
05–06/2012 Researcher, Antique Stock Broking Ltd
(Mumbai, India)
05–06/2011 Banglanatak dotcom (Kolkata, India)
Master Thesis Title School dropouts in India: Finding solutions from global
examples
Adrita BagchiIndia
Academic Areas of Interest • Education Policy
• Social Policy
• Transatlantic Relations
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics,
University of Maryland (College Park, USA)
• Exchange, University of Kent (Canterbury, UK)
Languages English, German
Selected Internships 01/2009–06/2009 United States House of
Representatives (Washington DC, USA)
Selected Work Experience 02/2015–present Development Assistant, ESMT
European School of Management and Technology
(Berlin, Germany)
08/2013–07/2014 English Teaching Assistant, German
Fulbright Commission (Berlin, Germany)
06/2011–07/2013 Corps Member, Teach for America
(Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, USA)
Master Thesis Title Towards mutual understanding: The role of exchange
programmes in US-German relations (WT)
Partner organization: German-American Fulbright
Commission
Amy AustinUSA/UK
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 7
Marc BarnettUnited States of America
Academic Areas of Interest • Violent Non-State Actors
• Intersection of Governance, Legitimacy, Corruption,
and Security
• The Future of Security
Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Relations,
Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Exchange, International Institute of Social Science
(The Hague, Netherlands)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy,
Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, USA)
Languages English, Italian, German
Selected Internships 09–11/2015 Europe and Central Asia Department,
Transparency International – Secretariat (Berlin,
Germany)
05–07/2015 Pompidou Group, Council of Europe
(Brussels, Belgium)
08–11/2014 Democracy Is For People Campaign, Public
Citizen (Syracuse, USA)
Selected Work Experience 07–08/2015 Field Researcher, Global Black Spots Project,
Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs (Florence, Italy)
09/2014–05/2015 Research Assistant, Global Black Spots
Project, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs (Syracuse,
USA)
10/2013–05/2014 English Teaching Assistant, I.S.
Giovanni Falcone (Gallarate, Italy)
Master Thesis Title Mafia as a black box? A theoretical analysis of mafia
movement into Germany (WT)
Giacomo BagniItaly
Academic Areas of Interest • Migration Studies
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Quantitative Analysis
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Theoretical Philosophy, Università
degli Studi di Genova (Genova, Italy)
• Exchange, Université de Rennes II (Rennes, France)
Languages Italian, English, French
Selected Internships 06/2014–08/2014 Consultant, 180 Degrees Consulting
(Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2013–present: Economic Advisor & Artistic Director,
Teatro Altrove (Genova, Italy)
01/2007–12/2013: Insurance Agent, Zurich Insurance
Group, Bagni Assicurazioni (Genova, Italy)
Master Thesis Title This land is your land: Determinants of migrant
settlement Intentions (WT)
Partner organization: Interactive Advertising Bureau
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Malte Berneaud-KötzGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • European Integration
• Evidence-Based Policymaking
• Data Science in Public Policy
Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and
International Organization, University of Groningen
(Gronigen, Netherlands)
• Exchange, University of Salamanca
Languages German, English, Spanish, Dutch
Selected Internships 05–07/2015 European Employment and Social Policy,
Federal Ministry of Labour (Berlin, Germany)
04–06/2014 European Financial and Monetary Policy,
Federal Foreign Service (Berlin, Germany)
01–03/2014 Knut Fleckenstein, MEP, European
Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)
Master Thesis Title The Eurosceptic misfit – Explaining differences in popular
Euroscepticism and electoral support for Eurosceptic
parties (WT)
Nikolaus BauerGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• Political Economy
• Security Policy
• Ethics and Public Policy
Education • Second State Examination in Law, Free State of
Bavaria (Germany)
• First State Examination in Law, University of
Regensburg (Germany)
• Exchange, University of Aberdeen (Scotland)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Work Experience 12/2013–08/2014 Lawyer, Guber-Public Law (Munich,
Germany)
07–09/2012 Legal Trainee, European Single Market
Department, Ministry of Economics (Berlin, Germany)
02–09/2010 Legal Research Assistant, IT-Law
Department, Noer LLP (Munich, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Quantitative easing: Unconventional monetary policy
and European Union law
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Björn BoeningGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• Security and Foreign Policies
• Quantitative Methods
• European Law
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Law, Ludwig
Maximilian University (Munich, Germany)
• Exchange, Industrial Faculty (São Paulo, Brazil) and
University of Granada (Granada, Spain)
• Officer Certificate for the German Airforce, Officer
Academy (Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany)
Languages German, English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
Selected Internships 09/2015 Communication, Federal Academy for Security
Policy (Berlin, Germany)
07–08/2015 Representative Office, Allianz Germany
(Berlin, Germany)
12/2014–02/2015 Research and Communication,
Munich Security Conference (Munich, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 04–12/2015 Research Assistant, Representative Office,
Allianz Germany (Berlin, Germany)
02–04/2015 Conference Management, Berlin
Demography Forum, Allianz SE (Berlin, Germany)
05/2013–07/2014 Working Student, Munich Security
Conference (Munich, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Determinants of Maritime Piracy (WT)
Christian BilfingerGermany/Brazil
Academic Areas of Interest • Diplomacy
• Trade
• Transatlantic Relations
Education • Master of Arts in International Relations, Maxwell
School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse
University (Syracuse, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics,
University of York (York, UK)
Languages German, English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
Selected Internships 09–10/2015 Department 200, Office for the United
States, Canada and the G7 Foreign Ministers‘ Track,
German Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)
06–09/2015 Trade and Investment Section, Delegation
of the European Union to Brazil (Brasilia, Brazil)
03–07/2015 Trade Policy and Trade Promotion Fund,
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen-
arbeit (Eschborn, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 11–12/2015 Student Employee, Trade Programme,
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen-
arbeit (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Does the multi-level approach explain the stalling of the
EU-Mercosur negotiations over a free trade agreement?
(WT)
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Darren Delin BrownUSA
Academic Areas of Interest • Global Energy Management and Policy
• Resource Efficiency and Design
• “Smart City” Digital and Telecommunications
Technologies
Education • Dual Degree, Master of International Affairs,
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia
University (New York, USA)
• Bachelor of Science in International Business,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel
Hill, USA)
• Exchange, Copenhagen Business School (Copenhagen,
Denmark)
• Exchange, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
• Exchange, Peking University (Beijing, China)
Languages English, Mandarin, Spanish
Selected Internships 05–08/2015 International Trade Specialist, International
Trade Administration (Washington DC, USA)
Selected Work Experience 12/2013–present Current Senior Consultant, Opera-
tional Efficiency and Effectiveness, Booz Allen Hamilton
(Washington DC, USA)
07/2011–12/2013 Consultant, IBM International
Business Machines (Washington DC, USA)
05–07/2009 Entrepreneurial Leadership Teaching
Assistant, Duke University (Ahmedabad, India)
Master Thesis Title EU Resource Efficiency Programs and Risks to American
Economies
Fabian BohnenbergerGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • International Trade and Development
• Cybersecurity Policy
• Intersection of Technology and Policymaking
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology,
University of Bonn (Bonn, Germany)
Languages German, English, Spanish, Arabic
Selected Internships 03–06/2014 Innovation in Development Program, Global
Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany)
10/2013–02/2014 World Economy and Development
Financing Department, German Development Institute
(Bonn, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 12/2015 Runner-Up TDS Young Thinkers Award 2015,
Participation in the Trade and Development Symposium
of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable
Development (ICTSD), 10th WTO Ministerial Conference
(Nairobi, Kenya)
09/2015–present Research Assistant, Hertie School of
Governance (Berlin, Germany)
07/2014–11/2015 Research Assistant, Innovation in
Development Program, Global Public Policy Institute
(Berlin, Germany)
03/2013–10/2014 Research Assistant, German
Development Institute (Bonn, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Proliferating cyber surveillance: The uncontrolled
global trade between authoritarian governments and
corporations selling monitoring and intrusion software
(WT)
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Alexander BusoldGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Political Economy and Economic Policy
• Philosophy of Economics
• Democratic Oversight of Intelligence Services
Education • Research on the Limits of Economic Theory, College of
Social Sciences, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
(Ulm, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Berlin, Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Management and
Economics, Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen,
Germany)
• Minor in Public Management and Governance,
Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen, Germany)
• Exchange, Catholic University (Buenos Aires,
Argentina)
Languages German, English, Spanish
Selected Internships 06–07/2015 Strategy Consulting, McKinsey & Company
(Berlin, Germany)
05–07/2014 Cleantech Advisory, Apricum (Berlin,
Germany)
02–06/2013 Business Development, Bosch Siemens
Home Appliances (Mumbai, India)
Selected Work Experience 09–12/2015 Teaching and Research Assistant, Chair for
Political Economy, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,
Germany)
01/2012–12/2013 Teaching Assistant for Economics
and Mathematics, Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen,
Germany)
Master Thesis Title German parliamentary oversight of intelligence services
in the digitization era (WT)
Tobias BünderGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• Political Economy
• Trade and Industrial Policy
• Politics & Economics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations
& Economics, University College Maastricht
(Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, Université de Montréal (Montréal, Canada)
Languages German, English, French, Dutch
Selected Work Experience 08/2015–present Student Assistant, Deutsche
Gesellschaft fur Internationale
Zusammenarbeit, Global Programme “Access to
Medicines” (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–07/2015 Young Professional, Deutsche
Gesellschaft fur Internationale
Zusammenarbeit, “Support for the East African
Integration Process” (Arusha, Tanzania)
10/2013–07/2014 Assistant to editor in chief,
Handelsblatt Business Briefing Sustainable Investments
(Berlin, Germany)
09/2011–08/2012 Member of University Council,
Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Master Thesis Title National interests and regional dynamics: How the
East African Community’s Customs Union reshuffled
restrictive trade policy in the region.
Partner organization: Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit
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Stefano ConciItaly
Academic Areas of Interest • Lobbying
• Public Affairs and Political Communication
• Public-Private Partnership
Education • Dual Degree, Master of Science in Economics
and Management of Public Administrations and
International Institutions, Università Bocconi
(Milan, Italy)
• Master of Arts in International Political Economy,
King’s College London (London, UK)
• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, University of Bologna
(Bologna, Italy)
Languages Italian, English, German
Selected Internships 07–09/2015 Research Assistant, International Center
for Climate Governance, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
(Venice, Italy)
Selected Work Experience 04–06/2015 Research Assistant, Global Climate Forum
(Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title To be confirmed
Jasmin CantzlerGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Climate and Energy Governance
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Quantitative Data Analysis
Education • Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Honours) in
Global Challenges, Leiden University College The
Hague (The Hague, Netherlands)
• Minor in Global Poverty, Local Solutions, International
Institute of Social Studies (The Hague, Netherlands)
Languages German, English, Dutch, Spanish, French
Selected Internships 09–11/2014 Public Finance and Administrative Reform,
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen-
arbeit (Eschborn, Germany)
07–08/2014 Advisory Finance & Regulation,
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 04–12/2015 Assistant, Climate Policy Team, Climate
Analytics (Berlin, Germany)
12/2014–04/2015 Assistant, Advisory Finance &
Regulation, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Berlin, Germany)
01–06/2014 Assistant, stiftung neue verantwortung
(Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Tax morale and the firm – a secret love affair? Evidence
and implications from Mexico
Partner organization: Inter-American Center for Tax
Administrations
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Christopher CoslerGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Statistics and Economics
• Digital Economy
• Emerging Security Challenges
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (with distinction),
University of Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany)
• Minor in Public Law, University of Mannheim
(Mannheim, Germany)
• Exchange, Swansea University (Swansea, Wales)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Internships 05–08/2015 InterVal GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
01–02/2015 Department of cooperation in education,
Goethe-Institut (Paris, France)
05–06/2015 CDU Faction, Economics department, NRW
State Parliament (Düsseldorf, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 11/2014–05/2016 Jacques Delors Institut – Berlin (Berlin,
Germany)
08/2012–06/2015 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen e.V.
(Mannheim, Germany)
Master Thesis Title State regulation or private mechanisms in the sharing
economy: Can ICT create trust in online consumer to
consumer markets?
