MPP Class of 2015 Profiles - Hertie School of Governance
Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 CAIO ALVES WERNECK NIKLAS ANZINGER FRANCISCO JAVIER BÄCHLER ROJAS TIM BANNING NATHAN JAMES BASSETT HELENA MARIA BIANCA BECHTLE PAUL BERENBERG-GOSSLER NIELS MATTEO VINCENZO BOEHM STEFAN MARCELO BOESL OLIVER BOTT LUKAS BRETZINGER PUI MAN MAXIME CHENG NICHOLAS JAMES CRAWFORD SARAH MAE SALONGA CRUZ JUAN CUELLAR TORRES SERGIO ALBERTO CUERVO ESCOBAR ALIEZA DURANA STEVEN ENGLER MARIAM FARID TIM GILLMAIR MICHELLE GONZALEZ AMADOR FRANCESCO GOTTARDO MAXIMILIAN GRIMM JAVIER ELOY GUILLOT LANDECKER JÚLIA GUTIÉRREZ PERIS RAJAT RAI HANDA JULIA MARIA HEIN THERESA HEITHAUS FRIEDERIKE HEMKER REGULA HESS REBECCA HIRSCHFELD THILO HITZ ANNA HOFFMANN STEVEN JAKSTADT NA JIANG KONRAD KAS SONIA KHAN KATHARINA KICK SVANJA KLEEMANN LENA KLOCKEMANN HARMKE KRUITHOF FLORIEN MARGARETH KRUSE HANLIN LI RAFAEL LIRA CARRILLO OLIVER LÖFFLER BRUNO VINICIUS LUCHI PASCHOAL BENEDIKT MACK CLARA MARCELE ALVES MENESES CHARLENE MAETESA MHLANGA GIULIA MINNUCCI MEILIN KAREN MÖLLENKAMP SIRI NANZ TOBIAS NIEHAUS CLEMENT NOCOS ALEX JAMES ODLUM NATALIA ANDREA OSORIO RESTREPO JANNIS OTTO ALEXANDER PAUL ARMIN PETER DANIEL POLTE JÚLIA PRATS ROMEU ANDREA PUENTES RIANO THIERRY RACAUD SANDEEP RAJGOPAL IRA RAMAJ MARJAN RANOGAJEC CAMEROON REED KIM SASKIA REICHEL HALEY REIMBOLD PIETRO ROMOZZI NICOLAS ROSEMBERG YOLANDA SYLVANA ROTHER AYJEREN ROZYJUMAYEVA DAVID SCHLUTZ CORNELIUS JOHANNES FRANZISKUS SCHNEIDER KELSEY SHANTZ MAREK SLOBODNÍK BENJAMIN SNOW NATHALIE JULIA SPATH LEA LUISA STRASBURGER HADLEY TAYLOR FLORIAN TILLE KRISTA TUTHILL LISA MARIE ULLRICH GUSTAVO ADOLFO VARGAS VICTORIA MORITZ WERNER VOELKERLING HENRY VON KLENCKE CECILIA RACHEL HUBERTA VON WESTERHOLT MELISSA MARGARETHE WASSMUTH ALMUT CAROLINE WEGENAST JUDITH BEATE WEISS CLAUDIO ZEITZ Hertie School of Governance—founded and supported by In step with tomorrow Some ten years ago the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin opened its doors to the first Master of Public Policy students – young pioneers from all corners of the globe with a passion to shape tomorrow and serve the public good, whether in government, private corporations or the non-profit sector. Today, we invite you to meet our eighth cohort of graduates, the MPP Class of 2015. At the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, we seek to equip tomorrow’s leaders not only with appropriate knowledge and skills but also with a sense of stewardship for the public good so they act responsibly and think ahead. The two-year MPP degree programme helps students understand how good governance works, how organizations function and are managed, how policies are formulated and implemented, and how economy and politics relate—and all in an applied way that brings the real world into the classroom The Hertie School’s MPP programme offers an analytically challenging and problem-oriented education in governance, policy analysis, management and leadership, strengthened by real-world experience in the public and private sectors. It brings together perspectives from economics, political science, law, and sociology, and trains students in quantitative and qualitative methodologies. In the words of one of our graduates: “Hertie School students are ‘multi-everything’—multi-cultural, multidisciplinary, multi-lingual and even multi-tasking”. The average MPP student speaks 4 languages, holds 2 degrees, has done 3 internships, has studied, volunteered or worked in 3 countries, and we are proud to have prepared them for careers in the public, private and civil society sectors. Students take part in organized internships and a professional year postings with numerous partner organisations, be they public agencies, businesses or NGOs. Even the Master thesis projects are collaborations between students and partner organisations, strengthening the MPP’s practice orientation. As part of a global network that includes the London School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po in Paris, Columbia University in New York, the National University of Singapore, and other excellent Public Policy Schools, we are able to offer a wide range of study abroad opportunities for our students. As we look back at the past decade of building on our motto, “Understand today. Shape tomorrow”, we look forward to many more years of interdisciplinary teaching, research and policy innovations. Whether their destinations are in the public, private or non-profit sector, we are confident that the Class of 2015 is well-equipped to meet current and future challenges around the globe. You are warmly invited to review the profiles of our graduates, and should you or your organisation wish to get to learn more about any of them, please do not hesitate to contact us. Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD President and Dean Anna Sophie Herken Managing Director Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 1 The Master of Public Policy The MPP is an academically demanding degree programme with a hands-on approach, which prepares students to tackle today’s most pressing problems. The Programme An ever-changing world confronts us with a wide range of policy challenges. What degree of state intervention do we need to regulate the financial sector? Who is going to pay for social security and retirement in countries with ageing populations? How will we feed a growing world population while still preserving the environment for future generations? What does the transformation of the Arab world mean for the communities in the region and the world at large? In order to tackle these issues and many others, policy makers must think and act across boundaries. Learning and understanding why certain policies work while others fail is what Master of Public Policy students at the Hertie School of Governance do during the two-year programme in Berlin. The MPP provides the tools tomorrow’s decision makers need to analyse existing policies, critically discuss policy innovations and evaluate solutions. It is an academically demanding degree programme with a hands-on, problem-oriented approach, giving students not only knowledge but experience they can utilise across borders, disciplines and sectors— be it public, private, or civil society. Students acquire the analytical skills to go out in the world, wherever their interests may take them, and work to promote good policies that in turn promote the public good. 2 Hertie School of Governance “We equip future leaders to act responsibly and think ahead. We want them to be aware of their responsibility to the greater good,” says Hertie School Dean Helmut K. Anheier. “The MPP enables students to understand how governance works so that they can contribute to making it better—whichever policy-related careers they choose to pursue.” At the Hertie School, students have the opportunity to learn from each other as well. Half of the programme’s students are drawn from more than 40 countries, joining their German counterparts in one of the world’s most exciting cities. The mix of different cultures enriches student life and the learning environment. In addition to the regular curriculum, the MPP offers a variety of opportunities through its study abroad programme for students to gain international experience within a one semester academic exchange or a year-long dual degree at leading partner universities in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information about the Master of Public Policy contact: Dr. Barbara Finke Head of Graduate Programmes Tel. +49 (0)30 - 25 92 19-107 [email protected] International Experience Academic exchanges, a dual degree programme and international opportunities for work experience allow students to expand their horizons and personal networks at institutions around the world. Study Abroad Tokyo. London. Singapore. Toronto. Dar es Salaam. Or Cairo. The Hertie School of Governance offers its Master of Public Policy candidates more than just a degree. The university has developed two study abroad opportunities that allow students to gain experience—or even a second degree—at partner institutions around the world: a semester-long academic exchange or a year-long dual degree programme. In addition students spend their internships or go on a professional year for 9-15 months in a variety of countries worldwide. Academic Exchange The exchange programme is available to about 30 students per cohort at 15 different foreign universities, including Duke University, Georgetown University in Washington DC, the National University of Singapore, the University of Toronto, the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Tsinghua University in Beijing, and the American University in Cairo. Students can apply for one of the academic exchange places after starting their degree programme— generally after their first semester. They then attend a partner university during their third semester to add the experience of living and studying in a different environment and culture to their degree. Dual Degree For students who want to dive even deeper into another academic environment, the school has created a dual degree programme that allows MPP candidates to not only complete a degree from the Hertie School in Berlin but also earn a degree at a partner university in the United States, Asia or Europe. For example, the MPP could be combined with a Master of Public Adminis- tration or Master of International Affairs at Columbia University in New York. Other options include the London School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po in Paris, Milan’s Bocconi University and Tokyo University. Students who choose the dual degree spend their first year at the Hertie School and then their second year abroad at the partner school. Hertie School alumna Snezhina Kovacheva earned degrees from both the Hertie School and Columbia through the dual degree programme. She now works at the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. “Hertie and Columbia changed the way I look at the world,” she says. Internships and Professional Year This year’s graduates enhanced their professional experience with worldwide internships and professional years in places as diverse as Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, The U.S.A., The Philipines and Belgium - among many others. They bring back to the school not only valuable real-world work experience from all three sectors but also a focus for their second year of studies and applied problem solving skills. Many continue their cooperation with the host organization when writing their master thesis on a pressing topic on behalf of the institution. For more information about our graduates contact: Anna von Behr Manager Career Services and Alumni Affairs Phone: +49 (0)30- 259 219 133 Email: behr(at)hertie-school.org Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 3 Caio Alves Werneck Niklas Anzinger Germany Brazil Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Urban and Cultural Policies • Open Government • Entrepreneurship and Innovation • Oil and Energy • International Economics • Governance of Large-Scale Projects Education Education • Design Thinking, Hasso Plattner Institute (Potsdam, Germany) • Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration with Honours, Fundação João Pinheiro (Belo Horizonte, Brazil). • Dual Degree Atlantis Student, Master of International Relations, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (Syracuse, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy & Economics, University of Bayreuth (Bayreuth, Germany) • Exchange, Marmara University (Istanbul, Turkey) Languages Portuguese, Spanish, English, German Languages Selected Internships 07/2014–08/2014 Intern, FGV Direito SP, Law School, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) 02/2008–08/2009 Intern, Strategic Planning Department, Development Bank of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) Selected Work Experience 02/2011–07/2013 Public Entrepreneur, Minas Gerais State Office for Strategic Priorities (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) 02/2010–01/2011 Public Policy and Management Analyst, Minas Gerais State Government (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) Master Thesis Title Fostering sustainability in land reform policy: Lessons from ecovillages in Brazil and Germany Partner organization: National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform in Brazil German, English, Turkish Selected Internships 05–08/2014 Intern, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington DC, USA) 04–07/2013 Middle East Research Intern, Foreign and Defense Policy, American Enterprise Institute (Washington DC, USA) 08–10/2010 Research Assistant, Mideast Freedom Forum Berlin (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 09/2014–01/2015 Research Assistant to Prof. Genia Kostka, Chair for Energy and Infrastructure, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 08/2013–05/2014 Graduate Assistant, Moynihan Center for Global Affairs (Syracuse, USA) 02–04/2012 Editorial Assistant, Turkish Policy Quarterly (Istanbul, Turkey) Master Thesis Title Governance of energy infrastructure in Germany – why do offshore wind projects face time and cost overruns? 