Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015

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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 As part of a global network that includes the London to equip tomorrow’s leaders not only with appropriate School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po knowledge and skills but also with a sense of steward- in Paris, Columbia University in New York, the National ship for the public good so they act responsibly and University of Singapore, and other excellent Public Policy think ahead. The two-year MPP degree programme helps Schools, we are able to offer a wide range of study students understand how good governance works, how abroad opportunities for our students. organizations function and are managed, how policies are formulated and implemented, and how economy and As we look back at the past decade of building on our politics relate—and all in an applied way that brings the motto, “Understand today. Shape tomorrow”, we look real world into the classroom. forward to many more years of interdisciplinary teaching, research and policy innovations. Whether their destina- The Hertie School’s MPP programme offers an analyti- tions are in the public, private or non-profit sector, we are cally challenging and problem-oriented education in confident that the Class of 2015 is well-equipped to meet governance, policy analysis, management and leadership, current and future challenges around the globe. You strengthened by real-world experience in the public and are warmly invited to review the profiles of our gradu- private sectors. It brings together perspectives from eco- ates, and should you or your organisation wish to get to nomics, political science, law, and sociology, and trains learn more about any of them, please do not hesitate to students in quantitative and qualitative methodologies. ­contact us.

In the words of one of our graduates: “Hertie School students are ‘multi-everything’—multi-cultural, multi- disciplinary, multi-lingual and even multi-tasking”. The average MPP student speaks 4 languages, holds 2 de- grees, has done 3 internships, has studied, volunteered or worked in 3 countries, and we are proud to have pre- Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD pared them for careers in the public, private and civil so- President and Dean ciety sectors. Students take part in organized internships and a professional year postings with numerous partner organisations, be they public agencies, businesses or NGOs. Even the Master thesis projects are collaborations between students and partner organisations, strength- Anna Sophie Herken ening the MPP’s practice orientation. 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 “We equip future leaders to act responsibly and think of policy challenges. What degree of state intervention ahead. We want them to be aware of their responsibility do we need to regulate the financial sector? Who is going to the greater good,” says Hertie School Dean Helmut K. to pay for social security and retirement in countries with Anheier. “The MPP enables students to understand how ageing populations? How will we feed a growing world governance works so that they can contribute to making population while still preserving the environment for it better—whichever policy-related careers they choose future generations? What does the transformation of the to pursue.” Arab world mean for the communities in the region and the world at large? At the Hertie School, students have the opportunity to learn from each other as well. Half of the programme’s In order to tackle these issues and many others, policy- students are drawn from more than 40 countries, joining makers must think and act across boundaries. Learning­ their German counterparts in one of the world’s most and understanding why certain policies work while exciting cities. The mix of different cultures enriches stu- others fail is what Master of Public Policy students at dent life and the learning environment. In addition to the the Hertie School of Governance do during the two-year regular curriculum, the MPP offers a variety of opportu- programme in Berlin. nities through its study abroad programme for students to gain international experience within a one semester The MPP provides the tools tomorrow’s decision makers academic exchange or a year-long dual degree at leading need to analyse existing policies, critically discuss policy partner universities in North America, Europe and Asia. innovations and evaluate solutions. It is an academi- cally demanding degree programme with a hands-on, problem-oriented approach, giving students not only For more information about the Master of Public Policy knowledge but experience they can utilise across borders, contact: disciplines and sectors— be it public, private, or civil soci- ety. Students acquire the analytical skills to go out in the Dr. Barbara Finke world, wherever their interests may take them, and work Head of Graduate Programmes to promote good policies that in turn promote the public Tel. +49 (0)30 - 25 92 19-107 good. [email protected]

2 Hertie School of Governance 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 tration or Master of International Affairs at Columbia Cairo. The Hertie School of Governance offers its Master University in New York. Other options include the London of Public Policy candidates more than just a degree. The School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po in university has developed two study abroad opportuni- Paris, Milan’s Bocconi University and Tokyo University. ties that allow students to gain experience—or even a second degree—at partner institutions around the world: Students who choose the dual degree spend their first a semester-long academic exchange or a year-long dual year at the Hertie School and then their second year degree programme. In addition students spend their in- abroad at the partner school. ternships or go on a professional year for 9-15 months in a variety of countries worldwide. Hertie School alumna Snezhina Kovacheva earned de- grees from both the Hertie School and Columbia through Academic Exchange the dual degree programme. She now works at the The exchange programme is available to about 30 stu- European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. “Hertie and dents per cohort at 15 different foreign universities, Columbia changed the way I look at the world,” she says. including Duke University, Georgetown University in Washington DC, the National University of Singapore, the Internships and Professional Year University of Toronto, the Graduate Institute in Geneva, This year’s graduates enhanced their professional experi- Tsinghua University in Beijing, and the American Univer- ence with worldwide internships and professional years sity in Cairo. Students can apply for one of the academic in places as diverse as Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, The U.S.A., exchange places after starting their degree programme— The Philipines and Belgium—among many others. They generally after their first semester. They then attend a bring back to the school not only valuable real-world partner university during their third semester to add the work experience from all three sectors but also a focus experience of living and studying in a different environ- for their second year of studies and applied problem solv- ment and culture to their degree. ing skills. Many continue their cooperation with the host organization when writing their master thesis on a press- Dual Degree ing topic on behalf of the institution. For students who want to dive even deeper into another academic environment, the school has created a dual de- For more information about our graduates contact: gree programme that allows MPP candidates to not only complete a degree from the Hertie School in Berlin Anna von Behr but also earn a degree at a partner university in the Manager Career Services and Alumni Affairs United States, Asia or Europe. For example, the MPP Phone: +49 (0)30- 259 219 133 could be combined with a Master of Public Adminis- Email: behr(at)hertie-school.org

Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 3 Caio Alves Niklas Anzinger Werneck Germany Brazil

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Urban and Cultural Policies • Oil and Energy • Open Government • International Economics • Entrepreneurship and Innovation • Governance of Large-Scale Projects

Education Education • Design Thinking, Hasso Plattner Institute (Potsdam, • Dual Degree Atlantis Student, Master of International Germany) Relations, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public • Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration with Hon- Affairs (Syracuse, USA) ours, Fundação João Pinheiro (Belo Horizonte, Brazil). • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Economics, Univer- sity of Bayreuth (Bayreuth, Germany) Languages • Exchange, Marmara University (Istanbul, Turkey) Portuguese, Spanish, English, German Languages Selected Internships German, English, Turkish 07–08/2014 Intern, FGV Direito SP, Law School, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) Selected Internships 02–08/2008 Intern, Strategic Planning Department, De- 05–08/2014 Intern, Energy and National Security Pro- velopment Bank of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) gram, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington DC, USA) Selected Work Experience 04–07/2013 Middle East Research Intern, Foreign and 02/2011–07/2013 Public Entrepreneur, Minas Gerais Defense Policy, American Enterprise Institute (Washing- State Office for Strategic Priorities (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) ton DC, USA) 02/2010–01/2011 Public Policy and Management Ana- 08–10/2010 Research Assistant, Mideast Freedom Forum lyst, Minas Gerais State Government (Belo Horizonte, Berlin (Berlin, Germany) Brazil) Selected Work Experience Master Thesis Title 09/2014–01/2015 Research Assistant to Prof. Genia Fostering sustainability in land reform policy: Lessons Kostka, Chair for Energy and Infrastructure, Hertie School from ecovillages in Brazil and Germany of Governance (Berlin, Germany) Partner organization: National Institute for Colonization 08/2013–05/2014 Graduate Assistant, Moynihan Center and Agrarian Reform in Brazil 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 Tim Banning Bächler Rojas Germany Chile/Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Microfinance • Governance of Large-Scale Projects • Public Management • Infrastructure Policy • Social Policy • Public-Private Partnerships