Manolo Constain VillaColombia
Academic Areas of Interest • International Relations and Foreign Policy
• Foreign Investment Policy
• Media and Political Communication
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International
Relations, Icesi University (Cali, Colombia)
• Exchange, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá,
Colombia)
Languages Spanish, English, German
Selected Internships 01–07/2010 Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
Selected Work Experience 02/2015–present Research Analyst, Business
Development Team, Plane-Site (Berlin, Germany)
04/2013–03/2015 Project Leader and Media Analyst,
Global News Intelligence (Bogotá, Colombia)
08/2011–03/2013 Researcher and Instructor,
Department of Social Sciences, Icesi University (Cali,
Colombia)
Master Thesis Title Foreign direct investment in Colombia: an economic
dimension of the post-conflict state (WT)
14 Hertie School of Governance
Niccolò Da Settimo PassettiItaly
Academic Areas of Interest • Economic and Social Development Policies
• International Organizations and Public management
• Transportation Policies
Education • Dual Degree, Master of Science in Economics
and Management of Public Administrations and
International Institutions, Università Bocconi (Milan,
Italy)
• Exchange, Hanze University of Applied Science
(Groningen, Netherlands)
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and
Management, University of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)
Languages Italian, English, German
Selected Internships 03–08/2013 Non-productive material department,
Continental Automotive S.p.A. (Pisa, Italy)
Master Thesis Title Transportation policies’ impact on the economic and
social development of a developing region: A focus on
the competitiveness of local business. (WT)
Gonzalo CrociUruguay
Academic Areas of Interest • International Affairs
• Political Communication and Strategies
• Security Policy
Education • Master of Business in International Management,
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia)
• Master of Commerce in Strategic Management,
Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes (Valladolid,
Spain)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations,
Universidad ORT Uruguay (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Languages Spanish, English, French
Selected Internships 05–08/2011 Department of Conferences and Meetings
Management, Organization of American States
(Washington DC, USA)
Selected Work Experience 10/2011–02/2012 Consultant, International Organiza-
tion for Migration, Regional Office for South America
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
06–12/2010 Public Relations Manager, Shanghai World
Expo, Uruguay Pavilion (Shanghai, China)
01–06/2010 Assistant, Institute for Export Promotion
and Investment of Goods and Services of Uruguay
(Montevideo, Uruguay)
Master Thesis Title What are the causes of right-wing violent crimes
in Germany? Recommendations for possible policy
solutions (WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 15
Diyala D’AveniItaly
Academic Areas of Interest • Governmental Relations and Public Affairs
• Urban Policies and Governance
• Public Economics
Education • Dual Degree, Master of Science in Economics
and Management of Public Administrations and
Inter national Institutions, Università Bocconi (Milan,
Italy)
• Bachelor of Sciences in Economics and Social Sciences,
Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
Languages Italian, English, French
Selected Internships 08/2011–02/2014 Eataly Lagrange (Turin, Italy)
Selected Work Experience 04–08/2015 Coordinator, Public Affairs, Eataly Expo 2015
(Milan, Italy)
03/2014–03/2015 Food and Beverages Manager, Eataly
Smeraldo (Milan, Italy)
Master Thesis Title How can tradable immigration quotas achieve the social
optimum in refugees’ relocation?
Lana DammGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Political Economies in Europe
• European Institutions
• European Foreign Affairs
Education • Bachelor of Arts in European Studies (Cum laude),
Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, Sciences Po (Paris, France)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Internships 01–02/2015 Office of Achim Post, MdB, German
Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)
10/2013–02/2014 Robert Schuman Trainee, Cabinet of
the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz,
European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)
06–07/2011 Representation of Rhineland-Palatinate to
the European Union (Brussels, Belgium)
Selected Work Experience 02/2015–present Student Assistant, Office of Achim
Post, MdB, German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)
09–12/2014 Student Assistant, Department of
International Affairs, Willy-Brandt-Haus (Berlin, Germany)
03–05/2014 European Election Campaign, Willy-Brandt-
Haus (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title One size fits none: Varieties of capitalism in Europe
Why the crisis affected Member States of the European
Union differently
16 Hertie School of Governance
Amrita DhillonIndia
Academic Areas of Interest • Conflict Management
• Extremism and Counterterrorism
• Ethics and Public Policy
Education • Bachelor of Arts in History, Bard College (New York,
USA)
• Academy Year in Value Studies, Bard College Berlin
(Berlin, Germany)
Languages English, Hindi, German
Selected Internships 06–08/2011 Hindustan Times Education, Hindustan
Times Newspaper (New Delhi, India)
09/2011–05/2013 Hannah Arendt Center, Bard College
(New York, USA)
Selected Work Experience 08/2012–06/2013 Student Assistant, Bard Foreign
Languages and Cultures Centre, Bard College (New York,
USA)
09/2012–06/2013 Student Assistant, Fisher Centre for
the Performing Arts, Bard College (New York, USA)
Master Thesis Title Prevention- and intervention-based policies against
right-wing violence in Germany and Sweden
Michael Davies-VennCanada
Academic Areas of Interest • Renewable Energy Policy
• Energy Security and Governance
• Climate Policy Analysis
Education • Master of Arts in Broadcast Journalism, University of
Sheffield (Sheffield, UK)
• Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications (Summa
Cum Laude), St. Cloud State University (St. Cloud, USA)
• Law Certificate, National Council for the Training of
Journalists (UK and Freetown, Sierra Leone)
Languages English
Selected Internships 03–04/2016 Climate Policy Analysis, Climate Analytics
(Berlin, Germany)
11/2005 BBC World Service (London, UK)
Selected Work Experience 09/2013–06/2014 Director of Communications,
Legislative Assembly, Government of Alberta (Edmonton,
Canada)
08/2006–03/2007 Consultant, United Nations
Integrated Office in Sierra Leone, United Nation
Development Programme (Freetown, Sierra Leone)
10/2008-06/2013 Communications Associate, Marketing
and Communications, University of Alberta (Edmonton,
Canada)
Master Thesis Title National energy policy coordination in the EU: Explaining
divergent growth in the renewable energy share of
Member States towards 2020 (WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 17
Paulyn May DumanPhilippines
Academic Areas of Interest • Sustainable Development
• Politics of Reform in the Public Sector
• Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Education • Juris Doctor (Masters equivalent), University of the
Philippines Diliman (Quezon City, Philippines)
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of the
Philippines Diliman (Quezon City, Philippines)
Languages Filipino, English, German
Selected Work Experience 01/2016–present Junior Knowledge Management
Associate, Knowledge Center for Sustainable Devel-
opment, United Nations System Staff College (Bonn,
Germany)
05/2014–04/2015 Junior Research Fellow, United
Nations System Staff College (Turin, Italy)
09/2009–02/2013 Legal Researcher and Lawyer, House
of Representatives (Quezon City, Philippines)
Master Thesis Title Factors affecting motivation of highly skilled workers in
developing countries to migrate internationally (WT)
Moritz DiederichsenGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Financial and Economic Policy
• Political Economy in Europe
• Cyber and Technology Policy
Education • Exchange, Georgetown University, McCourt School of
Public Policy (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Minor in
Economics, University of Mannheim (Mannheim,
Germany)
• Exchange, Maastricht University (Maastricht,
Netherlands)
Languages English, German, Spanish
Selected Internships 01–03/2013 Public Affairs, Bohnen Kallmorgen & Partner
(Berlin, Germany)
01–02/2011 Parliament of the State of Hesse
(Wiesbaden, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2014–06/2015 Professional Year, Accenture
Strategy – Health and Public Service (Berlin, Germany)
09/2013–08/2014 Assistant, Communication & Public
Policy, ubitricity Gesellschaft für verteilte Energiesysteme
mbH (Berlin, Germany)
05/2011–06/2012 Student Research Assistant, Chair of
Comparative Political Behavior, University of Mannheim
(Mannheim, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Cyber defense approaches in the European Union—
A comparative analysis of Germany’s and the United
Kingdom’s cybersecurity strategies (WT)
18 Hertie School of Governance
Christopher EllisCanada
Academic Areas of Interest • Drug Policy Economics & Reform
• Urban Policy and Design
• Health and Social Policy
Education • Exchange, International Management, Business
A dministration School of São Paulo at the Getulio
Vargas Foundation (São Paulo, Brazil)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Film & Media Studies,
Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada)
• Master of Arts in Film Studies, Concordia University
(Montréal, Canada)
• Exchange, University of Glasgow (Glasgow, United
Kingdom)
Languages English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Selected Internships 06–09/2014 Programme to Foster Innovation, Learning
and Evidence in HIV and Health Programmes of the
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen-
arbeit (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 05/2014–07/2015 Research Assistant, The Governance
Report, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
02/2011–05/2013 Producer/Director, Interactive Media,
GroupeMédia TFO (Toronto, Canada)
09/2009–02/2011 Researcher, Youth Programming,
GroupeMédia TFO (Toronto, Canada)
Master Thesis Title Marijuana legalization in Canada: Design criteria and
policy tradeoffs (WT)
Jannes ElfgenGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Health Policy
• European Union Integration
• Quantitative Track Policy Analysis
Education • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in European Studies,
University of Twente (Enschede, Netherlands)
• Minor in Business Economics, University of Münster
(Münster, Germany)
Languages German, English, Spanish, French, Dutch
Selected Internships 02–06/2013 Daimler AG, Representative Office (Brussels,
Belgium)
10–12/2012 European liaison office, Federal Employment
Agency of Germany, (Brussels, Belgium)
Selected Work Experience 01/2016 Working Student, Public Sector and Health
Services Team, Accenture (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–08/2015 Policy Officer, Unit Z21 Bilateral
Cooperation and OECD,
German Federal Ministry of Health (Berlin, Germany)
09/2013–08/2014 Working Student, Representative
Office Berlin, Allianz SE (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Hospital liberalization in China – An assessment of the
role of foreign operators in the Chinese public hospital
care system.
Partner organization: German Federal Ministry of Health
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 19
Diego Fernández FernándezSpain
Academic Areas of Interest • Political Economy
• European Governance
• International Development
Education • Master of Arts in International Relations, Barcelona
Institute of International Studies (Barcelona, Spain)
• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Universidad de
Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela,
Spain)
• Exchange, Universidad de La Habana (La Habana,
Cuba)
• Exchange, University of Tampere (Tampere, Finland)
Languages Spanish, Galician, English, German, French
Selected Internships 05–08/2015 Open Regional Fund for the Economy
and Youth Employment in Central America, Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (San
José, Costa Rica)
Selected Work Experience 09/2015–present Research Associate, The Governance
Report, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
11/2014–02/2015 Student Consultant, Business plan for
the Berlin branch of the Stanford Peace Innovation Lab,
180 Degrees International (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Corruption and types of public expenditures: Does the
public budget composition determine corruption? (WT)
Rowan EmslieUK
Academic Areas of Interest • Political Communication
• Media
• Transparency
Education • Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Bath
(Bath, UK)
Languages English
Selected Internships 08–09/2012 Communications, ARTICLE 19 (London, UK)
11/2008–09/2009 Projects, African Prisons’ Project
(Kampala, Uganda)
Selected Work Experience 08/2014–09/2015 Marketing & Outreach, TaroWorks,
Grameen Foundation (Nairobi, Kenya)
06–10/2013 Research Assistant, Open Government
Foundation (Berlin, Germany)
06–09/2010 Reporter, The Independent (Kampala,
Uganda)
Master Thesis Title Action distraction: Branding the Labour Party in
modern Britain
20 Hertie School of Governance
Tebogo Thato Gareitsanye Botswana
Academic Areas of Interest• Anti-Corruption
• Civil Society and NGO-Government Partnerships
• Development
Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Relations,
University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg,
South Africa)
• Exchange, Washington Centre for Internships and
Academic Seminars (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Law and International Relations,
University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg,
South Africa)
Languages English, Setswana, German
Selected Internships 05–06/2015 European Research Centre on Anti-
Corruption and State Building (Berlin, Germany)
09/2012–01/2013 Human Resource Department, Central
Transport Organisation (Gaborone, Botswana)
07–11/2009 Legal Department, South African Human
Rights Commission (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Selected Work Experience 02/2013–03/2014 Project Officer, Human Rights
Monitoring and Awareness Raising Department,
Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS
(Gaborone, Botswana)
Master Thesis Title Access to the natural treasure chest: The impact of public
accountability mechanisms on corruption in natural
resource dependent countries
Partner organization: The World Bank
Laura FrankenGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Development Cooperation
• European Integration
• Digitization
Education • Exchange, Sciences Po (Paris, France)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Freie Universität
Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Internships 06–07/2015 Visiting Associate, The Boston Consulting
Group (Berlin, Germany and France)
10/2013–03/2014 Department for Special Programs,
Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft,
(Cologne, Germany)
01–04/2013 Division of Development Politics, German
Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2015–03/2016 Student Assistant, Project Open
Data & Privacy, stiftung neue verantwortung (Berlin,
Germany)
04/2014–06/2014 Junior Consultancy, Department
for Special Programs, Deutsche Investitions- und
Entwicklungsgesellschaft (Cologne, Germany and Côte
d’Ivoire)
04–05/2012 Student Assistant, Project of civic
participation on the reform of the Central Card-Index for
Traffic Offences, Federal Ministry of Transport, Building
and Urban Development (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title German parliamentary control of intelligence services in
the digitization era (WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 21
Jekaterina GrigorjevaLatvia/Germany
Academic Areas of Interest • Energy and Environment
• European Energy Union
• International Political Economy
Education • Exchange, National Research University Higher School
of Economics (Moscow, Russia)
• Bachelor of Science in International Business and
Modern Languages, Aston University (Birmingham,
United Kingdom)
Languages German, English, Russian, Latvian, Spanish
Selected Internships 09–12/2015 Energy Efficiency and Environment, United
Nations Development Programme (Moscow, Russia)
03–07/2014 Office of the CDU/CSU Party Vice-Chairman
Dr Georg Nüsslein, German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)
11/2013–02/2014 Market Design and Policy Analysis,
E.ON SE Representative Office (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 02/2016 Junior Ambassador, Munich Security Conference
(Munich, Germany)
09/2014–05/2015 Research Assistant, European Energy
Policy, Jacques Delors Institut-Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
06–10/2013 Project Assistant, Mergers & Acquisitions,
E.ON Connecting Energies (Essen, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Overcoming the energy isolation of the Baltic states (WT)
Partner organization: Jacques Delors Institut-Berlin
Ferdinand GensGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Innovation and Technology
• Digital Economy
• Behavioural Insights and Policy Analysis
Education • Exchange, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
(Los Angeles, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Sciences,
Technische Universität Braunschweig (Braunschweig,
Germany)
• Exchange, Stockholm University (Stockholm, Sweden)
Languages German, English, Spanish
Selected Internships 06–07/2014 Office of Thomas Jarzombek, MdB, German
Federal Parliament (Berlin, Germany)
02–07/2013 Brussels Office, Verband der Kali- und
Salzindustrie e.V. (Brussels, Belgium)
Selected Work Experience 09/2014–08/2015 Consultant, Socio-Economic
Department, VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH
(Berlin, Germany)
01/2011–07/2012 Research Assistant, Department
of Management Control and Business Accounting,
Technische Universität Braunschweig (Braunschweig,
Germany)
10/2010–09/2012 Teaching Assistant, Department
of Economics, Technische Universität Braunschweig
(Braunschweig, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Behavioural governance: Evaluation and empirical
intelligence in policymaking processes
22 Hertie School of Governance
Angie GrossoUSA / Colombia
Academic Areas of Interest • Foreign Policy and Economic Development
• Public Affairs
• Immigration and Refugee Policies
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French with
Certificate in International Relations, University of
Florida (Gainesville, Florida)
• Exchange, International Affairs and Public Sphere,
University of Florida Paris Research Center (Paris,
France)
• Exchange, University of Mannheim (Mannheim,
Germany)
• Exchange, La Sorbonne (Paris, France)
Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Italian
Selected Internships 06–12/2014 Project Management in French-speaking
countries, Pohl Consulting & Associates (Berlin, Germany)
05–12/2010 Press Services, Consulate General of France
(Miami, USA)
Selected Work Experience 02/2015–present Project Assistant, Pohl Consulting &
Associates (Berlin, Germany)
03/2011–08/2013 Department of Marketing and
Communications, Colombian Government Trade Bureau
(Miami, USA)
Master Thesis Title Do immigration reforms help undocumented immigrants
integrate? A case study of Latin American undocumented
immigrants in South Florida.