4 Hertie School of Governance Francisco Bächler Rojas Tim Banning Germany Chile / Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Microfinance • Public Management • Social Policy • Governance of Large-Scale Projects • Infrastructure Policy • Public-Private Partnerships Education Education • Licentiate in Sociology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Santiago, Chile) • Certificate Diploma in Design, Evaluation and Management of Public Interest Projects, University of Chile (Santiago, Chile) • Exchange, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) • Exchange, University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering, Sol Price School of Public Policy (Los Angeles, USA) • Master of Laws in Public International Law and the Law of International Organizations (Cum Laude), University of Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands) • Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Law, University of Münster (Münster, Germany) Languages Spanish, English, Catalan, German Languages German, English, Russian, French Selected Internships 05–08/2014 Intern, Research and Development Unit, BRAC Microfinance Program (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 03–06/2011 Intern, Research Unit, Feedback Comunicaciones (Santiago, Chile) 08–12/2010 Intern, Emerge Program, Anglo American Foundation (Santiago, Chile) Selected Work Experience 06/2012–08/2013 Consultant, Division of Territorial Management, National Service of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Rehabilitation, Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (Santiago, Chile) 09/2011–06/2012 Assistant of Planning, Development and Service Department, Fondo Esperanza (Santiago, Chile) 07–12/2011 Teaching Assistant of Graduate Diploma in Advanced Statistical Techniques on Social Data, Institute of Sociology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Santiago, Chile) Selected Internships 02–07/2014 Intern, Infrastructure Consulting, Drees & Sommer AG (Hamburg, Germany) 09/2013–01/2014 Intern, Public Sector Advisory, KPMG AG (Berlin, Germany) 03–07/2012 Intern, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Office of the Legal Adviser, Carlo Schmid Programme (Brussels, Belgium) Selected Work Experience 10/2012–07/2013 Policy Design and Evaluation Unit, Ecofys Germany GmbH (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Success and failure in major infrastructure projects: Improving project outcomes through better governance – a comparative case study of three major railways projects (WT) Master Thesis Title Drivers of innovation within microfinance institutions: Case studies of Bangladesh and Chile (WT) Partner organizations: BRAC | Fondo Esperanza Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 5 Nathan Bassett Helena Bechtle USA Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Social Welfare Policy • Public Affairs • Fiscal Governance • Economic and Public Policy • Digital Economy • European Governance Education Education • Bachelor of Science in Finance, Eccles School of Business, University of Utah (Salt Lake City, USA) • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) • Exchange, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris I (Paris, France) • Bachelor of Science in Economics at University of Cologne (Cologne, Germany) Languages English Selected Internships 07–08/2014 Intern, Campaign Finance, Utah State Democratic Party (Salt Lake City, USA) Languages Selected Work Experience Selected Internships 07/2006–08/2013 Retail Service Clerk, Business Sales, Costco Wholesale (Salt Lake City, USA) 12/2005–06/2006 Inventory Control Specialist, Northwest Regional Buying Office, Costco Wholesale (Issaquah, USA) Master Thesis Title 06–09/2012 Intern, Labour Market and Education Policy Division, Institute for German Economic Research (Cologne, Germany) 01–06/2011 Intern, Process Management Consulting, OSCAR Consulting (Cologne, Germany) 09/2008–03/2009 Project Management Assistant, DALASON IT and Telecommunications (Cologne, Germany) Investment in higher education: How does public funding affect income distribution in the USA? (WT) Selected Work Experience German, English, French, Spanish 09/2014–03/2015 Graduate Consultant, Observatory for Public Sector Innovation, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (London, UK) 06/2013–08/2014 Policy Advisor, European Employment and Social Policy Division, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–05/2013 Assistant, Labour Market and Corporate Development Division, Institute for German Economic Research (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title How does the German government regulate and promote the computerisation of the German industry? (WT) 6 Hertie School of Governance Paul BerenbergGossler Niels Böhm Germany/Italy Austria Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Financial and Economic Policy • Labour Markets • Competition Policy • Urban Policy • Climate Policy • Latin American Policy Education Education • Dual Degree, Sciences Po (Paris, France) • Bachelor of Science in Economics and Industrial Organization, University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (Paris, France) • Exchange, University of California, Luskin School of Public Affairs (Los Angeles, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Technische Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany) • Exchange, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Languages German, English, French, Portuguese Education Selected Internships 05–08/2014 Intern, Public Affairs, APCO Worldwide (Berlin, Germany) 07–09/2012 Intern, Sales & Marketing, PSA PeugeotCitroën (Paris, France) 07–09/2010 Intern, Research, Egon Zehnder International (Frankfurt, Germany) Selected Work Experience 10/2014–present Teaching and Research Associate, Jean Pisani-Ferry, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 09/2013–05/2014 Chair, International Policy and Leadership Institute, European Public Policy Conference 2014, (Berlin, Germany / Rome, Italy) 09/2010–09/2011 Austrian Service Abroad, Austria Federal Ministry for the Interior and Amicale de Maut hausen (Paris, France) German, English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese Selected Internships 06–07/2014 Intern, International Carbon Action Partnership/ Division for Climate Policy, Emissions Trading, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (Berlin, Germany) 01–02/2012 Intern, Political and Economics Section, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (New Delhi, India) 02–04/2011 Intern, Country Office to Indonesia and TimorLeste, Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Jakarta, Indonesia) Selected Work Experience 04–08/2013 Trainee, CC GA Infrastructure and Cities, Siemens AG (Brussels, Belgium) 09/2012–03/2013 Carlo-Schmid Fellow, Latin America Desk, Development Center, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris, France) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Evaluation of the US Department of Labour’s Registered Apprenticeship Program Partner organization: US Department of Labour How does institutional capacity affect the implementation of urban climate action plans: An international comparative analysis Partner organization: adelphi Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 7 Stefan Bösl Oliver Bott Germany/Brazil Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Political Economy • European Governance • Comparative Politics • Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Labour and Education Policy • Public Management and Policy Analysis Education Education • Exchange, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management, Otto Beisheim School of Management (Vallendar, Germany) • Bachelor of Arts in Geography, King’s College London (London, UK) Languages German, English, French Languages German, English, Portuguese, Spanish Selected Internships 05–08/2014 Intern, Elephantlogic Agency for Strategic Consulting (Berlin, Germany) 04–08/2012 Intern, Bryanston Management Consultancy (London, UK) 06–07/2011 Intern, Energy Department, Federal Cartel Office (Bonn, Germany) Selected Internships 07–08/2013 Intern, European Trade Union Institute (Brussels, Belgium) 01–02/2013 Intern, Office of Dr. Christoph Strässer, MdB, German Federal Parliament (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2010 Intern, Umthombo Street Children Project (Durban, South Africa) Selected Work Experience Master Thesis Title 09/2013–08/2014 Consultant, Socio-Economic Department, VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH (Berlin, Germany) 11/2012–05/2013 Finance Chair, European Public Policy Conference: ‘Rethinking Poverty in the Developed World’ (Paris, France) 09/2011–06/2012 Senior Student, King’s College London Halls (London, UK) Do campaigns matter? Evidence from the 2013 Social Democrats’ campaign (WT) Master Thesis Title Selected Work Experience 10/2014–present Student Assistant, Elephantlogic Agency for Strategic Consulting (Berlin, Germany) 10/2013–12/2014 Tour Guide, Palace of Tears, Stiftung Haus der Geschichte (Berlin, Germany) Sharing as disruptive innovation – which factors determine the diffusion of peer-to-peer sharing models in Berlin? 8 Hertie School of Governance Lukas Bretzinger Pui Man Cheng Germany Hong Kong Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Energy • Political Violence and Weapons • Security and Development • Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Public-Private Partnerships • Development Economics Education Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Security and Development Policy, Maxwell School of Citizenship (Syracuse, USA) • Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (Syracuse, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Technische Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany) and Bogaziçi Üniversitesi (Istanbul, Turkey) • Exchange, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University (Durham, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in International Politics and History, Jacobs University (Bremen, Germany) Languages German, English, Spanish, Turkish, Latin Selected Internships 06–10/2014 Intern, Liaison office to the German Foreign Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Berlin, Germany) 02–07/2013 Intern, Partnership Dialogue Facility, European Union Energy Initiative (Brussels, Belgium) 02–03/2012 Intern, Permanent Mission of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, German Foreign Office (Geneva, Switzerland) Languages Cantonese, Mandarin, English, German Selected Internships 05–08/2014 Intern and Researcher, Global Impact Measurement Coordination, Impact Hub Global (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2010 Intern, Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (Hong Kong, China) 06–08/2009 Intern, Project team, AIESEC Empower Africa Young Entrepreneurship Programme (Ilorin, Nigeria) Selected Work Experience 07/2011–08/2013 Project Manager, Service Promotion Department for Financial Industry, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (Hong Kong, China) Selected Work Experience Master Thesis Title 05–12/2012 Student Consultant, Business Plan Development, Africa Enablers in cooperation with Sustainable Student Consulting (Germany and East Africa) 04/2010–04/2011 Student Assistant, School of International Studies, Technische Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany) How is ‘success’ being defined in Social Impact Bonds? Comparison of Key Performance Indicators in different Social Impact Bonds contracts (WT) Master Thesis Title Political violence and the urban space: Evidence from the Global Terrorism Database. Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 9 Nicholas Crawford Sarah Cruz Philippines UK Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Conflict • Development • Middle East and North Africa • International Law • Foreign Policy and International Relations • Public-Private Partnerships Education Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy, University of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK) • Dual Degree, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) • Juris Doctor, Ateneo Law School (Manila, Philippines) • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Ateneo de Manila University (Manila, Philippines) Languages English, French Languages Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Research Assistant for Syria, International Institute for Strategic Studies (London, UK) 06–09/2014 Research Assistant for Iraq, Syria and Turkey, International Institute for Strategic Studies (London, UK) 03/2011–03/2012 Chairman, The Wilberforce Society (Cambridge, UK) Master Thesis Title What institution-oriented development interventions can and should we use during ongoing civil wars? (WT) English, Filipino Selected Work Experience 09/2009–present State Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor General, Republic of the Philippines (Manila, Philippines) 07/2008–08/2009 Foreign Service Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines (Manila, Philippines) 05/2005–06/2008 Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor General, Republic of the Philippines (Manila, Philippines) Master Thesis Title Policy analysis of unsolicited public-private partnerships in the Philippines 10 Hertie School of Governance Sergio Cuervo Escobar Juan Cuéllar Torres Colombia Colombia Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Human Development • Peacemaking • Good Governance • Public Management • Corporate Social Responsibility • Public-Private Partnerships Education Education • Bachelor of Government and International Relations, Externado University of Colombia (Bogota, Colombia) • Bachelor of Laws, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) • Exchange, University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark) • Minor in Music, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) Languages Spanish, English, German Selected Work Experience 01/2012–07/2013 Advisor, Cercapaz Program, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit in Colombia (Bogota, Colombia) 06/2010–01/2012 Consultant, Government and Public Policy Cercapaz Programm, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit in Colombia (Bogota, Colombia) 09/2012–12/2009 Assistant Researcher and Professor, Anti-corruption and Human Development