Education Education • Licentiate in Sociology, Pontifical Catholic University • Exchange, University of Southern California, Viterbi of Chile (Santiago, Chile) School of Engineering, Sol Price School of Public Policy • Certificate Diploma in Design, Evaluation and Man- (Los Angeles, USA) agement of Public Interest Projects, University of • Master of Laws in Public International Law and the Chile (Santiago, Chile) Law of International Organizations (Cum Laude), Uni- • Exchange, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Barce- versity of Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands) lona, Spain) • 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, Selected Internships BRAC Microfinance Program (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 02–07/2014 Intern, Infrastructure Consulting, Drees & 03–06/2011 Intern, Research Unit, Feedback Comunica- Sommer AG (Hamburg, Germany) ciones (Santiago, Chile) 09/2013–01/2014 Intern, Public Sector Advisory, KPMG 08–12/2010 Intern, Emerge Program, Anglo American AG (Berlin, Germany) Foundation (Santiago, Chile) 03–07/2012 Intern, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Office of the Legal Adviser, Carlo Schmid Programme Selected Work Experience (Brussels, Belgium) 06/2012–08/2013 Consultant, Division of Territorial Management, National Service of Drug and Alcohol Selected Work Experience Abuse Prevention and Rehabilitation, Ministry of the Inte- 10/2012–07/2013 Policy Design and Evaluation Unit, rior and Public Security (Santiago, Chile) Ecofys Germany GmbH (Berlin, Germany) 09/2011–06/2012 Assistant of Planning, Development and Service Department, Fondo Esperanza (Santiago, Master Thesis Title Chile) Success and failure in major infrastructure projects: 07–12/2011 Teaching Assistant of Graduate Diploma in ­Improving project outcomes through better ­governance: Advanced Statistical Techniques on Social Data, Institute A comparative case study of three major railways of Sociology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (San- ­projects (WT) tiago, Chile)

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 • Economic and Public Policy • Public Affairs • Digital Economy • Fiscal Governance • European Governance

Education Education • Bachelor of Science in Finance, Eccles School of • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and ­Business, University of Utah (Salt Lake City, USA) ­Political Science (London, UK) • Exchange, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris I Languages (Paris, France) English • Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of ­Cologne (Cologne, Germany) Selected Internships 07–08/2014 Intern, Campaign Finance, Utah State Dem- Languages ocratic Party (Salt Lake City, USA) German, English, French, Spanish

Selected Work Experience Selected Internships 07/2006–08/2013 Retail Service Clerk, Business Sales, 06–09/2012 Intern, Labour Market and Education Costco Wholesale (Salt Lake City, USA) Policy Division, Institute for German Economic Research 12/2005–06/2006 Inventory Control Specialist, North- ­(Cologne, Germany) west Regional Buying Office, Costco Wholesale (Issaquah, 01–06/2011 Intern, Process Management Consulting, USA) OSCAR Consulting (Cologne, Germany) 09/2008–03/2009 Project Management Assistant, DA- Master Thesis Title LASON IT and Telecommunications (Cologne, Germany) Investment in higher education: How does public fund- ing affect income distribution in the USA? (WT) Selected Work Experience 09/2014–03/2015 Graduate Consultant, Observatory for Public Sector Innovation, Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (London, UK) 06/2013–08/2014 Policy Advisor, European Employment and Social Policy Division, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–05/2013 Assistant, Labour Market and Corpo- rate Development Division, Institute for German Eco- nomic Research (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis Title How does the German government regulate and promote the computerisation of the German industry? (WT)

6 Hertie School of Governance Paul Berenberg- Niels Böhm Gossler Germany/Italy Austria

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Financial and Economic Policy • Urban Policy • Labour Markets • Climate Policy • Competition Policy • Latin American Policy

Education Education • Dual Degree, Sciences Po (Paris, France) • Exchange, University of California, Luskin School of • Bachelor of Science in Economics and Industrial Orga- Public Affairs (Los Angeles, USA) nization, University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (Paris, • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Technische France) Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany) • Exchange, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Languages Argentina) German, English, French, Portuguese Languages Selected Internships German, English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese 05–08/2014 Intern, Public Affairs, APCO Worldwide ­(Berlin, Germany) Selected Internships 07–09/2012 Intern, Sales and Marketing, PSA Peugeot- 06–07/2014 Intern, International Carbon Action Partner- Citroën (Paris, France) ship, Division for Climate Policy, Emissions Trading, Federal 07–09/2010 Intern, Research, Egon Zehnder International Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Build- (Frankfurt, Germany) ing and Nuclear Safety (Berlin, Germany) 01–02/2012 Intern, Political and Economics Section, Em- Selected Work Experience bassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (New Delhi, India) 10/2014–present Teaching and Research Associate, 02–04/2011 Intern, Country Office to Indonesia and Timor- Jean Pisani-Ferry, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Leste, Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Jakarta, Indonesia) ­Germany) 09/2013–05/2014 Chair, International Policy and Leader- Selected Work Experience ship Institute, European Public Policy Conference 2014, 04–08/2013 Trainee, CC GA Infrastructure and Cities, (Berlin, Germany / Rome, Italy) Siemens AG (Brussels, Belgium) 09/2010–09/2011 Austrian Service Abroad, Austrian 09/2012–03/2013 Carlo-Schmid Fellow, Latin America ­Federal Ministry for the Interior and Amicale de Maut­ Desk, Development Center, The Organisation for Eco- hausen (Paris, France) nomic Co-operation and Development (Paris, France)

Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Evaluation of the US Department of Labour’s Registered How does institutional capacity affect the implementa- Apprenticeship Program tion of urban climate action plans: An international com- Partner organization: US Department of Labour parative 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 • Innovation and Entrepreneurship • European Governance • Labour and Education Policy • Comparative Politics • Public Management and Policy Analysis

Education Education • Exchange, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) • Bachelor of Arts in Geography, King’s College London • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and (London, UK) Management, Otto Beisheim School of Management (Vallendar, Germany) Languages German, English, French Languages German, English, Portuguese, Spanish Selected Internships 07–08/2013 Intern, European Trade Union Institute Selected Internships (Brussels, Belgium) 05–08/2014 Intern, Elephantlogic Agency for Strategic 01–02/2013 Intern, Office of Dr. Christoph Strässer, MdB, Consulting (Berlin, Germany) German Federal Parliament (Berlin, Germany) 04–08/2012 Intern, Bryanston Management Consul- 06–08/2010 Intern, Umthombo Street Children Project tancy (London, UK) (Durban, South Africa) 06–07/2011 Intern, Energy Department, Federal Cartel Office (Bonn, Germany) Selected Work Experience 09/2013–08/2014 Consultant, Socio-Economic Depart- Selected Work Experience ment, VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH (Berlin, 10/2014–present Student Assistant, Elephantlogic Germany) Agency for Strategic Consulting (Berlin, Germany) 11/2012–05/2013 Finance Chair, European Public Policy 10/2013–12/2014 Tour Guide, Palace of Tears, Stiftung Conference: ‘Rethinking Poverty in the Developed World’ Haus der Geschichte (Berlin, Germany) (Paris, France) 09/2011–06/2012 Senior Student, King’s College London Master Thesis Title Halls (London, UK) Do campaigns matter? Evidence from the 2013 Social Democrats’ campaign (WT) Master Thesis Title 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 • Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Political Violence and Weapons • Public-Private Partnerships • Security and Development • Development Economics