Philip GrinstedGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Policy Analysis
• China’s Economy and Society
• E-Governance and Information Technology
Education • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and
Political Science (London, UK)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology,
Technische Universität Darmstadt (Darmstadt,
Germany)
Languages German, English, Chinese
Selected Internships 06–07/2014 Research Unit “Innovation and
Environment”, Mercator Institute for China Studies
(Berlin, Germany)
04–07/2013 German Consulate General (Shanghai,
China)
08–10/2011 German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2014–07/2015 Young Professional, Strategy and
Corporate Development and Project “Public Policy
Dialogue Fund”, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit GmbH (Beijing, China)
01–05/2014 Student Assistant, Business Technologies,
Capgemini Germany (Berlin, Germany)
06/2011–02/2013 Tutor and Research Assistant,
Department of Sociology, Technische Universität
Darmstadt (Darmstadt, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Policy Paper: Price Volatility of Pork in China: Reasons
and Implications for Global Trade.
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 23
Bernd HandkeGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Public Management & Public Sector Reforms
• Infrastructure Development
• Health Care Management
Education • Exchange, Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
• Exchange, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Herzliya,
Israel)
• Bachelor of Arts in Culture & Business Studies,
Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen, Germany)
Languages German, English, Spanish
Selected Internships 02–08/2014 Climate and Infrastructure Financing
Program, KfW Development Bank (Pretoria, South Africa)
09/2012–01/2013 Infrastructure Development Transport
Sector, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Inter nationale
Zusammenarbeit (Monrovia, Liberia)
06–09/2012 Consulting Project, Automotive Sector,
Accenture Consulting (Wolfsburg, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 11/2014-present Working Student Consultant, Public
Sector & Health Care, Accenture Strategy (Berlin,
Germany)
09/2011–09/2012 Student Assistant, Otto Group Chair
for Distance Trade and Service Marketing, Zeppelin
University (Friedrichshafen, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Public perception of financial market regulation in
Germany: The case of BaFin.
Noémie HailuUSA
Academic Areas of Interest • Conflict Resolution
• Gender Equality
• Extractive Industries Governance
Education • Dual Degree in International Affairs and International
Security Policy, School of International and Public
Affairs, Columbia University (New York, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies with
Minors in Latin American and African Studies, Boston
College (Boston, USA)
• Latin American Immersion and travel program, School
for International Training (Brattleboro, USA)
Languages English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German
Selected Work Experience 03–08/2015 Financing for Development Coordinator, Aid
Effectiveness Department, Oxfam America (New York,
USA)
05/2012–2014 Extractive Industries Coordinator,
Campaigns Department, Oxfam America (Washington
D.C., USA)
07/2010–05/2012 Research and Policy Administrative
Assistant, Policy and Research Department, Oxfam
America (Washington D.C., USA)
Master Thesis Title Immigrants at the ballot box: Fostering greater political
participation of immigrant communities in Germany
through inclusive integration policies (WT)
24 Hertie School of Governance
Christian-Martin HeckmannUSA/Germany
Academic Areas of Interest • International Security Policy
• Geopolitics of Energy
• Risk Management
Education • Dual Degree, School of International and Public
Affairs, Columbia University (New York, USA)
• Master of Arts in Ethics, University of Strasbourg
(Strasbourg, France)
• Exchange, Graduate School of International Studies,
Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea)
• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy & Economics, Bayreuth
University (Bayreuth, Germany)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Risk Management, Federal State Bank
Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart, Germany)
06–07/2013 Training for International Diplomats,
German Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)
01–05/2011 Office of Assistant Majority Leader, Senator
R. Durbin, United States Senate (Washington DC, USA)
Selected Work Experience 09/2013–04/2015 University Relations Assistant,
American Junior Year at Heidelberg, Heidelberg
University (Heidelberg, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Causes of instability and spread of violence in West
Africa and recommendations for US/NATO support
options
Partner organization: RAND Corporation
Isabella Hayward Sweden/UK
Academic Areas of Interest • Development and Security Policy
• Good Governance and Public Sector Reform
• Political Economy
Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Security and
Development Policy, Maxwell School of Citizenship
and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Certificate of Advanced Study in Civil Society
Organisations, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
(Syracuse, USA)
• Bachelor of Science (Honours) in International
Relations, London School of Economics and Political
Science (London, UK)
Languages English, Swedish, French, Spanish
Selected Internships 01–04/2015 Associate Programme Officer, Building Resil-
ience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
Programme, The Near East Foundation (Syracuse, USA)
08–12/2011 Junior Advisor, EU Delegation to the United
Nations, European External Action Service (New York, USA)
08–10/2010 Political and Economic Affairs Assistant,
British Embassy (Riga, Latvia)
Selected Work Experience 04–06/2015 Short Term Consultant, Criminal Division,
U.S. Department of Justice (Washington DC, USA)
08–12/2014 Short Term Consultant, The Chicago Council
on Global Affairs (Chicago, USA)
09/2012–05/2014 Strategy and Governance Admin-
istrator, Chief Executive’s Office, The British Red Cross
(London, UK)
Master Thesis Title Donor approaches to tackling corruption in law
enforcement
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 25
Laurence HendryUK/Germany/Australia
Academic Areas of Interest • Fiscal Governance
• Statistics
• European Studies
Education • Exchange, Universität Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)
• Encounter Europe Scholarship Programme, DAAD
European Academy (Otzenhausen, Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, University of
Sydney (Australia)
Languages English, German, French
Selected Internships 01/2013 Australian Embassy, Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade (Berlin, Germany)
07/2013 Administration, European Australian Business
Council (Sydney, Australia)
04/2012 Foreign Trade & Customs Practice Group, Graf
von Westphalen LLP (Hamburg, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 08/2015 Founding Team, The Data Animals (Berlin,
Germany)
10/2015 Berlin Office, Berlin2Paris Communications
GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
08/2013 Litigation Team, eLaw International LLP (Sydney,
Australia)
Master Thesis Title The contemporary effects of EU Member State
macro-prudential regulatory responses on financial
sector systemic risk: Evidence from the NYU Volatility
Institute (WT)
Katrin HegerGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Peace and Conflict
• Security and Development
• Democratization
Education • Atlantis Dual Degree, Maxwell School of Citizenship
and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies,
Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism,
Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Certificate of Advanced Post-conflict Reconstruction,
Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism,
Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Economics,
Bayreuth University (Bayreuth, Germany)
• Exchange, Erasmus University Rotterdam (Rotterdam,
Netherlands)
Languages German, English, Spanish, French
Selected Internships 05–08/2015 Democracy Building, Friedrich-Ebert
Foundation (Prishtina, Kosovo)
06–08/2014 Press, Culture, and Economic Affairs,
German Embassy (Accra, Ghana)
08–10/2010 Development Trainee, AIESEC Port Harcourt
(Port Harcourt, Nigeria)
Selected Work Experience 08/2014–05/2015 Graduate Assistant, Moynihan Center
for Global Affairs (Syracuse, USA)
01–06/2014 Department of Peace and Conflict,
Protestant Academy Bad Boll (Bad Boll, Germany)
09–12/2013 George C. Marshall Center for Security
Studies (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Ethnic voting and democratic development (WT)
26 Hertie School of Governance
Timothy HobdenSouth Africa
Academic Areas of Interest • Market-Based solutions to Development
• Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship
Education • Master of Commerce in Economics, University of
KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, South Africa)
• Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Economics,
University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, South Africa)
• Bachelor of Science in Economics & Geography,
University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, South Africa)
Languages English, Afrikaans, German
Selected Work Experience 02/2007–06/2014 Senior Consultant, Business in
Development team, Genesis Analytics (Johannesburg,
South Africa)
06/2011–06/2014 Senior Technical Advisor for
Governance & Strategy, South African Jobs Fund, South
African National Treasury (Pretoria, South Africa)
02/2009–04/2011 Team Leader, Shared Growth
Challenge Fund, Business Trust (Johannesburg, South
Africa)
Master Thesis Title The impact of risk attitudes on strategy and funding
decisions in the German philanthropic sector (WT)
Kaja HengstenbergGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • EU Politics and Integration
• Energy and Sustainability Policy
• German-Polish Political, Economic and Cultural
Relations
Education • Dual Degree, Sciences Po (Paris, France)
• Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, Maastricht
University (Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
(Barcelona, Spain)
Languages German, Polish, English, French, Spanish
Selected Internships 03–06/2014 Public Policy Department, Instinctif Partners
(London, UK)
09/2013–01/2014 Political Department, EU Delegation
to the UN (New York, USA)
06–08/2012 Office of MEP, Committee on the Environ-
ment, Public Health and Food Safety, European Parlia-
ment (Brussels, Belgium)
Master Thesis Title How can barriers be removed that small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries face in order
to access finance and deploy climate technologies?
Partner organizations: United Nations Environment
Program and Climate Technology Center & Network
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 27
Md. Mujahedul IslamBangladesh
Academic Areas of Interest• Political Economy of Elections and Electoral Systems
• Voting Behaviors, Issue Voting and Economic Voting
• Party Finance, Partnership and Resource Mobilization
Education • Master of Social Sciences in Political Science (with
distinction), University of Dhaka (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
• Bachelor of Social Sciences in Political Science (with
distinction), University of Dhaka (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Languages English, Bangla, German
Selected Internships
06–08/2015 External Relations and Partnership
Section, United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (New York, USA)
01–07/2012 Democratic Participation and Reform
section, Democracy International (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
08–12/2012 Bangladesh Youth Empowerment Society,
Project of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Embassy
(Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Selected Work Experience 12/2014–present Research Associate, Professor Dr. Mark
Andreas Kayser, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,
Germany)
05–08/2014 Research Assistant, BRAC Institute of
Governance and Development, BRAC University (Dhaka,
Bangladesh)
01/2013–04/2014 Democratic Development and Good
Governance section, Centre for Governance Studies,
(Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Master Thesis Title To what extent does political instability induce election
violence?
Charlotte Vivian HornungGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Energy & Sustainability
• Global Health
• European Integration
Education • Dual Degree, Sciences Po (Paris, France)
• Exchange, Seoul National University (Seoul, South
Korea)
• Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, Maastricht
University (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Languages German, English, French, Spanish
Selected Internships 01–04/2015 German Malawi Health Programme,
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen-
arbeit (Lilongwe, Malawi)
09–12/2014 Research Assistant, European Affairs,
DEKRA e.V. (Brussels, Belgium)
06–08/2014 Public Affairs, Burson Marsteller (Berlin,
Germany)
Selected Work Experience 07–08/2011 Volunteer, Open Mind (Rose Hill, Mauritius)
Master Thesis Title Implications of urban spatial transformations and
transportation challenges in emerging megacities for
female economic empowerment in Nigeria and Pakistan.