course, United Nations Development Programme Virtual School (Bogota, Colombia) Master Thesis Title Core public administrations reforms in the immediate aftermath of the Colombian conflict: Between coordination and citizens’ trust in a post-conflict scenario Languages Spanish, English, German, French Selected Internships 06–07/2014 Intern, Team Lateinamerika, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 01/2011–08/2013 Legal Consultant, Labor, Migratory and Corporate Law, Tax and Legal Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Bogotá, Colombia) 01/2010–01/2013 Co-founder and Volunteer, ColombiaCrece Project (Bogotá, Colombia) 05–12/2010 Crime of State Investigation, Álvaro Gómez Hurtado Foundation Master Thesis Title Enhancing public employee motivation in Columbia – a hopeless task or is there light at the end of the tunnel? (WT) Partner organizations: Congreso de la República de Colombia | Secretaría Distrital de Cultura Recreación y Deporte Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 11 Alieza Durana Steven Engler USA USA Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Income Inequality and Mobility • Community Development • Education Policy • Energy Management and Environmental Policy • Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Media and Communication Education Education • Exchange, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, The George Washington University (Washington DC, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in International and Area Studies, Summa Cum Laude, Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, USA) • Dual Degree, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (New York, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, Yale University (New Haven, USA) Languages Selected Internships English, Spanish, German, French 06–08/2014 Summer Associate, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citibank (New York, USA) 09–11/2012 Consultant and Executive Board Member, Energy and Environment Team for Obama, Obama for America (New York, USA) 03–05/2009 Consultant, Energy and Climate Center, Pace University (White Plains, USA) Selected Internships 10–12/2014 Intern, Promise Zones Initiative, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Washington DC, USA) 06–08/2014 Intern, Policy and Board Relations, Cornerstones (Reston, USA) 06–08/2011 Intern, Human Rights Award Program, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (Washington DC, USA) Selected Work Experience 10/2013–05/2014 Research Assistant, The Governance Report, The Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 11/2012–08/2013 Research Associate, Prof. Mark Dawson, The Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–07/2013 Research Fellow, The Fulbright Program (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Residential segregation and income mobility in the Washington region (WT) Partner organization: Cornerstones 12 Hertie School of Governance Languages English, Spanish, French Selected Work Experience 07/2009–03/2012 Corporate and Environmental Paralegal, Environmental and Energy Group, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLC (New York, USA) 10/2008–01/2009 Financial Analyst, Technology Investment Banking, McNamee Lawrence & Co. (Boston, USA) 09/2007–07/2008 Project Manager, Biofuels Independent Study, Yale University Parker Huang Travel Fellowship (Turrialba, Costa Rica) Master Thesis Title The sharing economy in the United States and Europe: A Comparative Approach (WT) Mariam Farid Tim Gillmair Pakistan Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Social Policy, Minority Rights and Gender Policy • Public Management • Civil Society and NGO-Government Partnerships • International Governance • European Integration • Political Communication and Strategies Education Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science, Kinnaird College (Lahore, Pakistan) • Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands) • Exchange, Relations Internationales Sciences Po (Aix-en-Provence, France) Languages English, Pushto, Urdu, Punjabi, German Languages Selected Internships 05–06/2014 Intern, Pakistan Embassy (Berlin, Germany) 07/2006 Intern, Advocacy Unit, National Commission on the Status of Women (Islamabad, Pakistan) 07/2003 Intern, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, National Rural Support Programme (Islamabad, Pakistan) Selected Work Experience 01/2009–03/2013 Programme Assistant, Women Human Rights and Governance Unit, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (Islamabad, Pakistan) German, English, Spanish, French Selected Internships 07/2014 Intern, Public Affairs and Government Relations, Burson-Marsteller (Berlin, Germany) 10/2012 Intern, Corporate Communications, Deutsche Post DHL (Bonn, Germany) 07/2011 Intern, Purchase and Quality, Volkswagen de México (Puebla, Mexico) Selected Work Experience 09/2008 Cultural Representative, Walt Disney World (Orlando, USA) Master Thesis Title Filling the gap between policy design and implementation in women empowerment and gender equality policies: Assessing government-NGO partnerships in Pakistan (WT) Master Thesis Title Does the European neighbourhood policy make a difference? Policy patterns and reception in Ukraine. Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 13 Michelle González Amador Francesco Gottardo Italy Mexico Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Fiscal Policy • International Development • Social and Education Policy • Security Policy • European Union • Energy and Environmental Policy Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, Teconológico de Monterrey (Guadalajara, Mexico) • Certificat d’Études Politques, Institut d’Études Politiques de Rennes (Rennes, France) • Bachelor of Economics and Social Science, Bocconi University, (Milan, Italy) • Exchange, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva, Switzerland) • Summer School, Northwestern University (Chicago, USA) Languages Spanish, English, French Languages Selected Internships 07/2014 Intern, Population Unit, Statistical Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (Geneva, Switzerland) 08/2012 Intern, International Relations and Academic Cooperation Office, University of Colima (Colima, Mexico) 01/2012 Intern, Europe, Middle East and Africa Desk, Development Center, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris, France) Selected Work Experience 05/2009 Assistant, Cases Deparment, Secretariat of External Affairs of the state of Colima (Colima, Mexico) Master Thesis Title Tax morale in the private sector: The Latin American case (WT) 14 Hertie School of Governance Italian, English, German Selected Internships 05–06/2014 Intern, Marketing and exhibitions, The Italian Chamber of Commerce for Germany (Berlin, Germany) 07/2014 Research Intern, School Raising (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title To be confirmed Maximilian Grimm Javier Guillot Colombia/Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Corporate Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility • Public Affairs and Political Communication • Sustainable Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Public Management • Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation • Sustainable Development Education • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Mannheim, (Mannheim, Germany) • Exchange, Institut Barcelona D’Estudis Internacionals, Pompeu Fabra, (Barcelona, Spain) • Exchange, University of Massachusetts (Boston, USA) Education • Master of Arts in Philosophy (pending), University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with Honours, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Bogota, Colombia) Languages Spanish, English, German, Portuguese Languages Selected Internships German, English, Spanish, French 07–08/2014 Intern, FGV Direito SP Law School, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) Selected Internships 09/2013–01/2014 Intern, Corporate Public Policy, Metro Group (Berlin, Germany) 05–06/2013 Intern, Financial Policy and Economic Coordination, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology (Berlin, Germany) 01–02/2011 Intern, Accounting and Auditing, Ernst and Young (Freiburg, Germany) Selected Work Experience 02/2014–present Co-Founder and Head of Strategy and Communication, NAHhaft e.V. (Berlin, Germany) 08/2008–07/2009 Teaching Assistant and Voluntary Worker, Hogar de adolescentes, Arbeitsstelle Frieden (Urdinarrain, Argentina) Selected Work Experience 10/2013–04/2014 Short Term Consultant for the 2015 World Development Report, The World Bank Group (Washington DC, USA) 09/2011–05/2013 Researcher and Social Change Practitioner, Corpovisionarios (Bogotá, Colombia) 08/2007–07/2008 Editorial Coordinator and Administrative Assistant, Alberto Lleras Camargo School of Government, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) Master Thesis Title Fostering sustainability in land reform policy: Lessons from ecovillages in Brazil and Germany Partner organization: National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform, Brazil Master Thesis Title Sharing as disruptive innovation – which factors determine the diffusion of peer-to-peer sharing models in Berlin? Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 15 Júlia Gutiérrez Peris Rajat Handa India Spain Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Cultural Policy and Cultural Management • International Development • Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship • Governance, Democracy and Rule of Law • Peace, Conflict and Security • Nuclear Energy Education Education • Exchange, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, University of St. Gallen (St.Gallen, Switzerland) • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics, University of Delhi (Delhi, India) Languages English, Hindi, German Languages Catalan, Spanish, German, English, French Selected Internships 05–07/2014 Intern, Department for the Promotion of the Independent Scene, Senate Chancellery, Cultural Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 10/2012–01/2013 Intern, Social Business, Fairlink (Berlin, Germany) 03–05/2012 Intern, E-Commerce, Suecos S.L. (Barcelona, Spain) Selected Work Experience 02–08/2013 Business Analyst for Sub-Saharan Africa, Infinite Potentials Consulting (Berlin, Germany) 05–09/2012 Head of International Relations, Fenexy Foundation (Barcelona, Spain) Master Thesis Title Policy analysis of and for the city tax in Berlin (WT) 16 Hertie School of Governance Selected Internships 05–08/2014 Intern, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, (Berlin, Germany) 01/2011–12/2012 Consultant Intern, Worldview Education Services Pvt Ltd (New Delhi, India) Selected Work Experience 07/2014–present Junior Policy Analyst, Initiative for Policy Research and Analysis 09/2013–present Media Manager, Under Secretary- General, Best Delegate 08/2011–07/2013 Director, WORDZ Delhi (New Delhi, India) Master Thesis Title How does the organization of judicial systems influence their performance? (WT) Julia Hein Theresa Heithaus Germany USA Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Public Sector Reform • Change Management • E-Government • Public-Private Partnerships • Urban Planning Policy • International Governance Education Education • Bachelor of Science in Political Economy, Universität Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Germany) • Exchange, Universitetet i Bergen (Bergen, Norway) • Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Portland State University (Portland, USA) • Minor in Music, Portland State University (Portland, USA) • Exchange, Bishop’s University (Lennoxville, Canada) Languages German, English, Dutch, French, Italian, Norwegian Languages Selected Internships 05–07/2014 Intern, Wegweiser Berlin Research and Strategy (Berlin, Germany) 10–12/2012 Intern, International Programmes Office, Federal Court of Australia (Sydney, Australia) 02–03/2010 Intern, Internal Market Department, Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union (Brussels, Belgium) English, Italian Selected Internships 09–12/2013 Intern, Principles for Responsible Management Education Secretariat, United Nations Global Compact (New York, USA) 06–08/2013 Intern, Participatory Development Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Cairo, Egypt) Selected Work Experience 04/2014–present Research Assistant Public Sector Reform, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 09–12/2010 Research Assistant, AWI-Lab for Experimental Economics, Universität Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Germany) Selected Work Experience 01/2014–present Consultant, Working Groups, Principles for Responsible Management Education Secretariat, United Nations Global Compact (New York, USA) 03–06/2013 Content Editor, Atheneum Partners (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Public acceptance of the German electronic identity document Master Thesis Title Governing urban green space in developing countries: The case of Cairo Partner organization: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 17 Friederike Hemker Regula Hess Switzerland Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Development Cooperation • Cooperation in Good Governance • Labor and Social Policy • Economic Policy • European Integration Education • Bachelor of European Studies, University of Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands) • Erasmus Exchange, SciencePo Grenoble (Saint-Martind’Hères, France) Education Languages Languages German, English, French German, English, French, Spanish Selected Internships Selected Internships 01–02/2013 Intern, Marco Brunotte Member of Federal Parliament of Lower Saxony (Hannover, Germany) 01–02/2012 Intern, State Chancellery of Lower Saxony (Hannover, Germany) 06–08/2010 