Education Education • Dual Degree Atlantis student, Maxwell School of • Exchange, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke ­Citizenship (Syracuse, USA) ­University (Durham, USA) • Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies, • Bachelor of Arts in International Politics and History, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism Jacobs University (Bremen, Germany) (Syracuse, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Technische Languages Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany) and Bogaziçi Cantonese, Mandarin, English, German Üniversitesi (Istanbul, Turkey) Selected Internships Languages 05–08/2014 Intern and Researcher, Global Impact German, English, Spanish, Turkish, Latin Measurement Coordination, Impact Hub Global (Berlin, Germany) Selected Internships 06–08/2010 Intern, Constitutional and Mainland Affairs 06–10/2014 Intern, Liaison office to the German Foreign Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gov- Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusam- ernment (Hong Kong, China) menarbeit (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2009 Intern, Project team, AIESEC Empower Africa 02–07/2013 Intern, Partnership Dialogue Facility, Euro- Young Entrepreneurship Programme (Ilorin, Nigeria) pean Union Energy Initiative (Brussels, Belgium) 02–03/2012 Intern, Permanent Mission of Germany to Selected Work Experience the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, German For- 07/2011–08/2013 Project Manager, Service Promotion eign Office (Geneva, Switzerland) Department for Financial Industry, Hong Kong Trade De- velopment Council (Hong Kong, China) Selected Work Experience 05–12/2012 Student Consultant, Business Plan Develop- Master Thesis Title ment, Africa Enablers in cooperation with Sustainable How is ‘success’ being defined in Social Impact Bonds? Student Consulting (Germany and East Africa) Comparison of Key Performance Indicators in different 04/2010–04/2011 Student Assistant, School of Interna- Social Impact Bonds contracts (WT) tional Studies, Technische Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany)

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 Sarah Cruz Crawford Philippines UK

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Conflict • International Law • Development • Foreign Policy and International Relations • Middle East and North Africa • Public-Private Partnerships

Education Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy, University • Dual Degree, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK) • Juris Doctor, Ateneo Law School (Manila, Philippines) • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Ateneo de Manila Uni- Languages versity (Manila, Philippines) English, French Languages Selected Work Experience English, Filipino 09/2014–present Research Assistant for Syria, Interna- tional Institute for Strategic Studies (London, UK) Selected Work Experience 06–09/2014 Research Assistant for Iraq, Syria and Turkey, 09/2009–present State Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor International Institute for Strategic Studies (London, UK) General, Republic of the Philippines (Manila, Philippines) 03/2011–03/2012 Chairman, The Wilberforce Society 07/2008–08/2009 Foreign Service Officer, Department (Cambridge, UK) of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines (Manila, Philippines) Master Thesis Title 05/2005–06/2008 Associate Solicitor, Office of the So- What institution-oriented development interventions licitor General, Republic of the Philippines (Manila, Philip- can and should we use during ongoing civil wars? (WT) pines)

Master Thesis Title Policy analysis of unsolicited public-private partnerships in the Philippines

10 Hertie School of Governance Sergio Cuervo Juan Cuéllar Escobar Torres Colombia Colombia

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Human Development • Public Management • Peacemaking • Corporate Social Responsibility • Good Governance • Public-Private Partnerships

Education Education • Bachelor of Government and International Relations, • Bachelor of Laws, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Externado University of Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia) • Exchange, University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Languages Denmark) Spanish, English, German • Minor in Music, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) Selected Work Experience 01/2012–07/2013 Advisor, Cercapaz Program, Deutsche Languages Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit in Co- Spanish, English, German, French lombia (Bogotá, Colombia) 06/2010–01/2012 Consultant, Government and Public Selected Internships Policy Cercapaz Programm, Deutsche Gesellschaft für 06–07/2014 Intern, Team Lateinamerika, Konrad Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Bogotá, Colombia) ­Adenauer Stiftung (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–12/2009 Assistant Researcher and Professor, Anti-corruption and Human Development course, United Selected Work Experience Nations Development Programme Virtual School (Bo- 01/2011–08/2013 Legal Consultant, Labor, Migratory gotá, Colombia) and Corporate Law, Tax and Legal Services, Pricewater- houseCoopers (Bogotá, Colombia) Master Thesis Title 01/2010–01/2013 Co-founder and Volunteer, Colombia- Core public administrations reforms in the immediate Crece Project (Bogotá, Colombia) aftermath of the Colombian conflict: Between coordina- 05–12/2010 Crime of State Investigation, Álvaro Gómez tion and citizens’ trust in a post-conflict scenario 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 Colom- bia | 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 • Energy Management and Environmental Policy • Community Development • Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Education Policy • Media and Communication

Education Education • Exchange, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and • Dual Degree, Columbia University, School of Interna- Public Administration, The George Washington tional and Public Affairs (New York, USA) ­University (Washington DC, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, Yale University (New Haven, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in International and Area Studies, Summa Cum Laude, Washington University in St. Languages Louis (St. Louis, USA) English, Spanish, French

Languages Selected Internships English, Spanish, German, French 06–08/2014 Summer Associate, Treasury and Trade ­Solutions, Citibank (New York, USA) Selected Internships 09–11/2012 Consultant and Executive Board Member, 10–12/2014 Intern, Promise Zones Initiative, U.S. Depart- Energy and Environment Team for Obama, Obama for ment of Housing and Urban Development (Washington America (New York, USA) DC, USA) 03–05/2009 Consultant, Energy and Climate Center, Pace 06–08/2014 Intern, Policy and Board Relations, Corner- University (White Plains, USA) stones (Reston, USA) 06–08/2011 Intern, Human Rights Award Program, Selected Work Experience Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights 07/2009–03/2012 Corporate and Environmental Parale- (Washington DC, USA) gal, Environmental and Energy Group, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLC (New York, USA) Selected Work Experience 10/2008–01/2009 Financial Analyst, Technology Invest- 10/2013–05/2014 Research Assistant, The Governance ment Banking, McNamee Lawrence & Co. (Boston, USA) Report, The Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 09/2007–07/2008 Project Manager, Biofuels Indepen- 11/2012–08/2013 Research Associate, Prof. Mark Daw- dent Study, Yale University Parker Huang Travel Fellow- son, The Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) ship (Turrialba, Costa Rica) 09/2012–07/2013 Research Fellow, The Fulbright ­Program (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title The sharing economy in the United States and Europe: Master Thesis Title A comparative approach (WT) Residential segregation and income mobility in the Washington region (WT) Partner organization: Cornerstones

12 Hertie School of Governance Mariam Farid Tim Gillmair Pakistan Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Social Policy, Minority Rights and Gender Policy • International Governance • Public Management • European Integration • Civil Society and NGO-Government Partnerships • Political Communication and Strategies

Education Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science, • Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, Maastricht ­Kinnaird College (Lahore, Pakistan) ­University (Maastricht, Netherlands) • Exchange, Relations Internationales Sciences Po Languages ­(Aix-en-Provence, France) English, Pushto, Urdu, Punjabi, German Languages Selected Internships German, English, Spanish, French 05–06/2014 Intern, Pakistan Embassy (Berlin, Germany) 07/2006 Intern, Advocacy Unit, National Commission on Selected Internships the Status of Women (Islamabad, Pakistan) 07/2014 Intern, Public Affairs and Government Relations, 07/2003 Intern, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, National Burson-Marsteller (Berlin, Germany) Rural Support Programme (Islamabad, Pakistan) 10/2012 Intern, Corporate Communications, Deutsche Post DHL (Bonn, Germany) Selected Work Experience 07/2011 Intern, Purchase and Quality, Volkswagen de 01/2009–03/2013 Programme Assistant, Women Hu- México (Puebla, Mexico) man Rights and Governance Unit, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Selected Work Experience (Islamabad, Pakistan) 09/2008 Cultural Representative, Walt Disney World (Orlando, USA) Master Thesis Title Filling the gap between policy design and implementa- Master Thesis Title tion in women empowerment and gender equality poli- Does the European neighbourhood policy make a differ- cies: Assessing government-NGO partnerships in Paki- ence? Policy patterns and reception in Ukraine. stan (WT)

Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 13 Michelle Francesco González Gottardo Amador Italy Mexico

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Fiscal Policy • Security Policy • International Development • European Union • Social and Education Policy • Energy and Environmental Policy

Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, Teconológico • Bachelor of Economics and Social Science, Bocconi de Monterrey (Guadalajara, Mexico) University, (Milan, Italy) • Certificat d’Études Politques, Institut d’Études • Exchange, The Graduate Institute of International and ­Politiques de Rennes (Rennes, France) Development Studies (Geneva, Switzerland) • Summer School, Northwestern University (Chicago, Languages USA) Spanish, English, French Languages Selected Internships Italian, English, German 07/2014 Intern, Population Unit, Statistical Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Selected Internships (­Geneva, Switzerland) 05–06/2014 Intern, Marketing and Exhibitions, The Ital- 08/2012 Intern, International Relations and Academic ian Chamber of Commerce for Germany (Berlin, Germany) ­Cooperation Office, University of Colima (Colima, Mexico) 07/2014 Research Intern, School Raising (Berlin, Germany) 01/2012 Intern, Europe, Middle East and Africa Desk, Development Center, The Organisation for Economic Master Thesis Title ­Co-operation and Development (Paris, France) To be confirmed

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 Maximilian Javier Guillot Grimm Colombia/Germany Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Corporate Sustainability and Corporate Social Respon- • Public Management sibility • Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation • Public Affairs and Political Communication • Sustainable Development • Sustainable Business Innovation and Entrepreneur- ship Education • Master of Arts in Philosophy (pending), University of Education Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA) • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Uni- • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Honours), Universidad versity of Mannheim, (Mannheim, Germany) Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia) • Exchange, Institut Barcelona D’Estudis Internacionals, Pompeu Fabra, (Barcelona, Spain) Languages • Exchange, University of Massachusetts (Boston, USA) Spanish, English, German, Portuguese

Languages Selected Internships German, English, Spanish, French 07–08/2014 Intern, FGV Direito SP Law School, Fundaço Getulio Vargas (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Selected Internships 09/2013–01/2014 Intern, Corporate Public Policy, Metro Selected Work Experience Group (Berlin, Germany) 10/2013–04/2014 Short Term Consultant for the 2015 05–06/2013 Intern, Financial Policy and Economic Coor- World Development Report, The World Bank Group dination, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Tech- (Washington DC, USA) nology (Berlin, Germany) 09/2011–05/2013 Researcher and Social Change 01–02/2011 Intern, Accounting and Auditing, Ernst and ­Practitioner, Corpovisionarios (Bogotá, Colombia) Young (Freiburg, Germany) 08/2007–07/2008 Editorial Coordinator and Administra- tive Assistant, Alberto Lleras Camargo School of Govern- Selected Work Experience ment, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) 02/2014–present Co-Founder and Head of Strategy and Communication, NAHhaft e.V. (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title 08/2008–07/2009 Teaching Assistant and Voluntary Fostering sustainability in land reform policy: Lessons Worker, Hogar de adolescentes, Arbeitsstelle Frieden from ecovillages in Brazil and Germany ­(Urdinarrain, Argentina) 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 Rajat Handa Peris India Spain

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Cultural Policy and Cultural Management • Governance, Democracy and Rule of Law • International Development • Peace, Conflict and Security • Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship • Nuclear Energy

Education Education • Exchange, Graduate School of Public Policy, University • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics, University of of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) Delhi (Delhi, India) • Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, University of St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland) Languages English, Hindi, German Languages Catalan, Spanish, German, English, French Selected Internships 05–08/2014 Intern, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Selected Internships (Berlin, Germany) 05–07/2014 Intern, Department for the Promotion of the 01/2011–12/2012 Consultant Intern, Worldview Educa- Independent Scene, Senate Chancellery, Cultural Affairs tion Services Pvt Ltd (New Delhi, India) (Berlin, Germany) 10/2012–01/2013 Intern, Social Business, Fairlink (Berlin, Selected Work Experience Germany) 07/2014–present Junior Policy Analyst, Initiative for 03–05/2012 Intern, E-Commerce, Suecos S.L. (Barcelona, Policy Research and Analysis Spain) 09/2013–present Media Manager, Under Secretary-­ General, Best Delegate Selected Work Experience 08/2011–07/2013 Director, WORDZ Delhi (New Delhi, 02–08/2013 Business Analyst for Sub-Saharan Africa, India) Infinite Potentials Consulting (Berlin, Germany) 05–09/2012 Head of International Relations, Fenexy Master Thesis Title Foundation (Barcelona, Spain) How does the organization of judicial systems influence their performance? (WT) Master Thesis Title Policy analysis of and for the city tax in Berlin (WT)

16 Hertie School of Governance Julia Hein Theresa Germany Heithaus USA

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Public Sector Reform • Public-Private Partnerships • Change Management • Urban Planning Policy • E-Government • International Governance

Education Education • Bachelor of Science in Political Economy, Universität • Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Portland State Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Germany) ­University (Portland, USA) • Exchange, Universitetet i Bergen (Bergen, Norway) • Minor in Music, Portland State University (Portland, USA) Languages • Exchange, Bishop’s University (Lennoxville, Canada) German, English, Dutch, French, Italian, Norwegian Languages Selected Internships English, Italian 05–07/2014 Intern, Wegweiser Berlin Research and Strat- egy (Berlin, Germany) Selected Internships 10–12/2012 Intern, International Programmes Office, 09–12/2013 Intern, Principles for Responsible Manage- Federal Court of Australia (Sydney, Australia) ment Education Secretariat, United Nations Global Com- 02–03/2010 Intern, Internal Market Department, Perma- pact (New York, USA) nent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany 06–08/2013 Intern, Participatory Development Pro- to the European Union (Brussels, Belgium) gramme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Cairo, Egypt) Selected Work Experience 04/2014–present Research Assistant Public Sector Re- Selected Work Experience form, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 01/2014–present Consultant, Working Groups, Principles 09–12/2010 Research Assistant, AWI-Lab for Experi- for Responsible Management Education Secretariat, mental Economics, Universität Heidelberg (Heidelberg, United Nations Global Compact (New York, USA) Germany) 03–06/2013 Content Editor, Atheneum Partners (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Public acceptance of the German electronic identity Master Thesis Title document Governing urban green space in developing countries: The case of Cairo Partner organization: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internatio- nale Zusammenarbeit

Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 17 Friederike Regula Hess Hemker Switzerland Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Development Cooperation • Labor and Social Policy • Cooperation in Good Governance • Economic Policy • European Integration Education • Bachelor of European Studies, University of Maas- Education tricht (Maastricht, Netherlands) • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Université • Exchange, SciencePo Grenoble (Saint-Martin-d’Hères, de Genève (Geneva, Switzerland) France) • Study Abroad, Boston University, (Boston, USA)

Languages Languages German, English, French German, English, French, Spanish

Selected Internships Selected Internships 01–02/2013 Intern, Marco Brunotte Member of Federal 06–08/2013 Research Assistant, Environmental Policy Parliament of Lower Saxony (Hannover, Germany) and Governance, Institut für ökologische Wirtschafts- 01–02/2012 Intern, State Chancellery of Lower Saxony forschung (Berlin, Germany) (Hannover, Germany) 02–07/2012 Project Manager ‘Rollen rollen’, Terre des 06–08/2010 Intern, Maventy Health International (Aniv- Femmes Schweiz (Bern, Switzerland) orano, Madagascar) 07–12/2011 Project Manager, Transparency International Schweiz (Bern, Switzerland) Selected Work Experience 09/2014–present Student Assistant, elbarlament GmbH Selected Work Experience Parliamentary Support Programs (Berlin, Germany) 09/2013–09/2014 Policy Advisor, European Depart- 08/2013–07/2014 Young Professional, Project on Decen- ment, Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Berlin, tralization and Local Development, Gesellschaft für Inter- ­Germany) nationale Zusammenarbeit (Yaoundé, Cameroon) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Political feasibility of an automatic macroeconomic Strengthening local capacities for peaceful conflict ­stabilizer for the Eurozone ­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 Rebecca Thilo Hitz Hirschfeld Germany USA

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Development Studies • European Union Politics • Crisis Management • Foreign Policy • International Governance • Energy Policy