(WT)
Partner organization: Urban Institute
28 Hertie School of Governance
Dominik KaufmannGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• Interaction between Public and Private Sector
• Innovation Policy
• Generation Y and Millennials
Education • Exchange, Graduate School of Public Policy, University
of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Business, Baden-
Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University
(Stuttgart, Germany)
• Exchange, Grande École Program, NEOMA Business
School (Rouen, France)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Internships 09–11/2011 Staff to the Board of Management, Coop-
erative Trainee Program, Daimler AG (Stuttgart, Germany)
06–09/2011 Controlling and Administration, Cooperative
Trainee Program, Daimler Middle East and Levant (Dubai,
United Arab Emirates)
08–09/2007 Sales and Marketing Eastern Europe, BMW
Group (Munich, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 07/2015–present Co-Founder, Müßiggang Magazin
(Berlin, Germany)
11/2014–03/2015 Research Assistant, Hertie School of
Governance (Berlin, Germany)
10/2012–09/2014 Market Manager, Mercedes-Benz Re-
tail Professionalization, Daimler AG (Stuttgart, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Tackle the threat of a lost generation: Which policy
solutions support the integration of marginalized groups
of the Generation Y in Europe? (WT)
Partner organization: Kienbaum Consultants International
GmbH
Johan Juul JensenDenmark
Academic Areas of Interest • Public-Private Partnerships
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Public Management
Education • Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy,
Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Science in EU and International
Development Studies, Roskilde University (Roskilde,
Denmark)
Languages Danish, English
Selected Internships 09/2014–01/2015 Business Development, Collaborative
Policy Consultants (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 05/2014–present Founder and Director, Play It On –
International (Copenhagen, Berlin and Washington DC)
06/2012–08/2014 Student Assistant, Department of
Natural Resources and Development, Danish Institute for
International Studies (Copenhagen, Denmark)
01/2012–02/2013 Research Assistant, ESPON
Programme, European Commission (Roskilde, Denmark)
Master Thesis Title Reinventing public-private partnerships for development
(WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 29
Alina Susanne Klein Germany
Academic Areas of Interest • European Governance
• Energy and Environmental Policies
• Governmental Relations and Public Affairs
Education • Exchange, Institut Barcelona D’Estudis Internacionals,
Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain)
• Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, Maastricht
University (Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, Carlos III University of Madrid (Madrid,
Spain)
Languages German, English, Spanish, French, Dutch
Selected Internships 05–08/2014 EU Delegation to the United Nations,
European External Action Service (New York, USA)
09–12/2013 Volkswagen Group Representative Office
to the European Union, Volkswagen Group (Brussels,
Belgium)
06–08/2013 Office of Hermann Grohe, MdB, German
Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2014–06/2015 Working Student, Politics and
Organizations Department, Allianz Deutschland (Berlin,
Germany)
Master Thesis Title Smart roads = smart ideas: Governing economically
efficient and ecologically friendly European cities through
the integration of intelligent transportation systems
using the example of the first European “smart road” in
Hamburg
Milou KillaarsNetherlands
Academic Areas of Interest • International Trade
• International Law
• Foreign Policy
Education • Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University
College Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, Development Studies, Political Theories,
International Relations, University of Leeds (Leeds,
United Kingdom)
Languages Dutch, English, German
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Trade Policy Department, Dutch Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (The Hague, Netherlands)
Selected Work Experience 09/2013–06/2014 Student Assistant, Bachelor Open
Days, Marketing & Communication Department,
Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands)
10/2012–11/2013 Treasurer, Work Group INKOM,
Student Service Centre, Maastricht University
(Maastricht, Netherlands)
02–06/2011 Coordinator and Treasurer, Maastricht Team,
Nacht van de Fooi (Night of the Tips) (Maastricht, Neth-
erlands)
Master Thesis Title TTIP: winners and losers—Why does the meat industry
perceive TTIP as a threat while the dairy industry sees it
as an opportunity? (WT)
30 Hertie School of Governance
Adam KongUnited States
Academic Areas of Interest • Monetary Policy
• Diplomacy
• Outdoor Education and Recreation
Education • Master of Public Administration, Columbia University
(New York, USA)
• Fulbright Grantee, English Teaching Assistantship
(Taiwan)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Chinese
Language, Ohio State University (Columbus, USA)
Languages English, Mandarin
Selected Internships 05–08/2015 Political Section, U.S. Mission to the EU
(Brussels, Belgium)
05–08/2014 U.S. House of Representatives (Washington
DC, USA)
01–03/2012 International Institute for Strategic Studies
(Washington DC, USA)
Selected Work Experience 07/2013–07/2014 English Language Coordinator, Yilan
County Government, Fulbright Program (Yilan, Taiwan)
05/2011–06/2013 Outdoor Recreation Center, Ohio State
University (Columbus, USA)
Master Thesis Title An analysis of U.S. ambassadorial appointments: Career
vs political (WT)
Cody KoebnickUSA
Academic Areas of Interest • International Affairs
• Security and Development
• Economic Policy
Education • Summer Foreign Language and Area Studies
Fellowship, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
(Cambridge, Massachusetts)
• Exchange, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
(Oldenburg, Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts in History, University of Northern
Colorado (Greeley, Colorado)
• Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, University of
Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colorado)
Languages English, German, Russian, Ukrainian
Selected Internships 06–09/2015 Eastern European Research Division,
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (Berlin, Germany)
01–06/2011 Economic Policy Development, US State
Department (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2015–04/2016 International Affairs, Robert Bosch
GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
09/2012–04/2014 Volunteer, Peace Corps (Donetsk,
Ukraine)
09/2011–08/2012 Community Specialist, AmeriCorps
(Alaska, USA)
Master Thesis Title The rise of free trade and its consequences for the size of
government
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 31
Katrina LampertUSA
Academic Areas of Interest • Security Policy
• State Building and Failed States
• Sub-Saharan Africa
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, German and
International Relations, Ursinus College (Collegeville,
USA)
• Exchange, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
(Munich, Germany)
Languages English, German
Selected Internships 06–08/2014 Management & Reform Section, U.S.
Mission to the United Nations (New York, USA)
01–03/2012 Strategic Communications Directorate, U.S.
European Command (Stuttgart, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2014–07/2015 Professional Year, Fiscal
Decentralization and Good Governance Project, Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Kigali,
Rwanda)
06–08/2011 English & Computer Skills Teacher,
WorldTeach (Berseba, Namibia)
Master Thesis Title Regarding the concept of sovereignty, what is the effect
of external legitimacy on internal legitimacy? (WT)
Christoph KühnGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Business, Human Rights and Corporate Social
Responsibility
• EU Integration
• Administrative Capacity Building
Education • Exchange, American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt)
• Bachelor of Science in Philosophy, Politics and
Economics, University of Warwick (Coventry, UK)
• Exchange, University of Richmond (Richmond, USA)
Languages German, English, French, Arabic
Selected Internships 06–07/2013 Division VIb1: International Labor and Social
Policy, German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social
Affairs (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 01/2016–01/2017 Professional Year, Division VIb1:
International Labor and Social Policy, German Federal
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–04/2015 Research Assistant to Prof. Christian
Traxler, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
11/2013–10/2014 Research Assistant to Prof. Fabian
Waldinger, University of Warwick (Coventry, UK)
Master Thesis Title Corporate impact assessment in global value chains (WT)
32 Hertie School of Governance
Katie LevesqueCanada
Academic Areas of Interest • Energy Development and Sustainability
• Social Innovation
• Intergovernmental Relations
Education • Master of Science in Economics and Management,
Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies with a Minor in
Spanish, Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada)
Languages English, French
Selected Work Experience 10/2012–08/2014 Analyst, Health, Safety and
Environment, Sanjel Corporation (Calgary, Canada)
04–08/2012 MIS and Costing, Canadian Institute for
Health Information (Ottawa, Canada)
04–08/2011 Corporate Administration, Canadian
Institute for Health Information (Ottawa, Canada)
Master Thesis Title Creating a unified carbon pricing policy in Canada:
An analysis of carbon pricing mechanisms and policy
recommendations for Canada (WT)
Partner organization: Canada West Foundation
Dominique Le Cerf AravenaChile
Academic Areas of Interest • Administrative Law
• Mediation, Conflict Management and Peace-Building
• Human Rights
Education • Degree in Law, Universidad de Valparaíso (Valparaíso,
Chile)
Languages Spanish, English, French, German
Selected Internships 03–12/2007 Legal and Social Practice, Universidad de
Valparaíso (Valparaíso, Chile)
01–06/2009 Family and Civil Rights Section, Legal Aid
Corporation (Valparaíso, Chile)
07–09/2015 Scientific Attaché Office, Embassy of Chile
to Germany (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 05/2009–09/2012 Procurator, State Defense Council
(Valparaíso, Chile)
10/2012–04/2014 Attorney, State Defense Council
(Valparaíso, Chile)
Master Thesis Title Victim-offender mediation for minors under the Chilean
legal frame: Can and should it be improved?
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 33
Howard LiCanada
Academic Areas of Interest • Energy and Environment
• Socially Responsible Investing
• International Development
Education • Master of Public Administration, School of
International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
(New York, USA)
• Bachelor of Science in Economics and Government,
London School of Economics (London, UK)
Languages English, German, French
Selected Internships 05–08/2015 Innovative Finance and Impact Investment,
Rockefeller Foundation (New York, USA)
08–12/2009 Communications and Brand Management,
Ketchum Pleon (London, UK)
06–09/2007 Fixed Income Sales Division, HSBC (Hong
Kong)
Selected Work Experience 08/2015–present Assistant Policy Analyst, Climate
Partnerships and Intended Nationally Determined
Contributions, Climate Analytics (Berlin, Germany)
11/2013–06/2014 Copy Editor, Asia Bureau, The New
York Times (Hong Kong)
05/2012–10/2013 Business Development, Deutsche
Borse AG (London, UK)
Master Thesis Title Social impact and financial returns—Does the promise of
impact investing deliver? (WT)
Eitan LevittCanada
Academic Areas of Interest • Macroeconomics and Finance
• Development Economics
• Political Participation and Elections
Education • Bachelor of Arts, McGill University (Montréal, Canada)
• Exchange, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Languages English, Hebrew
Selected Work Experience 12/2015 Macroeconomics and Financial Markets,
German Institute for Economics Research (Berlin,
Germany)
08/2014–08/2015 Economic Analysis, Ontario Securities
Commission (Toronto, Canada)
05–07/2014 Country Profile Team, SEEK Development
(Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Political business cycle effects on foreign direct
investment in developing countries: New empirical
evidence (WT)
34 Hertie School of Governance
Rafael Alejandro López ValverdeBolivia
Academic Areas of Interest • Decentralization
• Urban Planning
• Politics
Education • Exchange, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• Master of Arts in Decentralization and Constituent
Assemblies, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (Sucre,
Bolivia)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Universidad
Mayor de San Andres (La Paz, Bolivia)
• Specialization courses: Applied Research Methods,
Sussex University (Brighton, UK), Local Economic
Development, Japan International Cooperation
Agency (Tokyo Japan), Local Governance, Institute
of Federalism, University of Fribourg (Fribourg,
Switzerland)
Languages Spanish, English
Selected Work Experience 06/2013–08/2014 Main Researcher, Human
Development Thematic Report, United Nations Develop-
ment Programme (La Paz / Santa Cruz, Bolivia)
08/2011–04/2013 National Director of Departmental
Autonomies Department, Ministry of Autonomies
(La Paz, Bolivia)
03/2007–05/2011 Governance Advisor, Netherlands
Development Organisation (La Paz, Bolivia)
Master Thesis Title Assessment of tasks allocation between tiers of
government in the Bolivian Constitution
Daniel LimbergGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Quantitative Analysis of Policy Issues
• Security Policy with a focus on Low-Intensity Conflicts
• Micro- and Macro-Economics
Education • Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, Maastricht
University (Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, Ajou University (Suwon, South Korea)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Internships 06–07/2015 Insights, diffferent Strategieagentur (Berlin,
Germany)
09/2013–02/2014 European Office, Stuttgart Region
Economic Development Corporation (Brussels, Belgium)
05–06/2010 Global Information Network (New York,
USA)
Master Thesis Title Determinants of maritime piracy (WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 35
Franziska MaierGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • European Integration and Citizenship
• Employment and Social Policy
• Youth Education, Participation and Empowerment
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Public Management and
Governance, Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen,
Germany)
• Summer School, International Association for Political
Science Students (Venice, Italy)
Languages German, English, French, Italian
Selected Internships 09–12/2013 Europe Division, German Institute for
Foreign and Security Policy (Berlin, Germany)
03–06/2012 European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)
Selected Work Experience 05–09/2015 Student Assistant, Digital Whistleblower
Project, European Research Centre for Anti-Corruption
and State Building (Berlin, Germany)
08/2014–05/2016 Seminar Trainer, Understanding
Europe, Schwarzkopf Foundation (Berlin, Germany)
06/2012–06/2014 President, European Youth Parliament
in Germany (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title A Europeanization of employment policy? A comparative
case study of youth unemployment policies in EU
Member States during the crisis
Nada MahdyEgypt
Academic Areas of Interest • Collaborative Governance
• Immigration Policy
• International Relations and Middle East Politics
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with specializa-
tion in International Relations (with distinction),
American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt)
• Minor in Journalism and Mass Communication,
American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt)
• Exchange, Kennedy School of Governance, Harvard
University (Cambridge, USA)
Languages Arabic, English, German
Selected Internships 04–08/2014 Research Assistant, Supporting Egypt’s
Transition Programs, Elbarlament GMbh (Berlin,
Germany)
05/2015 Interpreter, Empowerment and Networking for
Egyptian Female Politicians, Inmedio-Berlin and Boeker
Consultancy for Human Rights (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 07/2012–03/2014 Program Officer, El Sadat Association
for Social Development and Welfare (Cairo, Egypt)
03–06/2012 Project Coordinator, Gerhart Center for
Philanthropy, American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt)
10/2010–02/2012 Program Assistant, National
Democratic Institute (Cairo, Egypt)
Master Thesis Title Collaborative approaches to manage the refugee crisis:
Improving the public services for refugees in the city of
Berlin (WT)
36 Hertie School of Governance
Sebastián MartínezColombia
Academic Areas of Interest • Regional Development
• Political Economy
• Impact Evaluations
Education • Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Universidad de
los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Universidad de los
Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)
• Master of Economics, Universidad de los Andes
(Bogotá, Colombia)
Languages Spanish, English, Portuguese
Selected Work Experience 11/2011–10/2014 Research Assistant, Fedesarrollo
(Bogotá, Colombia)
09/2013–03/2014 Consultant for the Labour Ministry,
International Labour Organisation (Bogotá, Colombia)