Intern, Maventy Health International (Anivorano, Madagascar) 06–08/2013 Research Assistant, Environmental Policy and Governance, Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (Berlin, Germany) 02–07/2012 Project Manager ‘Rollen rollen’, Terre des Femmes Schweiz (Bern, Switzerland) 07–12/2011 Project Manager, Transparency International Schweiz (Bern, Switzerland) • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Université de Genève (Geneva, Switzerland) • Study Abroad, Boston University, (Boston, USA) Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Student Assistant, elbarlament GmbH Parliamentary Support Programs (Berlin, Germany) 08/2013–07/2014 Young Professional, Project on Decentralization and Local Development, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Yaoundé, Cameroon) Selected Work Experience 09/2013–09/2014 Policy Advisor, European Department, Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Strengthening local capacities for peaceful conflict resolution in the context of the refugee crisis in the Cameroonian border region with the CAR Partner organization: Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Project on Decentralization and Local Development in Yaoundé, Cameroon 18 Hertie School of Governance Political feasibility of an automatic macroeconomic stabilizer for the Eurozone Rebecca Hirschfeld Thilo Hitz Germany USA Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Studies • Crisis Management • International Governance • European Union Politics • Foreign Policy • Energy Policy Education Education • Dual Degree, London School of Economics (London, UK) • Bachelor of Arts in Government, Cornell University (Ithaca, USA) English, Spanish, Russian, German • Exchange, the American University (Washington DC, USA) • Master of European Studies, RWTH Aachen University (Aachen, Germany) • Bachelor of Social Science, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg (Oldenburg, Germany) Selected Internships Languages 06–09/2014 Intern, Verification and Monitoring Programme, Verification Research, Training, and Information Centre (London, UK) 12/2012–09/2013 Multi-week Service Corps Fellow, Joint Distribution Committee (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) 06–08/2011 Assistant to Development Manager, Family Care International (New York, USA) German, English, Portuguese, French, Spanish Languages Master Thesis Title What is the effect of Chinese FDI on individual capacity/capital development in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Luamba (Angola) given the high ratio of Chinese to local workers on large infrastructure projects? (WT) Selected Internships 05–07/2014 Intern, European Union Affairs D epartment, Representation of the Federal State of Schleswig- Holstein in Berlin (Berlin, Germany) 04–06/2013 Intern, Economics Department, Rambøll Management Consulting (Hamburg, Germany) 10/2012–02/2013 Intern, Team ‘Internal Politics’, Cabinet of the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium) Selected Work Experience 08/2013–07/2014 Student Trainee, Press Monitoring Team, Hill + Knowlton Strategies (Berlin, Germany) 06–09/2012 European Union Research Funding, RWTH Aachen University (Aachen, Germany) 04/2009–04/2011 Freelancer, Nordwest-Zeitung Oldenburg (Oldenburg, Germany) Master Thesis Title What are the political and economic implications of a significantly higher amount of natural gas exports from the US? Partner organization: German Institute for Economic Research Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 19 Anna Hoffmann Steven Jakstadt Switzerland/Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • • • • • Governmental Relations and Public Affairs • Corporate Social Responsibility • Public and Strategic Management Human Rights Law Migration and Refugee Policy Climate and Energy Governance Responsibility in International Relations Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics, University of Oxford (Oxford, UK) • Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Berlin School of Economics and Law (Berlin, Germany) • Exchange, University of Cape Town (Cape Town, South Africa) Languages German, English, French Languages German, English, French Selected Internships 07-09/2014 Intern, RAND Europe Policy Think Tank Selected Internships 09/2014–present Research Assistant for Environmental Policy at adelphi 02/2012–present Research Analyst at the Swiss Institute for Peace and Energy Research 01–04/2011 Project Manager at Avenir Suisse 06–09/2013 Intern, Group International Relations and Government Affairs, Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Berlin, Germany) 07–09/2012 Intern, Public Affairs, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (Washington DC, USA) 10/2011–01/2012 Intern, Public Relations and Public Affairs, Hill&Knowlton Strategies GmbH (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Selected Work Experience Fortress Europe: Rights of refugees and Europe’s rejection of responsibility 09/2013–05/2015 Working Student, Group Public Policy and Economic Research, Allianz SE (Berlin, Germany) 02–04/2012 Trainee, International Dialogue, Division for Western Europe and Northern America, Friedrich-EbertFoundation (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience Master Thesis Title Analysis of the lobbying structure and processes of Deutsche Lufthansa AG (WT) Partner organization: Deutsche Lufthansa AG 20 Hertie School of Governance Na Jiang Konrad Kas China Poland/USA Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Environment Policy Implementation • Finance and Economic Policy • Urban and Social Policy • Political Economy • International Trade • Management Education Education • Master of Public Policy, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) • Dual Degree, University of Tokyo, (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Shanghai International Studies University, (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna (Bologna, Italy) Languages English, Polish, Italian, Spanish, French Languages Chinese, English, Japanese, German Selected Work Experience 06/2012–04/2013 Supervisor, Customer Experience Management, Development Bank of Singapore (Shanghai, China) 07/2009–09/2010 Associate, Risk and Control Solution, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consultant, (Shanghai, China) 08/2007–02/2008 Flight Attendant, Japan Airlines, (Tokyo, Japan) Selected Work Experience 01/2012–09/2013 Public Diplomacy Advisor, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland (New York, USA) Master Thesis Title The impact of the labour market reform on the Italian economy Master Thesis Title Water safety in China: Barriers to water policy implementation and the development of the regulatory system in China Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 21 Sonia Khan Katharina Kick USA/Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Innovation and Entrepreneurship • New Knowledge Economy • E-Governance and Information Technology • Sustainable Development • International Trade Policy • Corporate Social Responsibility Education Education • Exchange, International Management, Fundação Getulio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of California Berkeley (Berkeley, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Cultural Studies, Specialization in Latin American Regional Studies, University of Passau (Passau, Germany) • Exchange, IES Alminares (Arcos de la Frontera, Spain) Languages Languages English, German, Spanish, Portuguese German, Spanish, English, Russian, French Selected Internships Selected Internships 03–07/2012 USA Grant holder, International Parliamentary Scholarship, Federal Minister Josef Rief, MdB, German Federal Parliament (Berlin, Germany) 02–06/2011 Press Intern, Democratic Policy and Communications Center, United States Senate (Washington DC, USA) 01–05/2010 Legislative Intern, Congresswoman Grace Napolitano, United States Congress (Washington DC, USA) 05/2014–08/2014 Intern, Sustainable Trade Policy, Investment and Sustainability Standards, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–03/2013 Intern, Private Sector and Peace Building, Project CERCAPAZ; German Agency for Development Cooperation (Bogotá, Colombia) 04–07/2012 Intern, Human Rights and Development Cooperation, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bogotá, Colombia) Selected Work Experience 09/2012–07/2013 Freelancer, Investor Relations Manager, Fundraising for Select Technology Start-ups (Berlin, Germany) 09/2011–02/2012 Online Organizing Fellow, MoveOn.org Political Action (Washington DC, USA) 08–11/2010 Field Organizer, Nevada State Democratic Party, Harry Reid for Senate: Coordinated Campaign (Las Vegas, USA) Master Thesis Title Open data in OGP national action plans: Patterns of adoption (WT) Partner organization: The Open Government Partnership 22 Hertie School of Governance Selected Work Experience 10/2014–present Assistant to the Executive Board, CSP-Network for International Politics and Co-Operation (Berlin, Germany) 10/2008–05/2009 Project Officer, Mentoring Program for Young Adults, Las Tías (León, Nicaragua) Master Thesis Title Making sustainability standards Work: Examples from the apparel industry (WT) Partner organizations: The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Sustainable Trade Policy, Investment and Sustainability Standards Department |Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Programme for Social and Environmental Standards Svanja Kleemann Lena Klockemann Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Conflict Management • Economics and Statistics • Financial Inclusion and Transparency • Environment, Energy, Climate • International development and transnational governance • European integration Education • Study Abroad, Bocconi University, (Milan, Italy) • Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences and Public Management, University of Konstanz (Constance, Germany) • Study Abroad, University of California, (San Diego, USA) Education Languages Languages German, English, Spanish, Italian, French German, English, Spanish Selected Internships Selected Internships 09/2013–02/2014 Intern, Finance and Information Technology Department, Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany) 10/2011–03/2012 Intern, Good Governance and State Reform, German Association for International Cooperation (Lima, Peru) 04-08/2010 Intern, Decentralisation, German Association for International Cooperation (Asuncion, Paraguay) 01–03/2011 Climate and Energy section, Land Office of Lower Saxony to the EU (Brussels, Belgium) 05–07/2010 Economic department, German permanent mission to the United Nations (Geneva, Switzerland) 03–05/2010 Office of Gabriele Lösekrug-Möller, MdB, German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) • Bachelor of Arts, International Political Management, University of Applied Sciences Bremen (Bremen, Germany) • Exchange, Trent University/International Development Studies (Peterborough, Canada) Selected Work Experience Selected Work Experience 12/2009–present Founder and Executive Director, Management Department, One Week Student (Freiburg, Germany) 04–08/2014 Working Student, Sales Department, Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany) 03/2014 Working Student, Management Department, Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany) 08/2013–03/2015 Young professional and consultant, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen arbeit (GIZ) (Eschborn, Germany/Mexico City, Mexico) 03–07/2014 Project assistant, German adaptation policy, Adelphi consult (Berlin, Germany) 11/2011–06/2012 Personal assistant to the UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace (Bremen, Germany) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Financial inclusion in Latin America (WT) Horizontal mainstreaming of climate change adaptation into policy planning – The case of Germany Partner organization(s): Adelphi Consult/Umweltbundesamt, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 23 Harmke Kruithof Florien Kruse Netherlands Netherlands Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Public Management • Foreign Policy and International Development • Gender Policy • Demographic Change • International Development • Gender Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Anthropology, University College Utrecht (Utrecht, Netherlands) • Fulbright Campus Scholarship Program, University of Oregon (Eugene, USA) • Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and Organization Science, Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) • Exchange, Politicology, Sociology & International Relations, Witwatersrand University (Johannesburg, South Africa) • Minor in Law and Society, University of Utrecht (Utrecht, Netherlands) Languages Dutch, English, French, German. Selected Internships 09/2013 Intern, Humanitarian Policy Officer, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) 06/2013 Research Intern, Party Platform Committee, Dutch Democratic Party (The Hague, Netherlands) 07/2011 Project Coordinator and Research Intern, Maria’s Libraries (Busia, Kenya) Master Thesis Title Closing the gender gap in economic decision-making through voluntary initiatives: Conditions for the effectiveness of charter initiatives in the Netherlands and Denmark in the ‘Shadow of Regulation’ Languages Dutch, English, German Selected Internships 06–09/2014 Intern, Country Office, Pan American Health Organization / World Health Orgnization (Paramaribo, Suriname) 09/2011–03/2012 Intern, Marketing and Fundraising, Oxfam Novib (The Hague, Netherlands) Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Research and Teaching Assistant, Sociology, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 09/2011–06/2012 English and Mathematics Tutor, StudentsPlus (Utrecht, Netherlands) 