Education Education • Dual Degree, London School of Economics (London, UK) • Exchange, the American University (Washington DC, • Bachelor of Arts in Government, Cornell University USA) (Ithaca, USA) • Master of European Studies, RWTH Aachen University (Aachen, Germany) Languages • Bachelor of Social Science, Carl von Ossietzky English, Spanish, Russian, German ­University Oldenburg (Oldenburg, Germany)

Selected Internships Languages 06–09/2014 Intern, Verification and Monitoring Pro- German, English, Portuguese, French, Spanish gramme, Verification Research, Training, and Information Centre (London, UK) Selected Internships 12/2012–09/2013 Multi-week Service Corps Fellow, Joint 05–07/2014 Intern, European Union Affairs Department,­ Distribution Committee (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Representation of the Federal State of Schleswig-­ 06–08/2011 Assistant to Development Manager, Family Holstein in Berlin (Berlin, Germany) Care International (New York, USA) 04–06/2013 Intern, Economics Department, Rambøll Management Consulting (Hamburg, Germany) Master Thesis Title 10/2012–02/2013 Intern, Team ‘Internal Politics’, Cabi- What is the effect of Chinese FDI on individual capac- net of the President of the European Parliament, Martin ity/capital development in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Schulz, European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium) Luamba (Angola) given the high ratio of Chinese to local workers on large infrastructure projects? (WT) Selected Work Experience 08/2013–07/2014 Student Trainee, Press Monitoring Team, Hill + Knowlton Strategies (Berlin, Germany) 06–09/2012 European Union Research Funding, RWTH Aachen University (Aachen, Germany) 04/2009–04/2011 Freelancer, Nordwest-Zeitung Olden- burg (Oldenburg, Germany)

Master Thesis 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 • Human Rights Law • Governmental Relations and Public Affairs • Migration and Refugee Policy • Corporate Social Responsibility • Climate and Energy Governance • Public and Strategic Management

Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics, University of • Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Berlin Oxford (Oxford, UK) School of Economics and Law (Berlin, Germany) • Exchange, University of Cape Town (Cape Town, Languages South Africa) German, English, French Languages Selected Internships German, English, French 07-09/2014 Intern, RAND Europe Policy Think Tank Selected Internships Selected Work Experience 06–09/2013 Intern, Group International Relations and 09/2014–present Research Assistant for Environmental Government Affairs, Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Berlin, Policy at adelphi Germany) 02/2012–present Research Analyst at the Swiss Institute 07–09/2012 Intern, Public Affairs, Embassy of the Federal for Peace and Energy Research Republic of Germany (Washington DC, USA) 01–04/2011 Project Manager at Avenir Suisse 10/2011–01/2012 Intern, Public Relations and Public Af- fairs, Hill&Knowlton Strategies GmbH (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Fortress Europe: Rights of refugees and Europe’s rejection Selected Work Experience 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-Ebert- Foundation (Berlin, Germany)

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 • Political Economy • Finance and Economic Policy • International Trade • Urban and Social Policy • Management

Education Education • Master of Public Policy, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Japan) Relations, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bolo- • Dual Degree, University of Tokyo, (Tokyo, Japan) gna (Bologna, Italy) • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Shanghai International Studies University, (Shanghai, China) Languages English, Polish, Italian, Spanish, French Languages Chinese, English, Japanese, German Selected Work Experience 01/2012–09/2013 Public Diplomacy Advisor, Consulate Selected Work Experience General of the Republic of Poland in New York, Ministry 06/2012–04/2013 Supervisor, Customer Experience of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland (New York, Management, Development Bank of Singapore (Shang- USA) hai, China) 07/2009–09/2010 Associate, Risk and Control Solution, Master Thesis Title PricewaterhouseCoopers Consultant, (Shanghai, China) The impact of the labour market reform on the Italian 08/2007–02/2008 Flight Attendant, Japan Airlines, (To- economy kyo, Japan)

Master Thesis Title Water safety in China: Barriers to water policy implemen- tation 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 • Sustainable Development • New Knowledge Economy • International Trade Policy • E-Governance and Information Technology • Corporate Social Responsibility

Education Education • Exchange, International Management, Fundação • Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Cultural Getulio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) Studies, Specialization in Latin American Regional • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Studies, University of Passau (Passau, Germany) ­California Berkeley (Berkeley, USA) • 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 Parliamen- 05/2014–08/2014 Intern, Sustainable Trade Policy, In- tary Scholarship, Federal Minister Josef Rief, MdB, Ger- vestment and Sustainability Standards, Federal Ministry man Federal Parliament (Berlin, Germany) for Economic Cooperation and Development (Berlin, 02–06/2011 Press Intern, Democratic Policy and Com- Germany) munications Center, United States Senate ­(Washington 09/2012–03/2013 Intern, Private Sector and Peace Build- DC, USA) ing, Project CERCAPAZ, German Agency for Development 01–05/2010 Legislative Intern, Congresswoman Grace Cooperation (Bogotá, Colombia) Napolitano, United States Congress (Washington DC, 04–07/2012 Intern, Human Rights and Development Co- USA) operation, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bogotá, Colombia) Selected Work Experience 09/2012–07/2013 Freelancer, Investor Relations Selected Work Experience ­Manager, Fundraising for Select Technology Start-ups 10/2014–present Assistant to the Executive Board, (Berlin, Germany) CSP-Network for International Politics and Co-Operation 09/2011–02/2012 Online Organizing Fellow, ­MoveOn.org (Berlin, Germany) Political Action (Washington DC, USA) 10/2008–05/2009 Project Officer, Mentoring Program 08–11/2010 Field Organizer, Nevada State Democratic for Young Adults, Las Tías (León, Nicaragua) Party, Harry Reid for Senate: Coordinated Campaign (Las Vegas, USA) Master Thesis Title Making sustainability standards work: Examples from Master Thesis Title the apparel industry (WT) Open data in OGP national action plans: Patterns of Partner organizations: The Federal Ministry for Economic adoption (WT) Cooperation and Development, Sustainable Trade Policy, Partner organization: The Open Government Partnership Investment and Sustainability Standards Department |Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenar- beit, Programme for Social and Environmental Standards

22 Hertie School of Governance Svanja Lena Kleemann Klockemann Germany Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Conflict Management • Environment, Energy, Climate • Economics and Statistics • International Development and Transnational • Financial Inclusion and Transparency ­governance • European integration Education • Study Abroad, Bocconi University, (Milan, Italy) Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences and Public • Bachelor of Arts, International Political Management, ­Management, University of Konstanz (Constance, University of Applied Sciences Bremen (Bremen, Germany) ­Germany) • Study Abroad, University of California, (San Diego, • Exchange, Trent University (Peterborough, Canada) USA) Languages Languages German, English, Spanish German, English, Spanish, Italian, French Selected Internships Selected Internships 01–03/2011 Climate and Energy section, Land Office of 09/2013–02/2014 Intern, Finance and Information Tech- Lower Saxony to the European Union (Brussels, Belgium) nology Department, Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany) 05–07/2010 Economic department, German permanent 10/2011–03/2012 Intern, Good Governance and State mission to the United Nations (Geneva, Switzerland) Reform, German Association for International Coopera- 03–05/2010 Office of Gabriele Lösekrug-Möller, MdB, tion (Lima, Peru) German Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) 04-08/2010 Intern, Decentralisation, German Associa- tion for International Cooperation (Asuncion, Paraguay) Selected Work Experience 08/2013–03/2015 Young Professional and Consultant, Selected Work Experience Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen­ 12/2009–present Founder and Executive Director, arbeit (GIZ) (Eschborn, Germany/Mexico City, Mexico) Management Department, One Week Student (Freiburg, 03–07/2014 Project assistant, German adaptation policy, Germany) Adelphi consult (Berlin, Germany) 04–08/2014 Working Student, Sales Department, 11/2011–06/2012 Personal assistant to the UN Special Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany) Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace (Bremen, 03/2014 Working Student, Management Department, Germany) Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Horizontal mainstreaming of climate change adaptation Financial inclusion in Latin America (WT) into policy planning: The case of Germany Partner organization(s): Adelphi Consult/Umweltbundes- amt, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen- arbeit (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 • Demographic Change • Foreign Policy and International Development • International Development • Gender Policy • Gender

Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Anthropology, • Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and University College Utrecht (Utrecht, Netherlands) Organization Science, Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam, • Fulbright Campus Scholarship Program, University of Netherlands) Oregon (Eugene, USA) • Exchange, Politicology, Sociology and International Relations, Witwatersrand University (Johannesburg, Languages South Africa) Dutch, English, French, German. • Minor in Law and Society, University of Utrecht ­(Utrecht, Netherlands) Selected Internships 09/2013 Intern, Humanitarian Policy Officer, Embassy Languages of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Dutch, English, German ­Affairs (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) 06/2013 Research Intern, Party Platform Committee, Selected Internships Dutch Democratic Party (The Hague, Netherlands) 06–09/2014 Intern, Country Office, Pan American Health 07/2011 Project Coordinator and Research Intern, Maria’s Organization / World Health Orgnization (Paramaribo, Libraries (Busia, Kenya) Suriname) 09/2011–03/2012 Intern, Marketing and Fundraising, Master Thesis Title Oxfam Novib (The Hague, Netherlands) Closing the gender gap in economic decision-making through voluntary initiatives: Conditions for the effec- Selected Work Experience tiveness of charter initiatives in the Netherlands and 09/2014–present Research and Teaching Assistant, Denmark in the ‘Shadow of Regulation’ ­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 China Carrillo Mexico

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Public Relations • Welfare States and Social Policy • Corporate Management • Health and Education • Public-Private Partnerships • Development

Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Clark University • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Instituto ­(Massachusetts, USA) Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, • Exchange, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Campus Estado de México (Mexico City, Mexico) Kong, China) Languages Languages Spanish, English, German Chinese, English Selected Internships Selected Internships 03/2008–11/2009 Intern, Corporate Communications 06–08/2014 Intern, Marketing Department, Fireworks and Reputation, Procter&Gamble (Mexico City, Mexico) (Shanghai, China) 05–07/2011 Intern Reporter, English Desk, Caixin Media, Selected Work Experience (Beijing, China) 08/2013–08/2014 Professional Year, Deutsche Gesell- 01–05/2011 Intern, Government Relations Department, schaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Riyadh, Saudi Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. (Washington DC, USA) Arabia) 12/2009–02/2012 Government Relations, Master Thesis Title 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 • Labour, Social and Education Policy • Transnational Labor Governance • Energy, Environment and Climate • Comparative Political Economy • Public Economics

Education Education • Exchange, University of California, Luskin School of • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and Public Affairs (Los Angeles, USA) ­Political Science (London, UK) • Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences and History, • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Justus Liebig University ­Bielefeld University (Bielefeld, Germany) (Giessen, Germany) • Exchange, Vilnius University (Vilnius, Lithuania) Languages Languages German, English, Spanish, French German, English, Spanish Selected Internships Selected Internships 04–07/2013 Research Assistant, Climate Policy, German 05–07/2013 Visiting Associate, The Boston Consulting Institute for Economic Research (Berlin, Germany) Group (Berlin, Germany) 09–12/2011 Intern, International Economic and Financial 01–03/2012 Intern, Latin America Division, Federal Policy, German Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) ­Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) 10–12/2011 Intern, Development Cooperation, Friedrich Selected Work Experience Ebert Foundation (La Paz, Bolivia) 09/2012–08/2013 Public Servant, Division Ia1, Basic ­Issues of the Welfare State, Federal Ministry of Labour Selected Work Experience and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 09/2013–07/2014 Public Affairs Trainee, Hanne + Maack 06/2010–06/2012 Student Assistant, Integration Kommunikation (Berlin, Germany) ­Economics and Erasmus Coordination, Justus Liebig ­University (Giessen, Germany) Master Thesis Title 09/2001–08/2006 Wholesaler in Foreign and Domes- Using socially responsible public procurement to foster tic Trade, Purchase and Import, Frankana (Marktbreit, social responsibility in transnational supply chains (WT) ­Germany)

Master Thesis Title Financing higher education in Germany (WT)

26 Hertie School of Governance Clara Meneses Charlene Brazil Mhlanga Zimbabwe

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Trade • Corporate Social Responsibility • Fiscal Governance • Technology and Innovation • Administrative Law • Public-Private Partnerships

Education Education • Postgraduate degree in Public Law, University of • Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Sciences, Jacobs ­Brasília (Brasília, Brazil) University Bremen (Bremen, Germany) • Bachelor of Laws, Federal University of Sergipe (São Cristóvão, Brazil) Languages English, Ndebele, Zulu, German Languages Portuguese, English, Spanish, German Selected Internships 11/2012–05/2013 Intern, International Digital Selected Internships ­Marketing, Beiersdorf AG (Hamburg, Germany) 07–08/2014 Academic Intern, Brazil Board, Bundes­ 06–09/2011 Project Coordinator, Cultural Diplomacy verband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (Berlin, Germany) in Africa Programme, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy 01–06/2006 Academic Intern, Defensoria Pública ­(Berlin, Germany) ­Estadual (Aracaju, Brazil) 09–12/2003 Intern, Prosecutor’s Office, Ministério Selected Work Experience ­Público Federal (Aracaju, Brazil) 08/2013–present Market Research Analyst, Market Logic Software (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 02–04/2012 Research Assistant, Jacobs Centre for Life- 09/2008–06/2013 Attorney, Procuradoria-Geral da Fa- long Learning and Institutional Development, (Bremen, zenda Nacional, Ministry of Finance (Brasília, Brazil) Germany) 12/2003–09/2008 Judicial Advisor, Federal Court of Ser- gipe, Federal Justice (Aracaju, Brazil) Master Thesis Title Does the form in which Corporate Social Responsibility Master Thesis Title (CSR) is integrated into core business strategies matter? Why does Brazil have so few Double Tax Treaties? A case A comparative assessment of CSR strategies and their study on the Brazilian-German negotiations. effect on performance in the automotive and utilities sectors in Germany

Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 27 Giulia Minnucci Meilin Italy Möllenkamp Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International and Non-Profit Organisations • Public Health • Corporate Social Responsibility • The Future of the Welfare State • Development Economics and Policies • Theories of Social Justice

Education Education • Dual Degree, Università Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy) • Summer School, Barcelona Institute for Global Health • Master of Science in Economics and Management of (Barcelona, Spain) Public Administrations and International Institutions, • Bachelor of Arts in Public Management and Gover- Università Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy) nance, Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen, Germany) • Exchange, Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Sau Paulo, Brazil) Languages • Bachelor of Business Administration and Manage- German, English, Spanish, French ment, Università Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy) Selected Internships Languages 05–06/2014 Intern, Health Policy, Federal Ministry of Italian, English, Portuguese, French Health (Berlin, Germany) 05–11/2012 Intern, Public Management and Health Master Thesis Title Care, Kienbaum Management Consultants (Düsseldorf, Management of irregular migration in Italy: Which Germany) are the challenges and the priorities related to Italy’s 07–08/2011 Intern, DEinternational Business Service strategy for managing irregular migrants persisting on ­Department, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce national territory? (WT) (Mumbai, India)

Selected Work Experience 05–12/2014 Student Assistant, Health and Long-term Care Department, Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissen- schaft und -gestaltung (Köln, Germany) 01/2011–05/2012 Freelance Journalist, Local Section Friedrichshafen, Südkurier Medienhaus (Friedrichshafen, Germany)

Master Thesis 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 • Energy and Climate Policy • Public Health • International Trade • Global Governance • Economic Policy

Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, The Colorado • Bachelor of Arts in European Administration Manage- ­College (Colorado, USA) ment, Hochschule Harz (Halberstadt, Germany) • Minor in African Studies, The Colorado College • Exchange, Mykolos Romeris University (Vilnius, ­(Colorado, USA) ­Lithuania) • Exchange University of Botswana ­(Gaborone, ­Botswana) Languages • International Baccalaureate, Mahindra United World German, English, Spanish, French College of India (Pune, India) Selected Internships Languages 06–08/2014 Intern, Public Affairs, FleishmanHillard Ger- English, Norwegian, German many (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–02/2013 Intern, European Union Representa- Selected Internships tive Office, ThyssenKrupp AG (Brussels, Belgium) 08/2013–06/2014 Young Professional, Programme to 02–07/2011 Intern, European Union Representation, As- Foster Innovation, Learning and Evidence in HIV and sociation of Northern German Chambers of Commerce Health Programmes of German Development Coopera- and Industry (Brussels, Belgium) tion, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusam- menarbeit (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 01–06/2008 Mentor, Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (San 09/2014–present Project Analyst, Public Affairs, Fleish- Jorge, Nicaragua) manHillard Germany (Berlin, Germany) 08–10/2007 Intern, The Yme Foundation (Vegårshei, 09–12/2014 Organization Committee, Global Public ­Norway) Policy Network Conference (Berlin, Germany) 01–08/2014 Research Analyst, MarketLogic Software AG Selected Work Experience (Berlin, Germany) 09/2014–present Junior Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title 11/2012–04/2014 Organizer, European Public Policy The effectiveness of national Emission Performance ­Conference (Berlin, Germany / Paris, France) 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 • Forced Migration and Humanitarian Assistance • Political Communications • Urban Development and Social Policy • Comparative Politics • Land, Property and Housing Policy

Education Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with Distinction, • Exchange, American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt) ­University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) and Université Pierre Mendès (France, Grenoble) • Dual Degree, Graduate School of Public Policy, • Bachelors of Law and International Studies (­Honours), ­University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) University of Adelaide, (Adelaide, Australia) • Exchange, Universite Pierre Mendes (Grenoble, Languages France) English, Tagalog, German, French • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Australian ­National University (Canberra, Australia) Selected Internships 06–07/2014 Communications Assistant, Global Public Languages Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany) English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic

Selected Work Experience Selected Internships 03/2014–present Communications Assistant, Global 05–07/2014 Australian Embassy, Political and Economic Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany) Section, DFAT, (Berlin, Germany) 07–08/2013 Voter Identification and Internal Polling, 05–09/2012 Intern, Democracy Reporting International ­Ontario New Democratic Party (Toronto, Ontario) (Berlin, Germany) 04–08/2013 Constituency Organizer, Member of Parlia- 01–02/2011 Intern, Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin, ment Olivia Chow, New Democratic Party of Canada Germany) (Toronto, Canada) Selected Work Experience Master Thesis Title 07–08/2014 Consultant, Land, Property and Reparations Social capital and the efficacy of economic decision-­ Division, Department of Operations and Emergencies, making in comparative perspective (WT) Inter­national Organization for Migration (Geneva, Swit- zerland) 01–08/2013 Researcher, Media Intelligence Partners ­(London, UK) 02–05/2012 Researcher, Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning, (Adelaide, Australia)

Master Thesis Title From displacement to development? Crossing the humanitarian-development nexus in urban Jordan and Egypt (WT)

30 Hertie School of Governance Natalia Osorio Jannis Otto Restrepo Germany Colombia

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Urban policies: Security, Co-existence, Culture and • Public Management Education • E-Governance • Interactions between Law and Economics • Public Finance • Civil Society Involvement in Public Policy Education Education • Exchange, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) • Postgraduate Diploma in Administrative Law, • Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences and Economics, ­University of Antioquia (Medellin, Colombia) Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Münster, • Bachelor of Law, University Externado of Colombia Germany) (Bogotá, Colombia) • Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA)

Languages Languages Spanish, English German, English, Italian

Selected Work Experience Selected Internships 05–08/2014 Consultant at Secretary of Education 05–08/2013 Intern, Public Management Consulting, ­Department of Antioquia, project Educational Parks PricewaterhouseCoopers (Berlin, Germany) ­(Medellín, Colombia) 09–12/2011 Intern, National Academy of Public Adminis- 04–08/2013 Consultant at the Strengthening Territo- tration (Washington DC, USA) rial Unit. The Financial Fund of Development Projects 08–10/2010 Intern, Office of Armin Schuster, MdB, (­FONADE) (Bogotá, Colombia) ­German Federal Parliament (Berlin, Germany) 09/2012–05/2013 Citizen security and coexistence ­Consultant at the district Secretary of Government of Selected Work Experience Bogotá City Council (Medellín, Colombia) 09/2013–08/2014 Professional Year, Management 02/2011–01/2012 Secretary General, Enterprise for ­Consulting in Health and Public Service, Accenture GmbH ­Urban Security – ESU- of Medellín City Council (Medellín, (Berlin, Germany) Colombia) 09/2012–04/2013 Student Assistant, Foreign Direct 08/2008–12/2009 Consultant for the Secretary of Gov- ­Investment Analyst, Terrain Global (Berlin, Germany) ernment of Medellín City Council (Medellín, Colombia) 01/2006–08/2008 Legal Assistant for the Secretary of Master Thesis Title Social Development of Medellín City Council (Medellín, Analytics as a New Public Management Tool: An Effective Colombia) Use for Air Cargo Security

Master Thesis Title Completing the ‘miracle’: increasing community involve- ment for the implementation of the programme Educa- tional Parks in Antioquia, Colombia (WT) Partner organization: Government of Antioquia (Colombia)

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 • Security Policy • Public Policy and Law • Global Governance • Urban and Rural Planning • International Organizations

Education Education • Master of Law and Development, Fundação Getúlio • ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Security and Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) Development Policy, Syracuse University (Syracuse, • Bachelor of Law, University of São Paulo (São Paulo, USA) Brazil) • Masters of International Relations, Maxwell School • Extensions: Université Lyon 2 & Sciences-Po Lyon of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (2007/2008), UC Berkeley (2009), Yale Law School (Syracuse, USA) (2012) • Masters of International Relations, University of Edin- burgh (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 Ap- Selected Internships peals of São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil) 06–08/2014 Programme Assistant, Women In Interna- 03–10/2009 Researcher at Conectas Human Rights (São tional Security (Washington DC, USA) Paulo, Brazil) 01–07/2013 Research Assistant, Scottish Parliamentary 12/2006–07/2007 Strategic Planning for Cultural Organi- Office of Liam McArthur MSP (Edinburgh, UK) zations at CQS Advogados (São Paulo, Brazil) Selected Work Experience Selected Work Experience 09/2011–present Junior Rate, Logistics, Royal Naval 11/2012–10/2014 Researcher, Global Administrative Law ­Reserve (Rosyth, UK) Network (International) 07–09/2012 Summer Organizer, Larimer County, Obama 08/2011–11/2012 Researcher, Crime and Punishment for America (Colorado, USA) Study Center, Fundação Getúlio Vargas Law School (São Paulo, Brazil) Master Thesis Title 01–10/2010 Voluntary Legal Assistant for Refugees and What explains the variation in NATO member states’ Illegal Immigrants in Casa do Migrante (São Paulo, Brazil) National Action Plans for women, peace and security given the same starting point of United Nations Security Master Thesis Title Council Resolution 1325? Fostering sustainability in land reform policy: Lessons from ecovillages in Brazil and Germany Partner organization: National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform in Brazil

32 Hertie School of Governance Armin Peter Daniel Polte Germany Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • International Corporate Strategy • Media and Technology Policy • Public Affairs and Political Communication • Political Communication • International Management • Development Policy