04/2015–06/2015 Research Assistant, Energy
Department, German Institute for Economic Research
(Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title The effect of land use changes on reported property
crimes
Partner organization: Berlin Police Department
Ivan MarkovicSerbia
Academic Areas of Interest • Finance
• Fiscal Policy
• Labor Market
Education • Exchange, School of Public Affairs, American
University (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, International
Relations and Business Administration, American
University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)
Languages English, Russian, Bulgarian, German
Selected Internships 10–12/2015 German Marshall Fund of the United States
(Washington DC, USA)
05–08/2015 Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic
of Serbia and Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
(Belgrade, Serbia)
01–02/2015 Embassy of the Republic of Serbia (Berlin,
Germany)
Selected Work Experience 06/2013–05/2014 Teaching Assistant for Corporate
Finance, Valuation, and Investment and Portfolio
Management, American University in Bulgaria
(Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)
01–06/2013 Research Assistant for Business Ethics,
American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)
01–05/2011 Research Assistant for International Law,
American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)
Master Thesis Title Impact of the immigrant networks on the labor market
integration in Germany (WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 37
Moises MendozaUSA
Academic Areas of Interest• Human Rights
• Politics of Microstates
• Diplomacy
Education • Dual Degree, Master of International Affairs,
Columbia University (New York, USA)
• Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, Georgetown
University (Washington DC, USA)
Languages English, German, Spanish
Selected Internships 05–08/2015 U.S. Embassy Uganda, U.S. Department of
State (Kampala, Uganda)
03–08/2013 Communication Directorate General,
European Commission (Brussels, Belgium)
03–08/2012 Office of Philipp Mißfelder, MdB, German
Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2010–06/2011 Fulbright Scholar (Berlin,
Germany)
08/2007–08/2010 Journalist, Hearst Corporation
(Houston, USA)
Master Thesis Title An analysis of U.S. ambassadorial appointments:
Career vs. political (WT)
Lars MehwaldGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Foreign Policy and International Relations
• International Trade Policy
• Global Governance
Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Technische
Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany)
• Exchange, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Madrid,
Spain)
Languages German, English, Spanish
Selected Internships 11–12/2015 Foreign and Security Policy, Dr. Franz Josef
Jung, Member of Parliament (Berlin, Germany)
07–08/2015 Unit for Policy Analysis and Planning,
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Berlin,
Germany)
03–05/2014 Department for Disarmament and Arms
Control, Permanent Mission of Germany to the United
Nations (New York, USA)
Selected Work Experience 07/2010–07/2011 Teaching Assistant and Voluntary
Worker, AFS Intercultural Programs (Cerro Punta,
Panama)
Master Thesis Title The economic vote in context: How does electoral
accountability change in a globalised world? (WT)
38 Hertie School of Governance
Siddharth P. MerchantIndia/Canada
Academic Areas of Interest • Governance
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Public-Private Partnerships
Education • Dual Degree, Master of Public Administration, London
School of Economics & Political Science (London, UK)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours), Trent
University (Peterborough, Canada)
• Exchange, Jonkoping International Business School,
Jonkoping University (Jonkoping, Sweden)
Languages English, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish
Selected Internships 09/2015–06/2016 Capstone Consultant, European Bank
of Reconstruction & Development (London, UK)
09/2014–08/2015 Consultant, World Bank Group
(Maputo, Mozambique)
05–09/2014 Trainee, Energy & Trading Department,
Heidelberg Cement Group (Valletta, Malta)
Selected Work Experience 01/2012–07/2013 Communications Officer, Canada-
India Business Council (Toronto, Canada)
08/2010–12/2011 Management Trainee, Strategy &
Corporate Affairs, Vale (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
07/2009–07/2010 Legislative & Communications
Assistant, Canadian Member of Parliament (Toronto,
Canada)
Master Thesis Title To be confirmed
Celina MenzelGermany
Academic Areas of Interest
• Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Long-Term Develop-
ment
• Health and Development
• The Role of Social Services in Peace-Building
Education • Master of International Relations in Peace, Security
and Conflict, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Technische
Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany)
• Exchange, University of La Reunion (St. Denis, France)
Languages German, English, French, Portuguese
Selected Internships 05–07/2015 Division of Economic and Financial Affairs,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany
to the United Nations (New York, USA)
01–03/2013 Division VN01, UN Security Council,
Peacekeeping and Peace-Building, Sanctions, German
Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)
03–04/2012 Parliamentary Office of Dr. Marlies Volkmer,
MdB, German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title To be confirmed
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 39
Viola A. MeyerweissflogGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• International Security, Foreign Policy and Transatlan-
tic Relations
• Counterterrorism, Defense and Intelligence Studies
• Public Communications
Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree, Master of International
Relations, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Executive Certificate in Counter-Terrorism Studies,
International Institute for Counter-Terrorism,
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Herzliya, Israel)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Politics with
International Relations, University of York (York, UK)
Languages German, English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi
Selected Internships 07–08/2015 Europe Program, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (Washington DC, USA)
04–07/2014 Carnegie Europe (Brussels, Belgium)
09–12/2013 Researcher, German Federal Parliament,
Office of Dorothee Bär, MdB (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 08–12/2014 Graduate Assistant, Moynihan Institute for
Global Affairs (Syracuse, USA)
09/2013–03/2014 Research Assistant, German Federal
Parliament, Office of Parliamentary State Secretary
Dorothee Bär, MdB (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title The differing threat perception of Iran in Europe and the
United States: A comparative analysis before and after
the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) (WT)
Charlotte MertenGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Development Cooperation
• Private Sector Development and Trade
• Economic Policymaking
Education • Bachelor of Arts, University College Maastricht
(Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, University of Washington (Seattle, USA)
Languages German, English, Spanish, French, Swedish
Selected Internships 09–12/2014 Development Economics Vice Presidency,
World Bank Group (Washington DC, USA)
05–07/2014 Economics Department, Permanent Mission
of Germany to the United Nations (New York, USA)
03–08/2013 Economic Policy and Private Sector
Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2015–present Consultant, Development Economics,
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen-
arbeit (Berlin, Germany)
12/2014–06/2015 Consultant, Agriculture Global
Practice, World Bank Group (Washington D.C., USA)
09–11/2013 Consultant, Trade Policy, Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Berlin,
Germany)
Master Thesis Title Policy coherence for development in the EU – Managing
trade policy coherence for development in the Economic
Partnership Agreements between the EU and the ACP
States
40 Hertie School of Governance
Mariza Montes de Oca León Mexico
Academic Areas of Interest • Climate, Energy and Transport Policy
• Health Policy
• Environmental Economics
Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics, Instituto
Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Mexico City,
Mexico)
• Exchange, Université de Rennes I (Rennes, France)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Instituto
Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Mexico City,
Mexico)
Languages Spanish, English, French, German
Selected Internships 07–08/2015 Climate Finance and Adaptation, adelphi
research GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 07/2013–07/2014 Environmental Economist,
Environmental Economics Research Unit, Centro Mario
Molina (Mexico City, Mexico)
03–06/2013 Advisor to the Chief Economist, Planning
Division, Ministry of Finance (Mexico City, Mexico)
07/2011–02/2013 Chief of Department of Regional
Modeling, Econometrics Department, National Institute
Ecology and Climate Change (Mexico City, Mexico)
Master Thesis Title Smuggling smoke: A study of cigarette tax evasion and
avoidance in Germany (WT)
Isabelle MillerUSA/Thailand
Academic Areas of Interest • Migration & Integration Policy
• International Relations
• Social Innovation
Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and
Linguistics, Tulane University (New Orleans, USA)
• Exchange, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires,
Argentina)
Languages English, Spanish, Thai, German, Portuguese
Selected Internships 06–07/2015 European Research Center for Anti-
Corruption and State-Building (Berlin, Germany)
01–03/2013 Contract Law, Santos Neto & Montgomery
Advogados (São Paulo, Brazil)
08–11/2011 Communications, Fundación Leer (Buenos
Aires, Argentina)
Master Thesis Title To be confirmed
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 41
Julia MühlenbeinGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • European Integration
• Public Affairs
• Energy and Climate Policy
Education • Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, Maastricht
University (Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, Chinese University of Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
Languages German, English
Selected Internships 06–07/2015 Political Affairs and Government Relations,
Robert Bosch GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
01–03/2014 Political Consulting, Miller & Meier
Consulting, (Berlin, Germany)
09–11/2013 Britta Reimers, MEP, European Parliament
(Brussels, Belgium)
Selected Work Experience 09/2015–present Practice Student, Political Affairs and
Government Relations, Robert Bosch GmbH (Berlin,
Germany)
Master Thesis Title Home appliances and the EU Energy Label: Explaining an
industry’s self-interest in regulation (WT)
Partner organization: Robert Bosch GmbH
Ana Cecilia Montes ViñasColombia
Academic Areas of Interest• Public Economics
• Labor and Social Policy
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Education • Master of Science in Economics, Universidad de los
Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Universidad de los
Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)
Languages Spanish, English
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Economic Development Unit, United
Nations, Economic Commission for Latin America and
the Caribbean, Sub-Regional Headquarters (Mexico City,
Mexico)
Selected Work Experience 10/2012–08/2014 Research Project Assistant, Research
Committee, Universidad de los Andes, (Bogotá, Colombia)
08/2011–07/2012 Research Assistant, Fedesarrollo
Center for Economic and Social Research, (Bogotá,
Colombia)
Master Thesis Title Labor markets outcomes and social networks among
migrants: Evidence from Germany (WT)
42 Hertie School of Governance
Kristina MüllerGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• Social and Family Policy
• Gender Equality
• Public Affairs
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences, Heinrich Heine
University Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany)
• Minor in Economics, Utrecht University School of
Economics (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Internships 01–03/2015 Department for Gender Equality, Federal
Ministry for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
(Berlin, Germany)
08–12/2014 Project “Fit for School”, Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Manila,
Philippines)
02–03/2013 Communications Department, German
Development Institute (Bonn, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 04–12/2015 Student Assistant, Rohde Public Policy
(Berlin, Germany)
10/2011–10/2013 Student Assistant, Department of
Communication and Media Studies, Heinrich Heine
University Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Maternal employment of migrants in Germany—An
empirical analysis with the microcensus
Lukas MüllerGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Banking and Finance
• Political Economy
• Health Policy
Education • Exchange, Carroll University (Waukesha, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Philipps-
Universität Marburg (Marburg, Germany)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Internships 07–08/2015 Internal Communications, Deutsche Bank
AG (Frankfurt, Germany)
02–03/2012 Sports Committee and Office of Brigitte
Zypries, ret. Federal Minister of Justice, German Federal
Parliament (Berlin, Germany)
08–09/2011 Administration, Parliament of Hesse
(Wiesbaden, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 01/2015–present Student Assistant, Atlantik-Brücke e.V.
(Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title The contemporary effects of EU Member-State
macro-prudential regulatory responses on financial
sector systemic risk: Evidence from the NYU Volatility
Institute (WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 43
Moritz MummeGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Digital Government and Politics
• Public Management and Social Policy
• Innovation and Technology Policy
Education • Minor in European Studies, Maastricht University
(Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies, European
University Viadrina (Frankfurt (Oder), Germany)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Internships 03–05/2015 Public Policy Evaluation, Kienbaum
Management Consultants (Hamburg, Germany)
09/2014–02/2015 Public Affairs, Burson-Marsteller
(Berlin, Germany)
04–06/2013 Public Affairs, Johanssen + Kretschmer
(Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 01–06/2016 Student Assistant, Public Sector, Capgemini
Consulting (Berlin, Germany)
08/2013–08/2014 Student Assistant, Public Affairs,
APCO Worldwide (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Intersectoral collaboration for innovation: Dynamics and
effects of the collaboration network for digitalization of
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMES) in Germany
(WT)
Partner organization: Kienbaum Management Consultants
Kevin MüllerGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• Foreign Policy Analysis
• European Governance
• Economic Policy
Education • Exchange, Bachelor of Arts in Politics and
International Relations, University of Toronto
(Toronto, Canada)
• Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International
Relations, Royal Holloway and London School of
Economics, University of London (London, UK)
Languages German, English, Spanish
Selected Internships 09/2014–02/2015 Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, MdB,
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Berlin, Germany)
10/2013–04/2014 Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Lusaka, Zambia)
08–10/2012 High Representation of the Kurdistan
Regional Government to the United Kingdom
(London, UK)
Master Thesis Title European financial targeted sanctions and their effect on
the Russian banking sector since 2014.
Partner organization: Federal Foreign Office (Berlin,
Germany)
44 Hertie School of Governance
Philipp OffenbergGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Energy Economics
• EU Energy Policy
• Resource Markets
Education • Multimedia journalism traineeship, JONA Journalist
Academy of Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Sankt
Augustin/Bonn, Germany)
• Magister in Communications, Johannes Gutenberg
University Mainz (Mainz, Germany)
• Exchange, Russian State University for the Humanities
(Moscow, Russia)
• Exchange, University of Navarra (Pamplona, Spain)
Languages German, English, Spanish, French, Russian, Latin
Selected Internships 02–11/2015 Utilities - Resources Division, Accenture
Management Consulting, (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–01/2015 Governmental Affairs, BASF
Wintershall Holding GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
02–04/2011 Correspondent’s Office, Frankfurter
Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (Madrid, Spain)
Selected Work Experience 05/2014–present Affiliate Fellow, EU energy policy,
Jacques Delors Institut – Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
09/2014–present Research Associate, European Centre
for Energy and Resource Security, King’s College London
(London, UK)
09/2012–08/2013 Student Trainee, Deutsche Borse AG
(Frankfurt, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Are liquefied natural gas imports from the United States
of America able to reduce the market share of Russian
pipeline gas on European markets?