10/2012–06/2013 Volunteer, Plan Nederland (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Master Thesis Title Preferences for ‘Earner Models’ in Germany and the Netherlands: Which Role does the Respondent’s Gender play? Partner organization: Erasmus University of Rotterdam 24 Hertie School of Governance Hanlin Li Rafael Lira Carrillo China Mexico Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Public Relations • Corporate Management • Public-Private Partnerships • Welfare States and Social Policy • Health and Education • Development Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Clark University (Massachusetts, USA) • Exchange, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China) • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México (Mexico City, Mexico) Languages Languages Spanish, English, German Chinese, English Selected Internships Selected Internships 06–08/2014 Intern, Marketing Department, Fireworks (Shanghai, China) 05–07/2011 Intern Reporter, English Desk, Caixin Media, (Beijing, China) 01–05/2011 Intern, Government Relations Department, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. (Washington DC, USA) 03/2008–11/2009 Intern, Corporate Communications and Reputation, Procter&Gamble (Mexico City, Mexico) Selected Work Experience Master Thesis Title 08/2013–08/2014 Professional Year, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) 12/2009–02/2012 Government Relations, Procter&Gamble (Mexico City, Mexico). Blocking the illegal alternatives: Luxury brands’ ongoing battles with online counterfeits in China (WT) Master Thesis Title The impact of political ideologies in improving access and quality of health care in Latin America Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 25 Oliver Löffler Benedikt Mack Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Corporate Social Responsibility • Transnational Labor Governance • Comparative Political Economy • Labour, Social and Education Policy • Energy, Environment and Climate • Public Economics Education Education • Exchange, University of California, Luskin School of Public Affairs (Los Angeles, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences and History, Bielefeld University (Bielefeld, Germany) • Exchange, Vilnius University (Vilnius, Lithuania) • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Justus Liebig University (Giessen, Germany) Languages Languages German, English, Spanish, French German, English, Spanish Selected Internships Selected Internships 05–07/2013 Visiting Associate, The Boston Consulting Group (Berlin, Germany) 01–03/2012 Intern, Latin America Division, Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) 10–12/2011 Intern, Development Cooperation, Friedrich Ebert Foundation (La Paz, Bolivia) Selected Work Experience 09/2013–07/2014 Public Affairs Trainee, Hanne + Maack Kommunikation (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Using socially responsible public procurement to foster social responsibility in transnational supply chains (WT) 04–07/2013 Research Assistant, Climate Policy, German Institute for Economic Research (Berlin, Germany) 09–12/2011 Intern, International Economic and Financial Policy, German Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 09/2012–08/2013 Public Servant, Division Ia1, Basic Issues of the Welfare State, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 06/2010–06/2012 Student Assistant, Integration Economics and Erasmus Coordination, Justus Liebig University (Giessen, Germany) 09/2001–08/2006 Wholesaler in Foreign and Domestic Trade, Purchase and Import, Frankana (Marktbreit, Germany) Master Thesis Title Financing higher education in Germany (WT) 26 Hertie School of Governance Clara Meneses Charlene Mhlanga Brazil Zimbabwe Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Trade • Fiscal Governance • Administrative Law • Corporate Social Responsibility • Technology and Innovation • Public-Private Partnerships Education Education • Postgraduate degree in Public Law, University of Brasília (Brasília, Brazil) • Bachelor of Laws, Federal University of Sergipe (São Cristóvão, Brazil) • Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Sciences, Jacobs University Bremen (Bremen, Germany) Languages English, Ndebele, Zulu, German Languages Portuguese, English, Spanish, German Selected Internships 07–08/2014 Academic Intern, Brazil Board, Bundes verband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (Berlin, Germany) 01–06/2006 Academic Intern, Defensoria Pública Estadual (Aracaju, Brazil) 09–12/2003 Intern, Prosecutor’s Office, Ministério Público Federal (Aracaju, Brazil) Selected Work Experience 09/2008–06/2013 Attorney, Procuradoria-Geral da Fazenda Nacional, Ministry of Finance (Brasília, Brazil) 12/2003–09/2008 Judicial Advisor, Federal Court of Sergipe, Federal Justice (Aracaju, Brazil) Master Thesis Title Why does Brazil have so few Double Tax Treaties? A case study on the Brazilian-German negotiations. Selected Internships 11/2012–05/2013 Intern, International Digital Marketing, Beiersdorf AG (Hamburg, Germany) 06–09/2011 Project Coordinator, Cultural Diplomacy in Africa Programme, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 08/2013–present Market Research Analyst, Market Logic Software (Berlin, Germany) 02–04/2012 Research Assistant, Jacobs Centre for Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development, (Bremen, Germany) Master Thesis Title Does the form in which Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is integrated into core business strategies matter? A comparative assessment of CSR strategies and their effect on performance in the automotive and utilities sectors in Germany. Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 27 Giulia Minnucci Meilin Möllenkamp Italy Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International and Non-Profit Organisations • Corporate Social Responsibility • Development Economics and Policies • Public Health • The Future of the Welfare State • Theories of Social Justice Education Education • Dual Degree, Università Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy) • Master of Science in Economics and Management of Public Administrations and International Institutions, Università Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy) • Exchange, Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Sau Paulo, Brazil) • Bachelor of Business Administration and Management, Università Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy) • Summer School, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (Barcelona, Spain) • Bachelor of Arts in Public Management and Governance, Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen, Germany) Languages German, English, Spanish, French Selected Internships Languages Italian, English, Portuguese, French Master Thesis Title Management of irregular migration in Italy: Which are the challenges and the priorities related to Italy’s strategy for managing irregular migrants persisting on national territory? (WT) 05–06/2014 Intern, Health Policy, Federal Ministry of Health (Berlin, Germany) 05–11/2012 Intern, Public Management and Health Care, Kienbaum Management Consultants (Düsseldorf, Germany) 07–08/2011 Intern, DEinternational Business Service Department, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (Mumbai, India) Selected Work Experience 05–12/2014 Student Assistant, Health and Long-term Care Department, Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft und -gestaltung (Köln, Germany) 01/2011–05/2012 Freelance Journalist, Local Section Friedrichshafen, Südkurier Medienhaus (Friedrichshafen, Germany) Master Thesis Title Economic crisis and civil engagement for population health – The case of Greece (WT) Partner organization: Federal Ministry of Health 28 Hertie School of Governance Siri Nanz Tobias Niehaus Norway/Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Development Cooperation • Public Health • Global Governance • Energy and Climate Policy • International Trade • Economic Policy Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, The Colorado College (Colorado, USA) • Minor in African Studies, The Colorado College (Colorado, USA) • Exchange (Biology and Public Health of Tuberculosis, Malaria, and HIV/AIDS), University of Botswana (Gaborone, Botswana) • International Baccalaureate, Mahindra United World College of India (Pune, India) • Bachelor of Arts in European Administration Management, Hochschule Harz (Halberstadt, Germany) • Exchange, Mykolos Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania) Languages English, Norwegian, German Selected Internships 08/2013–06/2014 Young Professional, Programme to Foster Innovation, Learning and Evidence in HIV and Health Programmes of German Development Cooperation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Berlin, Germany) 01–06/2008 Mentor, Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (San Jorge, Nicaragua) 08–10/2007 Intern, The Yme Foundation (Vegårshei, Norway) Languages German, English, Spanish, French Selected Internships 06–08/2014 Intern, Public Affairs, FleishmanHillard Germany (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–02/2013 Intern, European Union Representative Office, ThyssenKrupp AG (Brussels, Belgium) 02–07/2011 Intern, European Union Representation, Association of Northern German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Brussels, Belgium) Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Project Analyst, Public Affairs, FleishmanHillard Germany (Berlin, Germany) 09–12/2014 Organization Committee, Global Public Policy Network Conference (Berlin, Germany) 01–08/2014 Research Analyst, MarketLogic Software AG (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Junior Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Berlin, Germany) 11/2012–04/2014 Organizer, European Public Policy Conference (Berlin, Germany / Paris, France) Master Thesis Title The effectiveness of national Emission Performance Standards (EPS) in the EU Partner organization: FleishmanHillard Germany GmbH Master Thesis Title When it’s not about treatment: The social determinants of maternal mortality (WT) Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 29 Clement Nocos Alex Odlum Canada Australia Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Political Economy • Political Communications • Comparative Politics • Forced Migration and Humanitarian Assistance • Urban Development and Social Policy • Land, Property and Housing Policy Education Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with Distinction, University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) • Dual Degree, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) English, Tagalog, German, French • Exchange, American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt) and Université Pierre Mendès (France, Grenoble) • Bachelors of Law and International Studies (Honours), University of Adelaide, Australia (Exchange year, Université Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble) • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Australian National University (Canberra, Australia) Selected Internships Languages 06–07/2014 Communications Assistant, Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany) English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic Languages Selected Internships Selected Work Experience 03/2014–present Communications Assistant, Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany) 07–08/2013 Voter Identification and Internal Polling, Ontario New Democratic Party (Toronto, Ontario) 04–08/2013 Constituency Organizer, Member of Parliament Olivia Chow, New Democratic Party of Canada (Toronto, Canada) Master Thesis Title Social capital and the efficacy of economic decision- making in comparative perspective (WT) 05–07/2014 Australian Embassy, Political and Economic Section, DFAT, (Berlin, Germany) 05–09/2012 Intern, Democracy Reporting International (Berlin, Germany) 01–02/2011 Intern, Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 07–08/2014 Consultant, Land, Property and Reparations Division, Department of Operations and Emergencies, International Organization for Migration (Geneva, Switzerland) 01–08/2013 Researcher, Media Intelligence Partners (London, UK) 02–05/2012 Researcher, Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning, (Adelaide, Australia) Master Thesis Title From Displacement to Development? Crossing the humanitarian-development nexus in urban Jordan and Egypt (WT) 30 Hertie School of Governance Natalia Osorio Restrepo Jannis Otto Germany Colombia Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Citizen Security and Coexistence • Educational Policy • Civil Society Organizations • Public Management • E-Governance • Public Finance Education Education • Postgraduate Diploma in Administrative Law, University of Antioquia (Medellin, Colombia) • Bachelor of Law, University Externado of Colombia (Bogota, Colombia) • Exchange, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) • Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences and Economics, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Münster, Germany) • Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA) Languages Spanish, English Languages German, English, Italian Selected Work Experience 05/2014 Consultant, Secretary of Education Department of Antioquia (Medellin, Colombia) 04/2013 Consultant, Strengthening Territorial Unit, The Financial Fund of Development Projects (Bogota, Colombia) 02/2011 Secretary General, Empresa para la Seguridad Urbana (Medellin,Colombia) Selected Internships 05–08/2013 Intern, Public Management Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Berlin, Germany) 09–12/2011 Intern, National Academy of Public Administration (Washington DC, USA) 08–10/2010 Intern, Office of Armin Schuster, MdB, German Federal Parliament (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience Master Thesis Title Completing the ‘miracle’: increasing community involvement in the implementation of the programme Educational Parks in Antioquia, Colombia. 