Partner organization: Jacques Delors Institut – Berlin
Leon Daiske OberbäumerGermany/Japan
Academic Areas of Interest • International Conflict Management
• Migration and Refugee Policy
• Japanese Policy and Economy
Education • Dual Degree, Graduate School of Public Policy,
University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
• Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Economics of East
Asia, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Bochum, Germany)
• Exchange, International Christian University (ICU)
(Tokyo, Japan)
Languages German, Japanese, English, French
Selected Internships 02–04/2015 Asia Research Division, Stiftung Wissen-
schaft und Politik (SWP) (Berlin, Germany)
12/2014–01/2105 Department of Economy, German
Embassy (Tokyo, Japan)
09–12/2014 Public Affairs and Communication, OECD
Tokyo Centre (Tokyo, Japan)
Selected Work Experience 06–09/2015 Human Resources Japan, Henkel Japan Ltd.
(Tokyo, Japan)
Master Thesis Title Germany’s refugee politics in the current situation: Is the
refugee crisis a challenge for the EU? (WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 45
Rafael PalominoMexico
Academic Areas of Interest• Open Government and Open Data
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Knowledge Economy
Education • Dual Degree, Master of Public Affairs, Sciences Po
(Paris, France)
• Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Latin American
Studies, Princeton University (Princeton, USA)
• Exchange, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Buenos
Aires, Argentina)
Languages Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 National Digital Strategy, Office of the
President (Mexico City, Mexico)
06–08/2008 Mexican Embassy in India (New Delhi, India)
06–08/2007 Institute of Studies of Religion (Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil)
Selected Work Experience 12/2010–05/2014 Paralegal, International Arbitration,
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (New York, USA / Paris,
France)
Master Thesis Title The economic impact of open data policies at the
municipal level: A case study of Mexican cities (WT)
Kyle OttUSA
Academic Areas of Interest• Behavioral Economics
• Urban and Housing Policies
• Economics of Crime and Corruption
Education • Graduate Certificate in Geographical Information
Systems, Pennsylvania State University (University
Park, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts / Science in History and Economics,
Duke University (Durham, USA)
Languages English, German
Selected Internships 06–08/2014 Affordable Housing, Dunn Development
Corp. (Brooklyn, USA)
05–07/2009 Grant Recipient, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation (Crownpoint, USA)
Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Research Assistant, Prof. Christian
Traxler, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
08/2011–07/2013 Project Coordinator, Supportive
Housing Department, Common Ground (New York, USA)
05/2010–06/2011 Research Associate, Sanford School of
Public Policy, Duke University (Durham, USA)
Master Thesis Title Incentive crowding: Experimental evidence of when
small incentives backfire (WT)
46 Hertie School of Governance
Andrea Pang Hui XinSingapore
Academic Areas of Interest • Cultural Policy
• Social Policy
• State-Society Relations
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Combined Honours in Arts
(History, Politics and International Affairs, Sociology),
Durham University (Durham, UK)
Languages English, Mandarin
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Arts and Heritage Division, Ministry of
Culture, Community and Youth (Singapore)
06–09/2013 Rehabilitation and Protection Group,
Ministry of Social and Family Development (Singapore)
02–06/2011 Marketing, MediaCorp Publishing
(Singapore)
Master Thesis Title State-civil society dynamics and the process of shaping
collective memory in Singapore (1990s-Present)
Sienna-Yiling PanChina
Academic Areas of Interest • International Monetary Policy
• Finance and Financial Regulation
• Media and Communications
Education • Dual Degree, Master of Public Administration,
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia
University (New York, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communications,
University of Nottingham Ningbo China (Ningbo,
China)
• Exchange, University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)
Languages Mandarin, English, Japanese
Selected Internships 06/2014–07/2015 Financial markets reporter, Reuters
News Agency (Shanghai, China)
03–06/2013 Marketing Department, Jolo Fashion
(Shanghai, China)
09–11/2012 Global Banking and Markets Department,
HSBC (Ningbo, China)
Master Thesis Title Understanding the social and political impact of
quantitative easing in the United States
Partner organization: United States Treasury Markets
Room
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 47
Rachel PennerUSA
Academic Areas of Interest • Development
• Water and Sanitation
• Crisis Management
Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree, Master of International
Relations, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Master of Development Studies, Institute of Social
Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Hague,
Netherlands)
Languages English, Spanish, German
Selected Internships 06–07/2015 Disaster Relief Coordinator, Aythos
(Kathmandu, Nepal)
Master Thesis Title To be confirmed
Olimpia Elena PârjeRomania
Academic Areas of Interest • Education and Social Policy
• European and Urban Governance
• Migration and International Development
Education • Master of Arts in European Studies and International
Affairs, University of Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania)
• Bachelor of Science in Applied Informatics in
Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies
(Bucharest, Romania)
• Exchange semester (Greece)
Languages Romanian, English, French, Spanish, German
Selected Internships 03–07/2014 Directorate General for Education and
Culture, European Commission (Brussels, Belgium)
02–04/2012 Romanian Centre for European Policies
(Bucharest, Romania)
Selected Work Experience 03–07/2015 Research Assistant, Infrastructure
Governance Report, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,
Germany)
03–12/2013 Project Manager and Editor, Europe&Me
Magazine (Berlin, Germany)
09–12/2012 Junior Editor, Communications Department,
Representation of the European Commission in Romania
(Bucharest, Romania)
Master Thesis Title Collaborative approaches to refugee crisis management:
Improving service delivery for refugees and asylum
seekers in the city of Berlin (WT)
48 Hertie School of Governance
Camila Quevedo VegaColombia
Academic Areas of Interest • Development Economics
• Microfinances and Financial Inclusion
• Financial Regulation
Education • Master of Science in Economics, Universidad de los
Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Universidad Nacional
de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
Languages Spanish, English
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Division of Production, Productivity, and
Management, United Nations Economic Commission for
Latin America and the Caribbean (Santiago, Chile)
Selected Work Experience 01/2012–08/2014 Advisor to the Superintendent
Delegate for Credit Risk, Financial Superintendence of
Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
01/2009–11/2011 Senior Economist, Economic Research,
Bancolombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
07/2006–01/2009 Senior Economist, Macroeconomic
Studies, Colombian Banking Association Asobancaria
(Bogotá, Colombia)
Master Thesis Title Conditional cash transfers and entrepreneurship in
Colombia: The case of “Familias en Acción”
Daniel Pires CassúsBrazil
Academic Areas of Interest • Civil Law
• Urban Governance
• Creative Industries
Education • Postgraduate degree in Private and Public Law,
Estácio de Sá University (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Bachelor of Arts in Law, Universidade Federal do Rio
de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Languages Portuguese, English, Spanish, German
Selected Internships 12/2001–04/2004 District Attorney of Rio de Janeiro
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
03/2002–01/2004 Public Defenders of Rio de Janeiro
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
07–09/2005 Presidency of the Court of the State of Rio
de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Selected Work Experience 10/2005–09/2007 Assistant Judge, Court of the State of
Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
10/2007–05/2008 Conciliator at Small Claims Court
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
09/2009–01/2013 Legal assistant, District Attorneys of
the State of Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Master Thesis Title Entrepreneurial urban governance and mega sports
events in Rio de Janeiro
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 49
Sandra RauDeutschland
Academic Areas of Interest • Social Entrepreneurship and Non-Profit Innovation
• Strategic Management and Organizational Design
• European Governance
Education • Bachelor of Arts in European Studies focusing on
Social and Cultural Sciences, Technische Universität
Chemnitz (Chemnitz, Germany)
Languages German, English, French, Russian, Italian, Chinese
Selected Internships 07–12/2014 Vodafone Stiftung Deutschland (Berlin,
Germany)
09/2011–01/2012 Schwarzkopf-Stiftung “Junges Europa”
(Berlin, Germany)
05–07/2009 German Parliament (Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 05–12/2015 Analyst, SEFORIS Research Project on So-
cial Enterprises, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,
Germany)
10/2012–08/2013 Project Assistant, ‘Uni goes Uno’
Project, National Model United Nations New York
Delegation, Technische Universität Chemnitz (Chemnitz,
Germany)
07–03/2012 Research Assistant, Qualitätspakt Lehre,
Faculty of Philosophy, Technische Universität Chemnitz
(Chemnitz, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Innovation in third sector organizations: The case of Ger-
man corporate foundations
Adrian RajabiUSA
Academic Areas of Interest• Corporate Strategy
• International Management
• Sustainable Development
Education • Master of International Affairs in International
Finance, Columbia University (New York, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Global Studies,
University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara,
USA)
• Exchange, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona,
Spain)
Languages English, Spanish, Persian
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 International Business Ventures, Hudson’s
Bay Company (New York, USA)
Selected Work Experience 09/2014–01/2015 Development Consultant, Atikus
Insurance (New York, USA)
12/2012–02/2014 Research Assistant, Center for
Strategic and International Studies (Washington DC, USA)
Master Thesis Title The pursuit and efficacy of Impact investing initiatives in
New York City (WT)
50 Hertie School of Governance
Alexander ReitzensteinGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development
• International Economics, Finance and Governance
• Public and Strategic Management
Education • Dual Degree, Master of Public Administration, London
School of Economics and Political Science (London,
UK)
• Exchange, Washington Semester Program in
Sustainable Development, American University
(Washington DC, USA / Costa Rica)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Economics and
Business, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
(Munich, Germany)
Languages German, English, Italian, Spanish, Latin
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Public Management Consulting,
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Munich, Germany)
01–04/2014 Visiting Research Associate, bms Marketing
Research & Strategy (Munich, Germany)
08–12/2013 Microfinance, FINCA International
(Washington DC, USA)
Selected Work Experience 01/2015–present Research Assistant, Centre for
Economic Performance, London School of Economics and
Political Science (London, UK)
09/2014–05/2015 Development Consultant, Cognoscere
Consulting (London, UK)
12/2011–07/2013 Student Research Assistant, Center for
Applied Policy Research (Munich, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Blessing or curse – How does earmarked funding distort
the mandate of multilateral organizations? (WT)
Carolin ReinerGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Behavioral Economics and Statistics
• Energy and Climate Change Policy
• Infrastructure and Urban Planning
Education • Exchange, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
(Los Angeles, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Transatlantic Relations and
Economics, Sciences Po (Reims, France)
• Exchange, McGill University (Montreal, Canada)
Languages German, English, Hungarian, French
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Climate Policy, German Institute for
Economic Research (Berlin, Germany)
12/2013–02/2014 Business and Market Analysis, KPMG
(Berlin, Germany)
06–08/2013 Oversight Division, Directorate General
Market Infrastructure and Payments, European Central
Bank (Frankfurt, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 02–06/2015 Research Assistant to Prof. Genia Kostka,
Chair for Energy and Infrastructure, Hertie School of
Governance (Berlin, Germany)
06/2014–01/2015 Freelance Media Consultant, The
European Magazine Publishing GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Bounded rationality and energy conservation: The
heterogeneous behavioral effects of smart meters on
electricity consumption—a quantitative analysis
Partner organization: German Institute for Economic Re-
search
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 51
Meerim RuslanovaKyrgyzstan
Academic Areas of Interest • Quantitative Methods of Analysis
• Policy Options for Private Sector Development
• Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Education • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and
Political Science, American University in Bulgaria
(Blagoewgrad, Bulgaria)
Languages Russian, English, Turkish, German
Selected Internships 06–09/2014 Small Business Support, European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
03–07/2013 Event management and logistics, Refugee
Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta
(Atlanta, USA)
Master Thesis Title The impact of subsidized consultancy projects on
economic growth of small and medium enterprises in
Kyrgyzstan (WT)
Partner organization: European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development
Ayra Reyla Canada/Philippines
Academic Areas of Interest • Human Rights and Poverty Alleviation
• Migration Policy
• Foreign Policy and International Development
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies, Queen’s Univer-
sity (Kingston, Canada)
Languages English, Tagalog, Ilocano, French, Spanish
Selected Internships 08/2015 Editorial Team, Europe&Me Magazine (Berlin,
Germany)
07/2015 Office of Senator Juan Edgardo Angara, Senate
of the Philippines (Manila, Philippines)
05/2012 Alive Foundation, Alliance in Motion Global Inc.