09/2013–08/2014 Professional Year, Management Consulting in Health and Public Service, Accenture GmbH (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–04/2013 Student Assistant, Foreign Direct Investment Analyst, Terrain Global (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Consolidation of Information Technology services in the German federal administration (WT) Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 31 Bruno Paschoal Alex Paul Brazil UK Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Empirical Qualitative Research • Public Policy and Law • Urban and Rural Planning • Security Policy • Global Governance • International Organizations Education Education • Master of Law and Development, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) • Bachelor of Law, University of São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil) • Extensions: Université Lyon 2 & Sciences-Po Lyon (2007/2008), UC Berkeley (2009), Yale Law School (2012) • ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Security and Development Policy, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) • Masters of International Relations, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) • Masters of International Relations, University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, UK) Languages Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian Languages English, French Selected Internships 09/2009–05/2010 Clerk for Judge Habice at Court of Appeals of São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil) 03–10/2009 Researcher at Conectas Human Rights (São Paulo, Brazil) 12/2006–07/2007 Strategic Planning for Cultural Organizations at CQS Advogados (São Paulo, Brazil) Selected Internships 06–08/2014 Programme Assistant, Women In International Security (Washington DC, USA) 01–07/2013 Research Assistant, Scottish Parliamentary Office of Liam McArthur MSP (Edinburgh, UK) Selected Work Experience Selected Work Experience 11/2012–10/2014 Researcher, Global Administrative Law Network (International) 08/2011–11/2012 Researcher, Crime and Punishment Study Center, Fundação Getúlio Vargas Law School (São Paulo, Brazil) 01–10/2010 Voluntary Legal Assistant for Refugees and Illegal Immigrants in Casa do Migrante (São Paulo, Brazil) Master Thesis Title Fostering Sustainability in Land Reform Policy: Lessons from Ecovillages in Brazil and Germany (co-authors: Javier Guillot and Caio Werneck) Partner organization: National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform in Brazil 32 Hertie School of Governance 09/2011–present Junior Rate, Logistics, Royal Naval Reserve (Rosyth, UK) 07–09/2012 Summer Organizer, Larimer County, Obama for America (Colorado, USA) Master Thesis Title What explains the variation in NATO member states’ National Action Plans for women, peace and security given the same starting point of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325? Armin Peter Daniel Polte Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Corporate Strategy • Public Affairs and Political Communication • International Management • Media and Technology Policy • Political Communication • Development Policy Education Education • Exchange, Concentration in International Management, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany) • Exchange Year, Concentrations in Foreign Policy and Journalism, American University (Washington DC, USA) • Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and African Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Mainz, Germany) • Exchange, Universidad de Complutense (Madrid, Spain) Languages Languages German, English, Spanish, French, Swahili German, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch Selected Internships Selected Internships 05–07/2014 Intern, KPMG Berlin, Public Sector Consulting/Health Care Audit (Berlin, Germany) 07–10/2012 Intern, Axel Springer Corporate Communications (Berlin, Germany) 08–12/2011 Intern, Embassy of France in the United States co-op program (Washington DC, USA) 06–08/2013 Intern, Department of International Development, Squad EU/MENA, General Secretary of the G erman Red Cross (Berlin, Germany) 09–11/2011 Intern, Exhibition bunt!?, Museum of Natural History (Mainz, Germany) 03–04/2010 Intern, Procurement Department, Hessischer Rundfunk (Frankfurt, Germany) Selected Work Experience Selected Work Experience 04/2013–05/2014 Freelancer, Axel Springer Product Management (Berlin, Germany) 04/2013–05/2014 Freelancer, Online Desk, Berliner Morgenpost (Berlin, Germany) 06/2012–10/2013 Student Assistant, Konrad-AdenauerFoundation (Berlin, Germany) 05–07/2014 Project Trainee, Deutschland sicher im Netz e.V. (Berlin, Germany) 12/2013–04/2014 Working Student, Public Affairs and Corporate Communication, Burson-Marsteller (Berlin, Germany) 04–08/2011 Academic Assistant, Department of Anthropology and African Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Mainz, Germany) Master Thesis Title How do interventions in different stages of the policy cycle affect the influence potential of lobbying campaigns? (WT) Partner organization: Burson Marsteller Master Thesis Title Media Regulation in the Digital Age (WT) Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 33 Júlia Prats Romeu Andrea Puentes Riaño Spain Colombia Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Gender Equality and Women in Development • International Governance • Civil Society, Social Innovation • Public-Private Partnerships • Corporate Social Responsibility • Cross-sectoral Partnerships Education Education • Bachelor of Political Science, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain) • Bachelor of Law with Minor in Economics, Los Andes University (Bogota, Colombia) • Exchange, courses in Law and Economics, University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Catalan Languages Selected Internships 05–07/2014 Intern, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Namibia and Angola Office (Windhoek, Namibia) 01–03/2013 Intern, Quartiers Management Falken hagener Feld Ost (Berlin, Germany) 08/2010 Intern, European and International Affairs Department, Confederation of German Employers’ Association (Berlin, Germany) Spanish, English, French Selected Internships 06/2014 Intern, AMPION (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 03/2013–present Social Worker, ReachIna Mädchenstadtteiladen (Berlin, Germany) 07/2014 Legal Officer, Office of Legal Affairs, International Organization for Migration (Geneva, Switzerland) 05/2013 Senior Contract Analyst, Legal Department, International Organization for Migration (Bogotá, Colombia) 11/2010 Contract Analyst, Legal Department, International Organization for Migration (Bogotá, Colombia) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Gender equality and regional cooperation in Southern Africa: The impact of the SADC Protocol on gender and development on Namibian women (WT) Partner organization: Konrad Adenauer Foundation Namibia Public-private partnerships, a suitable policy alternative? The case of the energy-efficient buildings initiative in the European Union Selected Work Experience 34 Hertie School of Governance Thierry Racaud Sandeep Rajgopal France Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • EU Integration • Education Policy • Public Management • Resource and Commodity Governance • International Organisations • Public Finance Flow Structures Education Education • Master of Public Affairs in Statistics, Economics, Policy Analysis and Public Management, Sciences Po (Paris, France) • Master in Intercultural Exchanges, Project management, Cultural Policies and Intercultural Communication, Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris, France) • Dual Degree, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor of Arts with Dual Honours in Accounting and International Relations, Keele University (Keele, UK) Languages Languages German, English, Spanish, Tamil, Hindi French, English, German, Portuguese Selected Internships Selected Internships 06–08/2014 Intern, Marketing and Events Management, International Policy and Leadership Institute (Paris, France) Selected Work Experience 01/2011–12/2013 Assistant Manager, Paris-London Cooperation, Ministry of National Education (Paris, France / London, UK) 01/2010–12/2011 Marketing, Louvre Museum (Paris, France) 01/2000–12/2010 Teaching and Project Management, Ministry of National Education (Paris, France) 08/2013–07/2014 Professional Year, PROAGUA, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Lima, Peru) 06–08/2011 Intern, Cash Management Services, Standard Chartered Bank (Frankfurt, Germany) 07/2009 Intern, Business Recovery Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Frankfurt, Germany) Selected Work Experience 07–08/2012 Volunteer, English Teaching, VESL (Doi Chaang/Chiang Rai, Thailand) Master Thesis Title The impact of education systems on entrepreneurship Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 35 Ira Ramaj Marjan Ranogajec Albania Serbia Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Health and Social Policy • Sustainable Development • Public Management • International Governance • Environment, Energy and Climate • European Integration Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Development and Social Change and Economics, Clark University (Worcester, USA) • Specialist Degree in Food Preservation Technologies, University of Novi Sad (Novi Sad, Serbia) • Master of Science in Technology, University of Novi Sad, (Novi Sad, Serbia) Languages Albanian, English, Italian, Spanish Languages Serbian, English, German Selected Internships 02–05/2013 Research Assistant, Development and Security, German Institute for Economic Research (Berlin, Germany) 05–08/2011 Research Assistant, Economic Development and Employment Promotion Program, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Tirana, Albania) 06/2010 Fellow, Development Project Management Institute (Washington DC, USA) Selected Work Experience 08/2013–07/2014 Young Professional, Multi-Sector HIV and AIDS Prevention Program, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Pretoria, South Africa) Master Thesis Title All equal in sickness and death? Measuring the effect of income inequality on HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa 36 Hertie School of Governance Selected Internships 06–08/2013 EDIT Center (Novi Sad, Serbia) Selected Work Experience 06/2014–present Research Associate, Department of Food Preservation Engineering, University of Novi Sad (Novi Sad, Serbia) 10/2013–05/2014 Research Analyst, Market Logic Software (Berlin, Germany) 02–06/2013 Research Associate, Prof. Gerhard Hammerschmid, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title The European Neighborhood Policy - an insufficient foreign policy instrument (WT) Cameron Reed Kim Reichel USA Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Peace and Conflict • Foreign and Security Policy • Terrorism and Political Violence • Development Economics • Finance and Economic Policy • International Governance Education Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Security and Development Policy, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) • Executive Certificate in Counter-Terrorism Studies, Interdisciplinary Center (Herzliya, Israel) • Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Trinity College (Hartford, USA) • Minor in Arabic Language and Culture, Trinity College (Hartford, USA) • Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Philipps-Universität Marburg (Marburg, Germany) • Bachelor of Science, Economics, Philipps-Universität Marburg (Marburg, Germany) • Exchange, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico) Languages German, English, Spanish, French Languages English, Arabic, Spanish, German Selected Internships 06–08/2014 Intern, Research and Analysis, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (Herzliya, Israel) 02–06/2012 Intern, Research and Development, Arab American Association (New York, USA) 06–08/2009 Intern, External Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah River Site (Aiken, USA) Selected Internships 09–11/2014 Economic Governance Program, Heinrich Böll Foundation (Washington DC, USA) 02–04/2013 European Directorate-General, German Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) 11/2012–01/2013 Competence Centre Governance and Decentralization, KfW Entwicklungsbank (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) Selected Work Experience Selected Work Experience 08/2013-07/2014 Graduate Research Assistant, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (Syracuse, USA) 10/2012–08/2013 AmeriCorps VISTA, Volunteer Recruitment, Seedling Foundation (Austin, USA) 02–05/2012 Residential Coordinator, Education First International (Tarrytown, USA) 02–06/2014 Research Assistant, Risk Advisory & Services, Allianz Climate Solutions (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title From Aid to Investment – Gender-related effects of new approaches to economic development (WT) Master Thesis Title Political violence and the urban space: Evidence from the Global Terrorism Database. Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 37 Haley Reimbold Pietro Romozzi USA Italy Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Social, Education and Justice Policy • Public-Private Partnerships • Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Economics and Development Economics • Public Policies for Industrial and Territorial Development • Cultural Policies Education • Dual Degree, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (New York, USA) • Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude in Women’s Studies & Education, Hamilton College (Clinton, United States) • Exchange, Social Welfare Policy, Stockholm University, (Stockholm, Sweden) Education Languages Languages English, Spanish, German Italian, English, Spanish Public Service Master Thesis Title 06/2013–present Board Member, Coalition for Juvenile Justice (Washington DC, USA) 09/2011–09/2014 Federal Advisory Committee Member, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice (Washington DC, USA) 10/2007–10/2014 Juvenile Justice Advisory Group Member, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, (Albany, USA) Crises and health - a study on the impact of the current obesity crisis and its distribution in Italy Selected Work Experience 06–07/2014 Weatherhead East Asian Institute Sasakawa Young Leaders, Philippines Office, Ashoka (Manila, Philippines) 02/2014–present Consultant, Health, Education, and Social Programs, ICF International (Washington DC, USA) 02/2011–08/2013 Planning Analyst, Department of Planning & Government Innovation, Vera Institute of Justice (New York, USA) Master Thesis Title Throwing away the key? The rise of International prison privatization (WT) 38 Hertie School of Governance • Dual Degree, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy) • Bachelor of Economics and Finance, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy) • Exchange, Copenhagen Business School (Copenhagen, Denmark) Nicolas Rosemberg Yolanda Rother Germany/Jamaica Argentina Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Health policy • Social Justice and Equity • Development Economics • International Good Governance through Institutions • Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability • Public Management Education Education • Bachelor of Economics, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina) • Exchange, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (Sao Paulo, Brazil) • Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Social Sciences, Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany) • Exchange, Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA) Languages Spanish, English, French, German and Portuguese Selected Internships 06–08/2013 Intern, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Kathmandu, Nepal) 09/2011–02/2012 Intern, International Labour Office (Geneva, Switzerland) Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Policy Consultant, Scenarium Group GmbH (Berlin, Germany) 08/2014 Consultant, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Mbeya, Tanzania) 09/2013–08/2014 Health Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) Languages English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish Selected Work Experience 04/2013–07/2014 Assistant for Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Deutsche Wohnen AG (Berlin, Germany) 12/2011–02/2012 Temporary Employment, World Bank, Washington, DC 12/2013–08/2014 Voluntary Position, Vice President of the Hertie Student Association, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title From national to global policy agenda (WT) Equity and health – how governance affects equity outcomes in low income countries Partner organizations: Panamerican Health Organization | Social Health Protection Network | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit | Scenarium Group GmbH Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 39 Ayjeren Rozyjumayeva David Schlutz Germany Turkmenistan Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Economic History and International Economics • Environment, Energy and Climate • Research Methods • Development Policies and Development Economics • Anti-corruption • Behavioural Economics Education Education • American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria) • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) • Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, University of Magdeburg (Magdeburg, Germany) • Exchange, International Relations, St. Petersburg State University (Saint Petersburg, Russia) Languages Turkmen, Russian, English, French, Farsi, Turkish Selected Work Experience 09/2010–04/2013 Research assistant, American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria) 09/2013–05/2014 Chair, International Policy and Leadership Institute, European Public Policy Conference (Berlin, Germany / Rome, Italy) Master Thesis Title International Investment Law and its implications on domestic policy making (WT) Languages German, English, French, Russian Selected Internships 07/2012–01/2013 Intern, Regional Office Central Asia, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) 02–07/2012 Intern, Anticorruption and Integrity Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Eschborn, Germany) 02–04/2011 Intern, Division for Nuclear Disarmament, German Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 10/2013–present Research Assistant, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics (London, UK) 01–08/2013 Consultant, Sustainable Economic Development Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) Master Thesis Title The impact of financial disclosure systems on national corruption levels – a quantitative analysis Partner organization: World Bank 40 Hertie School of Governance Cornelius Schneider Kelsey Shantz USA/Canada Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Behavioral Economics and Statistics • European Integration • Environment, Energy and Climate • Development Economics • Finance and Economic Policy • International Governance Education Education • Bachelor of Science in Economics, Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany) • Exchange, University of the Western Cape (Cape Town, South Africa) • ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Security and Development Policy, (USA, Germany & the Netherlands. • Master of Arts in International Relations, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, University of Evansville (Evansville, USA) Languages German, English, French Selected Internships 05/2013–08/2013 Intern, Europe 2020, Aspects of EU Economic and Financial Policy, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Berlin, Germany) 11/2011–01/2012 Intern, Marketing and Sales, VICE (Berlin, Germany) 03/2011 Intern, Macro-Research, M.M. Warburg & CO (Hamburg, Germany) Languages English, Russian Selected Internships 06–12/2014 Research Assistant, Global Climate Forum (Berlin, Germany) 07–09/2014 Research Assistant, Center for European Policy Analysis (Washington DC, USA) 01–06/2013 Coordinator and Intern, Kiva Program, Accion San Diego (San Diego, USA) 01–04/2012 Intern, Economics Office, US Mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (Vienna, Austria) Master Thesis Title Selected Work Experience The inheritance tax in Germany: Pre- and post-notched taxation (WT) 01–07/2014 Research Analyst, Boulder Institute of Microfinance (Syracuse, USA) 08/2013–05/2014 Student Research Assistant, office of Robert Christen, Social Policy and Development Finance, Maxwell School (Syracuse, USA) Selected Work Experience Master Thesis Title The conditionality of aid: Analyzing the implementation of conditionality measures to aid flows from the European Union Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 41 Marek Slobodník Benjamin Snow USA Slovakia Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Public Affairs and Lobbying • Central European Foreign Policy • International Law • Social Entrepreneurship • Civic Technology • Development Finance Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London (London, UK) 06–08/2013 Research Intern, Accenture (Berlin, Germany) • Bachelor of Arts in International Political Economy, The Colorado College (Colorado Springs, USA) • Minor in African Studies, The Colorado College (Colorado Springs, USA) • Exchange (Biology and Public Health of Tuberculosis, Malaria, and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa), University of Botswana, (Gaborone, Botswana) • International Baccalaureate, Mahindra United World College of India (Paud, India) Selected Work Experience Languages 09/2013–04/2014 External Researcher, Central European Policy Institute (Bratislava, Slovakia) 09/2011–04/2013 Partnerships and External Relations, Slovak Atlantic Commission (Bratislava, Slovakia) English Languages Slovak, English, German, French Selected Internships Master Thesis Title The public affairs strategies of disruptive start-ups (WT) Selected Internships 01–05/2012 Intern, working with US Senator Michael Bennet (Colorado Springs, Colorado) 02–05/2011 Intern, The Sunday Standard (Gaborone, Botswana) 06–08/2010 Intern, The Yme Foundation (Vegarshei, Norway) Selected Work Experience 08/2013-present Co-Founder, Civocracy.org (Berlin, Germany) 05/2014–present Research Associate, Gates Foundation Donor Profiles and The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Report (Berlin, Germany) 11/2013–05/2014 Start-ups and Internal Projects, ImmobilienScout21 (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Predicting Incentivizing student success: Using behavioral finance to model and enable market alternatives to student loan debt in the United States (WT) 42 Hertie School of Governance Nathalie Spath Lea Strasburger Germany Germany/ Dominican Republic Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • European Economic Policy • Labor and Social Policy • International Trade • Conflict Resolution Strategies and Track-Two Diplomacy • Social Entrepreneurship • International Governance Education • Exchange, Georgetown University, McCourt School of Public Policy, (Washington DC, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Technische Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany) • Exchange, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (Nice, France) Education • Bachelor of Arts in Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, specialisations in Conflict Resolution and the Middle East, Interdisciplinary Center (Herzliya, Israel) Languages Languages German, English, Hebrew German, English, French, Arabic Selected Internships Selected Internships 06–08/2014 Intern, Jacques Delors Institut ‒ Berlin (Berlin, Germany) 09–12/2012 Intern, Federal Foreign Office, European Directorate-General (Berlin, Germany) 01–03/2012: Intern, German Academic Exchange Service (Cairo, Egypt) 05–08/2014 Intern, Project Planning and Fundraising, International Civil Society Center (Berlin, Germany) 05–06/2013 Intern, 102nd International Labor Office Conference (Geneva, Switzerland) 06–08/2009 Digital Intern, The Jerusalem Post News paper (Jerusalem, Israel) Selected Work Experience Selected Work Experience 01–05/2014 Research Assistant to Prof. Henrik Enderlein, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 09–12/2013 Research Assistant, Governance Report, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 03–06/2013 Bluebook Trainee, Bureau of European Policy Advisors, European Commission (Brussels, Belgium) 02/2014–present Executive Assistant, Women in International Security Deutschland (Berlin, Germany) 10/2012–08/2013 Social Media and Public Communication, UNICEF Fund for Israel (Tel Aviv, Israel) 10/2011–06/2012 Research Assistant, GLORIA Center, Global Research Center (Herzliya, Israel) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Which automatic stabilizer for the Eurozone? A review of proposals for cyclical stabilization De-politicisation of the right to water in land disputes – a case study in Israel Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 43 Hadley Taylor Florian Tille Canada Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Rural Development • Energy Access • Financial Inclusion • Health Policy • Economic Policy • Quantitative Data Analysis Education Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Global Development Studies, Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada) English, French, German • Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA) • Exchange, Universidad CEU San Pablo (Madrid, Spain) • Bachelor of Arts, Social Sciences, Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversität (Munich, Germany) Selected Internships Languages 05/2013 Intern, MicroEnergy International (Berlin, Germany) 08–10/2011 Intern, Campaign Office, New Democratic Party of Ontario (Toronto, Canada) 05–09/2008 Intern, Communications Department, Independent Electricity System Operator (Toronto, Canada) German, English, Spanish, Portuguese Languages Selected Work Experience 09/2013–present Project Manager, MicroEnergy International (Berlin, Germany) 11/2011–08/2012 Legal Assistant, AMR Law (Toronto, Canada) 01/2009–12/2010 Communications Officer, Ontario Energy Board (Toronto, Canada) Master Thesis Title Beyond electrification: Comparing the social impacts of on-grid and off-grid electricity access for rural households in Bangladesh Selected Internships 08–10/2010 Department of Urban Development, Federal Press Office (BPA) (Berlin, Germany) 02–04/2009 Department of Integration, German Football Association (DFB) (Frankfurt/Main, Germany) 08/2006–07/2007 Regional Field Assistant, AFS-USA, (Portland, OR, USA) Selected Work Experience 09/2013–08/2014 Counselor, Division of Bilateral Cooperation in Health Policy Planning, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, German Federal Ministry of Health (Berlin, Germany) 10/2012–08/2013 Research Assistant, Center for Health and Human Sciences, Charité Medical School (Berlin, Germany) 03–09/2011 Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Munich, Germany) Master Thesis Title How do countries respond to the effect of health literacy on health care costs and outcomes? A comparative policy analysis of USA, Switzerland and Germany Partner organization: Charité Medical School 44 Hertie School of Governance Krista Tuthill Lisa Ullrich