(Manila, Philippines)
Selected Work Experience 05/2014 Special Projects Assistant, Office of the
Vice-Principle, Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada)
05/2013 Summer Constituency Assistant, Government of
Canada (Ottawa, Canada)
Master Thesis Title What factors explain people’s attitudes towards
immigrants? A cross-country analysis of Germany and
the United States
52 Hertie School of Governance
Kerstin May SandowGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Inclusive Business
• Organizational Strategy & Development
• Transitional Justice & Democracy
Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and
International Organization, University of Groningen
(Groningen, Netherlands)
• Exchange, University of the Free State (Bloemfontein,
South Africa)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Internships 09/2013–02/2014 Strategic Alliances and Parnterships,
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen-
arbeit (Eschborn, Germany)
01–05/2010 Online Marketing & Sales, EF Education First
(Zurich, Switzerland / Moscow, Russia)
10–12/2009 Projects in Georgia and Russia, German
Foun dation for International Legal Cooperation (Bonn,
Germany)
Selected Work Experience 05–12/2015 Student Assistant, McKinsey & Company
(Berlin, Germany)
04/2014–01/2015 External Consultant, Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(Eschborn, Germany)
04–09/2014 Student Assistant, Health Targets,
Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft- und
gestaltung (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Co-creating female empowerment: Re-conceptualiz-
ing female economic empowerment as a social value
co-creation process (WT)
Daniel Salgado MorenoMexico
Academic Areas of Interest • Quantitative Research Methods
• Political Economy of Crime
• Education Policy
Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Relations,
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Mexico
City, Mexico)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Instituto
Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Mexico City,
Mexico)
Languages Spanish, German, English
Selected Internships 06–07/2015 Democracy and Democratization, Berlin
Social Science Center (Berlin, Germany)
01–04/2014 Senior Manager Office, Ethos Public Policy
Lab (Mexico City, Mexico)
Selected Work Experience 04/2015–08/2016 Research Assistant, Global
Governance, Berlin Social Science Center (Berlin,
Germany)
Master Thesis Title The determinants of right-wing violent crime in Germany
(WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 53
Mariam SanjushAfghanistan
Academic Areas of Interest • Policy Analysis
• Social and Development Policies
• Governance, Elections, Civil Society and Human
Rights
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Pune University (Pune,
India)
• Diploma in United Nations and International
Understanding, Institute of United Nations Studies
(Delhi, India)
• Diploma in International Relations, Human Rights
and Role of International Law, Savitribai Phule Pune
University (Pune, India)
Languages Persian, English, German, Urdu, Hindi
Selected Internships 09–12/2015 Research Fellow, International Projects,
Berlin Center for Torture Victims (Berlin, Germany)
07–08/2015 Embassy of Afghanistan in Berlin (Berlin,
Germany)
Selected Work Experience 04/2013–04/2014 Manager and Assistant to Deputy
Country Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internatio-
nale Zusammenarbeit Main Office, (Kabul, Afghanistan)
04/2013–07/2012 Administrative and Finance Assistant,
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen-
arbeit (Taloqan, Afghanistan)
2008–2009 Admin Finance Assistant, ChildFund
Afghanistan (Taloqan, Afghanistan)
Master Thesis Title Ethnic voting in plural societies and corruption
Theo SandsUK
Academic Areas of Interest • Development
• Financial Regulation
• Behavioural Economics
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics, and
Economics, University of Oxford (Oxford, UK)
Languages English, German
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Policy and Development, United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(Bangkok, Thailand)
09–12/2014 Financial Technology, Algebris (London, UK)
06–08/2012 Industry, Simon Kucher (London, UK)
Master Thesis Title How has the Chinese approach to establishing public
Asset Management Corporations (AMCs) changed over
time? (WT)
54 Hertie School of Governance
Lisa Katharina SchmidGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• Public Administration and Public Sector Reform
• Climate and Environmental Policy
• International Organizations and Global Governance
Education • Exchange, SciencesPo (Paris, France)
• Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Public Administration
(with distinction), University of Konstanz (Konstanz,
Germany)
Languages German, English, French, Spanish
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Public Management Consulting,
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Munich, Germany)
06–08/2014 Environment Program and Transatlantic
Energy and Climate Network, Heinrich Boll Foundation
(Washington DC, USA)
03–08/2012 Resource Mobilization and Policy Dialogue
with the European Union, United Nations Environment
Programme (Brussels, Belgium)
Selected Work Experience 10/2015–present Research Assistant to Dr. Nina Hall
with focus on Global Governance and International
Organizations, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,
Germany)
5/2015–present Founding Member and Board Member,
CorrelAid e.V. (Berlin, Germany)
10/2011–2/2014 Teaching Assistant, University of
Konstanz (Konstanz, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Blessing or curse – How does earmarked funding distort
the mandate of multilateral organizations?
Ellen ScherwinskiGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • International Security
• Counterterrorism
• Civil-Military Relations
Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Security and
Development, Maxwell School of Citizenship and
Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Executive Certificate in Counter-Terrorism Studies,
International Institute for Counter-Terrorism,
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Herzliya, Israel)
• Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies,
Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism,
Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, Maastricht
University (Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, York University (York, UK)
Languages German, English, French, Dutch
Selected Internships 07–08/2015 Federal Ministry of Defense (Berlin,
Germany)
05–07/2014 Defense Council at the Bundestag (Berlin,
Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2014–05/2015 Research Assistant, Global Black Spots
Research Program (Syracuse, USA)
Master Thesis Title To be confirmed (WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 55
Michael SchulzeGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Public & Energy Economics
• Quantitative Methods
• Social Policy
Education • Exchange, Master of Public Policy, Duke University
(Durham, USA)
• Master of Arts in International Relations (no degree),
Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu
Berlin and University of Potsdam (Berlin, Germany)
• Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University
College Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Languages German, English, Spanish
Selected Internships 06–07/2014 Joschka Fischer & Company (Berlin,
Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2014–08/2015 Desk Officer, Division Ia1: Basic
Aspects of Social Policy, Future of Social Security, Federal
Ministry for Labor and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)
02/2013–06/2014 Research Assistant, Working Group
on Scientific Policy Advice & Assessments, Mercator
Research Institute on Global Commons & Climate
Change (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title An ex-post assessment of the Kyoto Protocol: Carbon
leakage and the energy market (WT)
David SchnabelGermany
Academic Areas of Interest:• International Relations
• International Security
• Housing Policy
Education • Bachelor of Commerce in Business Administration,
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Herzliya, Israel)
• Exchange Semester, Bachelor of Business Manage-
ment Program, Singapore Management University
(Singapore)
Languages German, English, Hebrew
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 APCO Worldwide (Berlin, Germany)
06–08/2014 Nahost Friedensforum e.V. (Berlin, Germany)
09–11/2010 Wertgrund immobilien AG (München,
Germany)
Selected Work Experience 06/2011–06/2014 Investment Manager, caleus
residential asset management (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Policy analysis of rent control (Mietpreisbremse)
56 Hertie School of Governance
Adina Amy SchwartzCanada
Academic Areas of Interest• Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Nonprofit Management and Sustainable
Development
• Public-Private Sector Collaboration
Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology, York
University (Toronto, Canada)
Languages English, Hebrew, German, French
Selected Work Experience 08/2015–present Consultant, Vodafone Institute for
Society and Communications (Berlin, Germany)
01/2011–06/2014 Founder and Director, JCC 20s & 30s
Volunteer Corps (New York, USA)
10/2011–06/2014 Director, Young Professional
Programs, Jewish Community Center in Manhattan
(New York, USA)
05/200–09/2011 Chief Operating Officer, Rosie Pope
Maternity and MomPrep (New York, USA)
Master Thesis Title Millennials and NGOs: Evaluating the effect of millennial
giving habits on the financial sustainability of nonprofit
organizations (WT)
Partner organization: JCC Manhattan
Johannes Schulz-KnappeGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• Sustainable Economic Development
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Urban and Environmental Governance
Education • Bachelor of Science in Geography, Heidelberg
University (Heidelberg, Germany)
Languages German, English, Spanish
Selected Internships 01–06/2015 Business Department, Protagen Diagnostics
(Dortmund, Germany)
02–04/2012 Office of the Sustainability Days Baden-
Württemberg, IFOK GmbH (Bensheim, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 03–07/2015 Data Quality Analyst, Graduate Research
Department, The Careers Group, University of London
(London, UK)
01–05/2014 Research Assistant, Department of Pub-
lic Management, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin,
Germany)
12/2012–02/2013 Research Assistant, Research Group
on Economic and Social Geography, Heidelberg University
(Heidelberg, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Social impacts and financial return—Does the promise of
impact investing deliver? (WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 57
Maurice ShawndefarUSA
Academic Areas of Interest• Foreign Policy
• Education Policy
• Urban Policy
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of
California (San Diego, USA)
Languages English, Persian, Indonesian, German, Korean
Selected Internships 12/2015–02/2016 Lifelong Learning Policies and
Strategies, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
(Hamburg, Germany)
10–12/2015 Resource Development, Transparency
International (Berlin, Germany)
05–09/2015 Network Portal, UNESCO-UNEVOC (Bonn,
Germany)
Selected Work Experience 02/2013–08/2014 English Teacher, Sogang Language
Program (Seosan, South Korea)
06/2012–02/2013 Marketing Manager, Isfahan (San Jose,
California)
04–06/2012 TEFL Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps (East Java,
Indonesia)
Master Thesis Title Transforming traffic congestion problems in mega cities:
A comparative analysis of transportation policies in
Jakarta and Seoul
Andreas Christian SensGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Public Management
• Foreign & Security Policy
• Behavioural Economics
Education • Exchange, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics,
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Munich,
Germany)
• Exchange, University of Bradford (Bradford, UK)
Languages German, English, Spanish
Selected Internships 05–07/2015 Public Sector Consulting, KPMG (Berlin,
Germany)
07–10/2013 Department for Disarmament, Federal
Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)
09/2010 Sector Industry, Siemens (Madrid, Spain)
Selected Work Experience 04/2011–02/2014 Project Manager & Chairman, Student
Association, Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Political
Science (Munich, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Defining the success of nudge units: A comparative study
(WT)
Partner organization: KPMG Institut für den öffentlichen
Sektor
58 Hertie School of Governance
Tobias SieblitzGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Cultural Policy
• International Food Policy
• Public Management
Education • Bachelor of Arts in North American Studies and
Communication Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-
University (Munich, Germany)
• Exchange, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, USA)
Languages German, English, Italian
Selected Internships 07–08/2015 Inpolis UCE GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
08–10/2013 Public Affairs, U.S. Consulate General
(Munich, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 01/2012–06/2015 Assistant Editor, Uwe Sieblitz Music
Publishing Management (Ingolstadt, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Title: Music streaming—blessing or curse: The reper-
cussions of digitalization on the music industry (WT)
Emilia SicariItaly
Academic Areas of Interest • Social Policy
• Education
• Public Governance
Education • Dual Degree, Master of Science in Economics and
Management of Public Administrations and Inter-
national Institutions, Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International
Relations, Guido Carli Free International University for
Social Studies (Rome, Italy)
• Exchange, Tilburg University (Tilburg, Netherlands)
Languages Italian, English, Spanish
Selected Internships 05–08/2014 Research, Action Institute (Milan, Italy)
Master Thesis Title Changing patterns in the school governance: The Italian
case of ‘La Buona Scuola’
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 59
Yiqun SongChina
Academic Areas of Interest • Economic and Monetary Policy
• Sustainable Development
• Business Development and Corporate Social
Responsibility
Education • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and
Political Science (London, UK)
• Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature,
Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China)
Languages Chinese, English
Selected Internships 05/2014 Consultant, Strategy Consulting & Business
Analysis, Meritco Services (Shanghai, China)
02/2014 Project Assistant, Green Zhejiang (Hangzhou,
China)
06/2013 Journalist, Xinhua News Agency (Hangzhou,
China)
Master Thesis Title Revisiting China’s CPI: Sources of the downward bias and
possible solutions
Nitij SinghIndia
Academic Areas of Interest • Policy Analysis
• Health Policy
• Development Policy
Education • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering,
Institute of Technology and Management (New Delhi,
India)
Languages English, India, Nepali
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Trade, Health and Governance Regulatory
Analyst, Mission of Colombia to the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris, France)
Selected Work Experience 08/2014–08/2015 Young Professional, Nepali-German
Health Sector Support Programme, Deutsche Gesell-
schaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Nepal)
08/2012–06/2013 Consultant, Political and Social Unit,
TNS Global (New Delhi, India)
06/2010–07/2012 Engineer, Appropriate Technology
Team, Pragya International Development, (Gurgaon,
India)
Master Thesis Title What are the challenges encountered by Nepal Ministry
of Health and Population in implementation of mobile
health projects
60 Hertie School of Governance
Hui Hsing SuMalaysia
Academic Areas of Interest • Corporate Governance
• Capital Market Development
• International Development
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Smith College
(Northampton, United States)
• Exchange, University of Oxford (Oxford, UK)
Languages English, Chinese, Malay, German, Spanish
Selected Internships 12/2015–01/2016 Investments and Compliance,
Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Selected Work Experience 03/2013–04/2014 Market Development, Securities
Commission Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Master Thesis Title The role of sovereign wealth funds in the corporate
governance of their investee companies (WT)
Philipp StänderGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • European Economic Integration
• Macroeconomic and Monetary Policy
• Labour and Social Policy
Education • Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, Maastricht
University (Maastricht, Netherlands)
• Exchange, Global Studies, Roskilde University
(Roskilde, Denmark)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Measurement of Wealth and Poverty
Division, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
(Berlin, Germany)
04–06/2014 Affairs of the Ministry of Finance, Represen-
tation of the State Hessen to the EU (Brussels, Belgium)
10/2013–03/2014 Country Office South Africa &
Lesotho, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (Pretoria, South Africa)
Selected Work Experience 09/2015–present Student Research Assistant, Project
on Wealth and Inflation, Hertie School of Government
(Berlin, Germany)
02–06/2015 Student Research Assistant, Data Analysis,
Institute for Social Research (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Leaning against the wind in fragmented asset markets:
Assessing the role of national credit conditions in the
monetary transmission channels of EMU (WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 61
Fabio TamburriniItaly
Academic Areas of Interest • Economic Policy
• European Integration and Governance
• Healthcare Policy and Population Ageing
Education • Dual Degree, Master of Science in Economics and
Management of Public Administration, Università
Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
• Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of
Bologna (Bologna, Italy)
• Exchange, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Berlin,
Germany)
• Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy, University
of Rome Tor Vergata (Rome, Italy)
Languages Italian, English, German, French
Selected Internships 01–10/2008 Journalist, Uniroma Network (Rome, Italy)
Selected Work Experience 06–09/2015 Junior Consultant, Directorate for Education
and Skills, Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (Paris, France)
09/2011–06/2013 Event Manager and Editor, Advocacy
and Migration Policy, Progré Association (Bologna, Italy)
Master Thesis Title Old Europe: The challenges of population ageing on long-
term healthcare and public finances (WT)
Anna SuprunenkoUkraine
Academic Areas of Interest • Education
• Non-Governmental Organisations
• Political Communication
Education • Exchange, School of Public affairs, American
University (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Management, Kyiv
National Economic University (Kiev, Ukraine)
Languages Ukrainian, Russian, English, German
Selected Internships 01/2015–12/2017 Governing Body Member, European
Youth Parliament (Berlin, Germany)
06/2015 Economic Department, Ukrainian Embassy in
Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
06–08/2013 Communications, Schwarzkopf Stiftung
(Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2012–06/2014 Project Manager, CFC Consulting (Kyiv,
Ukraine)
11/2011–10/2012 Project Manager, Fryday (Kiev,
Ukraine)
Master Thesis Title Shifting the image: The Ukrainian government’s com-
munication efforts following the Presidential and
Parliamentary re-elections in 2014. (WT)
62 Hertie School of Governance
Luis Felipe Torres Colombia
Academic Areas of Interest • Regulatory Policy
• International Law & Trade
• Public Management
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Law, Universidad de los Andes
(Bogotá, Colombia)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Universidad de
los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)
Languages Spanish, English, German
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Trade, Health and Governance Regulatory
Analyst, Mission of Colombia to the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris, France)
Selected Work Experience 12/2010–06/2014 Director of Regulation, Ministry of
Trade, Industry and Tourism (Bogotá, Colombia)
03/2009–12/2010 Director of Legal Affairs and Regula-
tion, Productive Transformation Program, Bancoldex
(Bogotá, Colombia)
01/2007–10/2008 Chief of Corporate Affairs, CEMEX
Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
Master Thesis Title Relevance of regulatory impact assessments to address
concerns of affected actors in the regulatory process in
Mexico
Gabriel Tarriba Martínez LópezMexico
Academic Areas of Interest• Migration and Integration
• European Governance
• International Development
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA)
• Exchange, University of Warwick (Coventry, UK)
Languages English, German, French, Spanish
Selected Internships 07–08/2015 Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
07–08/2009 Mexican Institute for Competitiveness
(Mexico City, Mexico)
06–08/2008 Trade and Supply Chain, HSBC Mexico
(Mexico City, Mexico)
Selected Work Experience 08/2010–03/2014 Consultant, Mexican Institute for
Competitiveness (Mexico City, Mexico)
09/2009–05/2010 Administrative Assistant, Office of
the Vice-Provost for International Affairs, University of
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA)
Master Thesis Title Cultural integration and life satisfaction among recent
immigrants to Germany
Partner organisation: Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufs-
forschung
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 63
Marcelino Turati GomezMexico
Academic Areas of Interest • Population and Demography
• Fiscal and Tax Governance
• Governmental and Private Sector Relations
Education • Exchange, Fudan University (Shanghai, China)
• Master of Arts in Fiscal Law, Universidad del Sur
(Chiapas, Mexico)
• Bachelor in Business Administration, Universidad de
Valle de Mexico
• 5 semesters in Economics, Instituto Tecnologico y de
Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey Mexico)
Languages Spanish English German
Selected Internships 06–09/2015 Quartiermeister Bier für den Kiez, Berlin,
Germany.