USA Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Energy Security • Environmental Economics • Climate Change Policy • Middle East Politics • International Security Policy and Conflict Resolution • Migration and Human Rights Education Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) • Dual Degree, Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) • Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, (Washington DC, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, School of International Studies, Technische Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany) • Exchange, Institute of Peace and Development Law, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (Nice, France) Languages English, Spanish, German Languages Selected Internships 05–08/2014 Europe and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Intern, Office of the Secretary of Defense, US Department of Defense (Washington DC, USA) 09/2011–06/2012 Clarence Petty Intern, Adirondack Council (Elizabethtown, USA) 10–12/2009, Political Section Intern, US Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, US Department of State (Washington DC, USA) English, German, French, Arabic, Latin Selected Internships 01–03/2012 Intern, Middle East Section, German Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) 03–04/2011 Intern, Regional Program Gulf States, Konrad-Adenauer Foundation (Abu Dhabi, UAE) 06–08/2008 Intern, Communications Section, UNICEF Headquarters (New York, USA) Selected Work Experience Selected Work Experience Master Thesis Title 01/2015–present Student Assistant, German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) 04–07/2013 Carlo-Schmid Fellow, Communications Section, UNICEF Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (Amman, Jordan) 09–12/2012 ASA Fellow, Communications and Advocacy Section, Save the Children International (Ramallah, Palestine) Exploring energy security: The relationship between natural resources and military expenditure (WT) Master Thesis Title 08/2012–01/2013 Adjunct Professor of Spanish, North Country Community College (Saranac Lake, USA) 10/2010–05/2011, English Teaching Assistant, CEIP Bragade, Ministry of Education of Spain (La Coruña, Spain) Conditionality as practiced in EU support to Egypt: An analysis of the principle’s implementation in European Neighborhood Policy before and after the fall of the Mubarak regime Partner organization: German Bundestag Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 45 Gustavo Vargas Victoria Moritz Voelkerling Colombia Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Entrepreneurship and Early Stage Financing • Development Economics • Protest and Revolution Dynamics • Finance and Economic Policy • Behavioral Economics • European Integration Education Education • Dual Degree, The London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) • Bachelor of Science in Economics, Icesi University (Cali, Colombia) • Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Bonn (Bonn, Germany) • Exchange, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, USA) Languages Languages Spanish, English, French German, English, French Selected Internships Selected Internships 07–08/2014 Intern, Financial Management and Procurement Division, Inter-American Development Bank (Washington DC, USA) 07–08/2014 Intern, Division C 1, World Economy and Currency Issues, G7/G8 and G20, German Federal Ministry of Finance (Berlin, Germany) 05–07/2014 Intern, Divisions for Finance, Economics and Energy, State Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 08/2011–09/2013 Business Development Associate, Business and Institutional Development, Cali Chamber of Commerce (Cali, Colombia) 11/2010–05/2011 Channel Information Associate, Tecnoquimicas Group (Cali, Colombia) Master Thesis Title The impact of financial disclosure systems on national corruption levels – a quantitative analysis Partner organization: The World Bank Selected Work Experience 08/2013–05/2014 Student Research Assistant, SocioEconomic Panel Studies, German Institute for Economic Research (Berlin, Germany) 10/2011–06/2013 Student Research Assistant, Publications and Corporate Communications, Institute for the Study of Labour (Bonn, Germany) 08/2008–09/2011 Trainee and Financial Advisor, Retail and Business Banking, Commerzbank AG (Cologne, Germany) Master Thesis Title Tackling international tax evasion – EU savings directive and OECD Standard on automatic information exchange (WT) 46 Hertie School of Governance Henry von Klencke Cecilia von Westerholt Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Public Affairs • Stakeholder Communication • Social Policy • Public Management in Developing Countries • International Governance Education Education • Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, (Washington DC, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz (Constance, Germany) • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Göttingen, (Göttingen, Germany) Languages German, English, Spanish, French Selected Internships 03–04/2011 Intern, German Landowners’ Association (Berlin, Germany) 05–07/2010 Intern, European Parliament, Office of Burkard Balz, MEP (Brussels, Belgium) 02–05/2010 Intern, Employer’s Association of Lower Saxony (Hannover, Germany) • Bachelor of Science in Geography and Political Science, Ludwig-Maximilian-University (Munich, Germany) Languages German, English, French, Kiswahili Selected Internships 06–08/2012 Intern, Country Office, Konrad-AdenauerFoundation (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) 01–06/2012 Intern, Ashoka Youth Venture (Berlin, Germany) 02/2009–04/2009 Intern, Grameen Bank (Dhaka, Bangladesh) Selected Work Experience 09/2013–08/2014 Assistance to Country Director, Country Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) Selected Work Experience Master Thesis Title 05/2012–06/2013 Voluntary Work, Chairman of Student Organization ROCK YOUR LIFE! e.V. (Constance, Germany) The Introduction of performance appraisal tools in the public sector of developing countries: An analysis of the Open Performance Review and Appraisal System (OPRAS) in the water sector in Tanzania. Partner organization: GIZ Tanzania, Water Programme Master Thesis Title Public affairs strategies in an internationalised business environment (WT) Partner organization: Interel Group, Berlin Office Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 47 Melissa Waßmuth Almut Wegenast Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Infrastructure Development • Public Management and Public-Private Partnerships • Public Affairs and Political Communication • Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business Activities • Public-Private Partnerships and Involvement of Foundations Education • Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA) • Exchange, Universidad de Sevilla (Seville, Spain) • Bachelor of Arts in International Law and Political Science, University College Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands) Languages Education • Dual Degree, Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Business Economics and Service-Sector Marketing, BadenWuerttemberg Cooperative State University, (Mannheim, Germany) and Open University of London (London, UK) • Exchange, William T. Dwyer High School (West Palm Beach, USA) German, English, Spanish, French Languages Selected Internships 06–07/2014 Intern, Corporate Communication, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, (Düsseldorf, Germany) 10/2013–04/2014 Intern, Corporate Public Policy and Regulation Management, Deutsche Post DHL (Berlin, Germany) 05–07/2013 Intern, International Climate Financing, Federal Ministry for the Environment (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 11/2012–07/2013 Student Assistant, Energy Sector, Hill+Knowlton Strategies (Berlin, Germany) 11/2012–06/2014 Jury Member, Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge, Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany / Budapest, Hungary) Master Thesis Title Overinvestment in regional aviation infrastructure in Germany German, English, Spanish, French Selected Internships 07–08/2014 Research and Analysis Intern, Gemein nützige Hertie-Stiftung (Berlin, Germany) 01–04/2013 Intern, Communications and Social Media Marketing, Collective Leadership Institute e.V., (Potsdam, Germany) 01/2012–09/2012 Intern, Communications & Customer Relationship Management, Hostal El Punto (La Serena, Chile) Selected Work Experience 04–06/2013 Freelance Consultant, ACW Development Consulting (Berlin, Germany) 10–12/2009 Country Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Pretoria, South Africa) 04–06/2009 Country Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (New Delhi, India) Master Thesis Title Corporate philanthropy – Business motivation to found corporate foundations (WT) 48 Hertie School of Governance Judith Weiß Claudio Zeitz Germany Germany Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Foreign Policy • Macroeconomics and International Finance • International Political Economy • International Political Economy • European Economic Governance • Economic Policy Education Education • Exchange, Chinese Politics and Diplomacy, School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University (Shanghai, China) • Exchange, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore (Singapore) • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, University of York (Heslington, UK) • Bachelor of Science in Economics, Philipps-Universität Marburg (Marburg, Germany) • Exchange, Pennsylvania State University (State College, USA) Languages Selected Internships German, English, French, Mandarin 07–08/2014 Intern, International Employment and Social Policy, Twinning, Division VIb1, German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 03–05/2013 Intern, Jutta Haug, MEP, European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium) 11/2012–02/2013 Intern, Macroeconomic Policy Institute (Düsseldorf, Germany) Selected Internships 07–08/2014 Intern, Economics Department, German Embassy (Washington DC, USA) 07–08/2013 Intern, Political Programs and Analysis, Headquarters of the Christian Democratic Party (Berlin, Germany) 06–10/2012 Intern, Marketing Consulting, Markendienst (Hamburg, Germany) Selected Work Experience 10/2013–present Project Assistant, European and International Cooperation, Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title The causes of the Chinese current account surplus (WT) Languages German, English, French, Russian Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Student Assistant, Joachim Poß, MdB, German Federal Parliament (Berlin, Germany) 02–10/2012 Working Student, Central Services, Finance, KPMG AG (Frankfurt, Germany) Master Thesis Title Tackling international tax evasion – EU savings directive and OECD Standard on automatic information exchange (WT) Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 49 International: Students from over 40 Countries Country and region of origin (percentage) 0,6 Australia Western Europe Latin America Great Britain Ireland Canada 13,3 8,0 8,0 8,0 3,5 Africa Asia Norway Belgium North America 13,3 Eastern Europe Germany Sweden Finland Netherlands Russia Latvia Lithuania Belarus Luxembourg USA Poland Ukraine Czech Republic Moldova Mongolia Romania Georgia Hungary Armenia Kyrgyzstan Kosovo Turkey Uzbekistan China Bulgaria Lebanon Serbia Iran Macedonia Nepal Germany France Spain Andorra Switzerland Italy Slovenia Mexico Morocco Israel Venezuela Sierra Leone Colombia Nigeria India Ethiopia Kenya Ghana Cameroon Congo Peru Brazil Thailand Vietnam Pakistan Philippines Singapore Australia Malawi Zambia 50,6 % Bolivia Chile female The Selection Process— More than Excellent Grades In order to apply for the programme, applicants must have completed their first academic degree (bachelor's degree) and have an excellent command of English. HERTIE SCHOOL 40 % 40 % 20 % Academic Performance Transcripts, certificates, and academic references Personal Suitability Work experience or internships, international experience, as well as social, political and / or entrepreneurial engagement Motivation Motivation letter, by which argumentation and formulation skills will also be assessed 50 Hertie School of Governance Diversity: A Key to Success Interdisciplinary: Students from all Subject Fields Fields of study that MPP students hold a bachelor’s degree in (percentage)* 21,1 Political Science 18,1 International Relations 15,2 Area Studies, Cultural Studies 11,4 Economics 9,4 Humanities 7,3 Social Sciences, Sociology 5,3 Business Administration 5,0 Law 4,4 Sciences, Engineering 2,0 Media and Journalism 0,8 Other The Students Intersectoral: Careers in all Fields Many students bring professional experience with them and start the programme at an average age of 25. Some examples: A.T. Kearney, Strategy Business Analyst BMW AG, UK Governmental Affairs Executive Google Inc., Policy Analyst German Federal Foreign Office, Advisor European Financial Framework Career paths of graduates and alumni by sector (percentage) ** 37 % Business Public Administration International Organisation NGO/Foundation Research/Think Tank Doctoral programme State Ministry of BadenWürttemberg, Senior Position 21 % Lebanese Ministry of Labour, Policy Advisor 49,4 % male EU Commission, International Relations Officer, DG Enlargement The World Bank, Consultant Transparency International, Programme Coordinator CIS and Mongolia Teach First Germany, Founder and CEO Worldwatch Institute, Research Coordinator, Energy and Climate Bertelsmann Foundation, Young Professional * based on the Classes of 2007–2012 (N=340) ** based on the Classes of 2007–2011 (N=254) 11 % 6% 12 % 13 % 52 Hertie School of Governance Understand today. Shape tomorrow. www.hertie-school.org/mpp
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