Selected Work Experience 08/2012–09/2014 Projects Supervisor, Mexican Social
Security Institute (Chiapas, Mexico)
01/2012–08/2012 Political Operator and Negotiator,
DOCsa (Mexico City, Mexico)
01/2011–01/2012 Subdirector, Municipal Water and
Sewers System (Chiapas, Mexico)
Master Thesis Title What to expect from the release of the one child policy
in China?
Faruk TuncerGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• Urban Policy
• Digitalization
• Education Policy
Education • Exchange, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• Bachelor of Arts in Educational Science, Freie
Universität Berlin (Germany)
Languages German, English, Turkish
Selected Internships 06–07/2015 Program and Strategy, Federal Office of the
Christian Democratic Union (Berlin, Germany)
10–12/2012 Public Affairs, Bertelsmann SE & Co. (Berlin,
Germany)
07–08/2011 Quantitative Methods in Educational
Sciences, University of Potsdam (Potsdam, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 12/2014–present Partner, Quinoa – Bildung für hervor-
ragende Lebensperspektiven gemeinnützige GmbH
(Berlin, Germany)
03–05/2015 Working Student, Civil Economics, Energy &
Infrastructure, Roland Berger GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
01/2013–06/2014 Project Manager, Mercator Capacity
Building Center for Leadership & Advocacy (Berlin,
Germany)
Master Thesis Title Urban policy in the digital age: Development of a smart
city strategy index (WT)
Partner organization: Roland Berger GmbH
64 Hertie School of Governance
Selina von SchultzendorffGermany/UK
Academic Areas of Interest • Corporate Social Responsibility
• International Development Effectiveness
• Mediation and Facilitation
Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Modern and Medieval
Languages Tripos, University of Cambridge
(Cambridge, England)
• Exchange, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Languages English, German, Spanish, Italian, French
Selected Internships 09–12/2014 Schlange & Co. GmbH (Hamburg, Germany)
01–07/2013 Team Leader, International Citizen Service,
Restless Development (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
09/2011–04/2012 Communications and Knowledge
Exchange, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (Bonn, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 02/2015–present Consultant, Corporate Partnerships
Division, Aktion Gegen den Hunger (Berlin, Germany)
04/2012–12/2014 Consultant, Communications
and Knowledge Exchange, Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Bonn, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Donor-level knowledge sharing: A contribution to effec-
tive development cooperation? The case of the Global
Donor Platform for Rural Development.
Partner: Global Donor Platform for Rural Development,
managed by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit
Assiri Valdés QuerolPeru
Academic Areas of Interest• Poverty and Human Rights
• Sport and Development
• Media, Social Marketing and Political Communi-
cations
Education • Exchange, Institut Barcelona D’Estudis Internacionals,
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, (Barcelona, Spain)
• Licentiate in Political Science, Pontifical Catholic
University of Peru (Lima, Peru)
• Exchange, Free University of Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Languages Spanish, German, English
Selected Internships 06–09/2015 Network Development Intern, streetfoot-
ballworld gGmbH (Berlin, Germany)
09/2008–01/2009 Research assistant at the General
Secretariat, Andean Community of Nations (Lima, Peru)
Selected Work Experience 04–08/2013 Consultant for the Direction of Higher
Education, Ministry of Education (Lima, Peru)
08/2013–03/2014 Support Assistant in the National
School Feeding Program, Qali Warma, Ministry of
Development and Social Inclusion (Lima, Peru)
04/2010–04/2012 Manager of the Volunteer Depart-
ment, TECHO-Perú (Lima, Peru)
Master Thesis Title Social integration of refugees through sport: Policy rec-
ommendations for Berlin
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 65
Wiebke WeigerGermany
Academic Areas of Interest• Education policies
• Social and Labour Market Policies
• Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation Methods
Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political and Administrative Sci-
ence, University of Konstanz (Konstanz, Germany)
Languages German, English, Croatian, French
Selected Internships 06–09/2014 Policy Team Education and Family Policy,
Ramboll Management Consulting (Berlin, Germany)
05–08/2013 TRANSDANUBE project, Danube Office
(Ulm, Germany)
03–09/2011 EU Information and Documentation Centre,
Institute for Development and International Relations
(Zagreb, Croatia)
Selected Work Experience 09/2014–08/2015 Desk Officer, Federal Ministry of
Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)
01–05/2014 Student Research Assistant to Prof. Kai
Wegrich, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title How to improve job placement and reduce mismatched
unemployment: Analysis of the introduction of a new
system of cooperative job placement in the Employment
Agency Potsdam (WT)
Partner organization: Employment Agency Potsdam
Georg WagnerGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Financial and Economic Policy
• European Governance
• Public Management
Education • Dual Degree, Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
• Bachelor of Science in Economics, Humboldt-
Universität zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Languages German, English, Spanish, Italian
Selected Internships 06–08/2014 Forecasting and Economic Policy, German
Institute for Economic Research (Berlin, Germany)
07–09/2013 Banking Supervision, German Savings and
Loans Bank Association (Berlin, Germany)
07–09/2012 Business Clients, Deutsche Postbank AG
(Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2014–08/2015 Policy Advisor, European Employment
and Social Policy Division, German Federal Ministry of
Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)
12/2013–04/2014 Academic Chairperson, International
Policy Leadership Institute, European Public Policy
Conference 2014 (Rome, Italy / Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title To be confirmed
66 Hertie School of Governance
Lukas Gabriel WieseGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Public Affairs and Governmental Relations
• Technology and Innovation Policy
• Research and Development Policy
Education • Exchange, Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and
International Organization, University of Groningen
(Groningen, Netherlands)
• Exchange, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
(Mexico City, Mexico)
Languages German, English, Spanish, Italian
Selected Internships 02–07/2014 Public Affairs and Regulation, GasTerra
(Groningen, Netherlands)
07–08/2013 Foreign Office in Mexico, Konrad Adenauer
Foundation (Mexico City, Mexico)
10–12/2012 Office of Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans-Peter Mayer, MEP,
European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)
Selected Work Experience 10/2014–08/2015 Working Student, Department for
External Affairs, Governmental and Political Relations,
Robert Bosch GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title The diffusion of innovation: Policy recommendations for
diffusion-oriented public policies to promote the market
penetration of electric vehicles in Germany (WT)
Partner organization: Robert Bosch GmbH, Department for
External Affairs, Governmental and Political Relations
David WichmannGermany
Academic Areas of Interest • Public and Non-Profit Management
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Public Affairs and Political Communication
Education • Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology,
University of Bonn (Bonn, Germany)
Languages German, English, French
Selected Internships 06–08/2015 Public Affairs Department, Burson-
Marsteller (Berlin, Germany)
01–04/2013 Political Affairs and Public Relations Depart-
ments, Representation of the European Commission in
Germany (Bonn, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 03/2015–present Co-Founder and Head of Strategy, Play
It On Deutschland e.V. (Berlin, Germany)
05–08/2015 Project Leader and Consultant, 180 Degrees
Consulting e.V. (Berlin, Germany)
03–05/2015 Working Student, Public Affairs Depart-
ment, Burson-Marsteller (Berlin, Germany)
Master Thesis Title Governing the sharing economy: A comparative analysis
of regulatory approaches toward AirBnB in Germany and
the UK (WT)
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2016 67
Xianchen WuChina
Academic Areas of Interest:• Economic Development
• Social Policy
• International Policy
Education • Dual Degree, Master of Public Administration, London
School of Economics (Lomdon, UK)
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Business,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)
• National Key Math Program, Sichuan University
(China)
Languages Mandarin, English, German
Selected Internships 07–08/2012 Data Analyst, Statistics Department of
Hangzhou Customs (Hangzhou, China)
05–08/2010 Interpreter and Personal Assistant of Ms
Qinghua Li (Shanghai, China)
Selected Work Experience 08/2010–12/2012 Tutor, Academic Services Department,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign,
USA)
02–07/2013 Instructor and Mentor, Fengshuling High
School (Chun’an, China)
Master Thesis Title How can CPI calculation be improved to reflect true
inflation in China? (with Yiqun Song)
Dustin WilliamsGermany/USA
Academic Areas of Interest• European Union Governance
• Transatlantic Relations
• Social and Welfare Policies
Education • Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy,
Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA)
• Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences in European
Studies, Maastricht University (Netherlands)
• Exchange, Sungkyunkwan University (Seoul, South
Korea)
Languages English, German, French
Selected Internships 12/2013–01/2014 Miami Regional Office, U.S. Senator
Bill Nelson (Miami, USA)
07–08/2011 Department of European Employment and
Social Policy, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
(Berlin, Germany)
Selected Work Experience 09/2014–08/1205 Policy Officer, Department of Euro-
pean Employment and Social Policy, Federal Ministry of
Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)
09/2013–08/2014 Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Claus
Offe, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
09–12/2009 Research Assistant, Gelman Library, George
Washington University (Washington D.C., USA)
Master Thesis Title Social policy coordination and the European semester:
Has the European Union adequately responded to the
social and labor crisis in Europe? (WT)
68 Hertie School of Governance
Paola Andrea Yanguas Colombia
Academic Areas of Interest• Environmental and Energy Policy
• Development
• Policy Analysis and Evaluation
Education • Bachelor of Science in Economics, Universidad
Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
Languages Spanish, English, German
Selected Internships 05–07/2015 Climate Policy Analysis, Climate Analytics
(Berlin, Germany)
01–07/2012 Macroeconomic and Financial Studies Divi-
sion, Association of Banking and Financial Institutions of
Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia)
Selected Work Experience 08/2015–present Student Assistant, Climate Policy
Analysis, Climate Analytics (Berlin, Germany)
08/2013–07/2014 Financial Analyst, Financial Business
Valuation Area, Banco Agrario de Colombia (Bogotá, Co-
lombia)
12/2012–04/2013 Economic and Financial Consultant,
Investigation Project in Transport and Transit, Universi-
dad Nacional de Colombia, (Bogotá, Colombia)
Master Thesis Title Are more equal societies also more sustainable?
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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 %
Diversity: A Key to Success
* based on the Classes of 2007–2012
*
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 %
Diversity: A Key to Success
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