Education Education • Exchange, Concentration in International Manage- • Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA) ment, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) • Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and African • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Freie Universität Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Mainz, Berlin (Berlin, Germany) Germany) • Exchange Year, Concentrations in Foreign Policy and • Exchange, Universidad de Complutense (Madrid, Journalism, American University (Washington DC, Spain) USA) Languages Languages German, English, Spanish, French, Swahili German, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch Selected Internships Selected Internships 06–08/2013 Intern, Department of International 05–07/2014 Intern, KPMG Berlin, Public Sector Consult- ­Development, Squad EU/MENA, General Secretary of ing/Health Care Audit (Berlin, Germany) the German­ Red Cross (Berlin, Germany) 07–10/2012 Intern, Axel Springer Corporate Communica- 09–11/2011 Intern, Exhibition bunt!?, Museum of tions (Berlin, Germany) ­Natural History (Mainz, Germany) 08–12/2011 Intern, Embassy of France in the United 03–04/2010 Intern, Procurement Department, States co-op program (Washington DC, USA) ­Hessischer Rundfunk (Frankfurt, Germany)

Selected Work Experience Selected Work Experience 04/2013–05/2014 Freelancer, Axel Springer Product 05–07/2014 Project Trainee, Deutschland sicher im Netz Management (Berlin, Germany) e.V. (Berlin, Germany) 04/2013–05/2014 Freelancer, Online Desk, Berliner Mor- 12/2013–04/2014 Working Student, Public Affairs and genpost (Berlin, Germany) Corporate Communication, Burson-Marsteller (Berlin, 06/2012–10/2013 Student Assistant, Konrad-Adenauer- Germany) Foundation (Berlin, Germany) 04–08/2011 Academic Assistant, Department of Anthro- pology and African Studies, Johannes Gutenberg Univer- Master Thesis Title sity Mainz (Mainz, Germany) How do interventions in different stages of the policy cycle affect the influence potential of lobbying cam- Master Thesis Title paigns? (WT) Media regulation in the digital age (WT) Partner organization: Burson Marsteller

Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 33 Júlia Prats Romeu Andrea Spain Puentes Riaño Colombia

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Gender Equality and Women in Development • Public-Private Partnerships • International Governance • Corporate Social Responsibility • Civil Society, Social Innovation • Cross-Sectoral Partnerships

Education Education • Bachelor of Political Science, Universitat Pompeu • Bachelor of Law with Minor in Economics, Los Andes Fabra (Barcelona, Spain) University (Bogotá, Colombia) • Exchange, University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Catalan Languages Spanish, English, French Selected Internships 05–07/2014 Intern, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Selected Internships ­Namibia and Angola Office (Windhoek, Namibia) 06/2014 Intern, AMPION (Berlin, Germany) 01–03/2013 Intern, Quartiers Management Falken­ hagener Feld Ost (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 08/2010 Intern, European and International Affairs 07/2014 Legal Officer, Office of Legal Affairs, Interna- ­Department, Confederation of German Employers’ tional Organization for Migration (Geneva, Switzerland) ­Association (Berlin, Germany) 05/2013 Senior Contract Analyst, Legal Department, In- ternational Organization for Migration (Bogotá, Colombia) Selected Work Experience 11/2010 Contract Analyst, Legal Department, Interna- 03/2013–present Social Worker, ReachIna Mädchen- tional Organization for Migration (Bogotá, Colombia) stadtteiladen (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Public-private partnerships, a suitable policy alternative? Gender equality and regional cooperation in Southern The case of the energy-efficient buildings initiative in the Africa: The impact of the SADC Protocol on gender and European Union development on Namibian women (WT) Partner organization: Konrad Adenauer Foundation ­Namibia

34 Hertie School of Governance Thierry Racaud Sandeep France Rajgopal Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • EU Integration • Resource and Commodity Governance • Education Policy • International Organisations • Public Management • Public Finance Flow Structures

Education Education • Master of Public Affairs in Statistics, Economics, Policy • Dual Degree, Graduate School of Public Policy, Analysis and Public Management, Sciences Po (Paris, ­University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) France) • Bachelor of Arts with Dual Honours in Accounting • Master in Intercultural Exchanges, Project manage- and International Relations, Keele University (Keele, ment, Cultural Policies and Intercultural Communica- UK) tion, Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris, France) Languages Languages German, English, Spanish, Tamil, Hindi French, English, German, Portuguese Selected Internships Selected Internships 08/2013–07/2014 Professional Year, PROAGUA, Gesell- 06–08/2014 Intern, Marketing and Events Manage- schaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Lima, Peru) ment, International Policy and Leadership Institute (Paris, 06–08/2011 Intern, Cash Management Services, Stan- France) dard Chartered Bank (Frankfurt, Germany) 07/2009 Intern, Business Recovery Services, Pricewater- Selected Work Experience houseCoopers (Frankfurt, Germany) 01/2011–12/2013 Assistant Manager, Paris-London Co- operation, Ministry of National Education (Paris, France / Selected Work Experience London, UK) 07–08/2012 Volunteer, English Teaching, VESL (Doi 01/2010–12/2011 Marketing, Louvre Museum (Paris, Chaang/Chiang Rai, Thailand) France) 01/2000–12/2010 Teaching and Project Management, Ministry of National Education (Paris, France)

Master Thesis Title The impact of education systems on entrepreneurship

Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 35 Ira Ramaj Marjan Albania Ranogajec Serbia

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Health and Social Policy • International Governance • Sustainable Development • Environment, Energy and Climate • Public Management • European Integration

Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in International Development and • Specialist Degree in Food Preservation Technologies, Social Change and Economics, Clark University University of Novi Sad (Novi Sad, Serbia) (Worcester, USA) • 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 Selected Internships ­Security, German Institute for Economic Research (Berlin, 06–08/2013 EDIT Center (Novi Sad, Serbia) Germany) 05–08/2011 Research Assistant, Economic Development Selected Work Experience and Employment Promotion Program, Deutsche Gesell- 06/2014–present Research Associate, Department of schaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Tirana, Albania) Food Preservation Engineering, University of Novi Sad 06/2010 Fellow, Development Project Management Insti- (Novi Sad, Serbia) tute (Washington DC, USA) 10/2013–05/2014 Research Analyst, Market Logic Soft- ware (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 02–06/2013 Research Associate, Prof. Gerhard Hammer- 08/2013–07/2014 Young Professional, Multi-Sector HIV schmid, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) and AIDS Prevention Program, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Pretoria, South Africa) Master Thesis Title The European Neighborhood Policy: An insufficient Master Thesis Title ­foreign policy instrument (WT) All equal in sickness and death? Measuring the effect of income inequality on HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa

36 Hertie School of Governance Cameron Reed Kim Reichel USA Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Peace and Conflict • Development Economics • Foreign and Security Policy • Finance and Economic Policy • Terrorism and Political Violence • International Governance

Education Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Security and • Exchange, American University (Washington DC, USA) Development Policy, Maxwell School of Citizenship • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Philipps-Universitat and Public Affairs Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) Marburg (Marburg, Germany) • Executive Certificate in Counter-Terrorism Studies, • Bachelor of Science, Economics, Philipps-Universitat Interdisciplinary Center (Herzliya, Israel) Marburg (Marburg, Germany) • Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Trinity College • Exchange, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superi- (Hartford, USA) ores de Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico) • Minor in Arabic Language and Culture, Trinity College (Hartford, USA) Languages German, English, Spanish, French Languages English, Arabic, Spanish, German Selected Internships 09–11/2014 Economic Governance Program, Heinrich Selected Internships Böll Foundation (Washington DC, USA) 06–08/2014 Intern, Research and Analysis, International 02–04/2013 European Directorate-General, German Fed- Institute for Counter-Terrorism (Herzliya, Israel) eral Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) 02–06/2012 Intern, Research and Development, Arab 11/2012–01/2013 Competence Centre Governance and American Association (New York, USA) Decentralization, KfW Entwicklungsbank (Frankfurt am 06–08/2009 Intern, External Affairs, U.S. Department of Main, Germany) Energy, Savannah River Site (Aiken, USA) Selected Work Experience Selected Work Experience 02–06/2014 Research Assistant, Risk Advisory & Services, 08/2013-07/2014 Graduate Research Assistant, Institute Allianz Climate Solutions (Berlin, Germany) for National Security and Counterterrorism (Syracuse, USA) Master Thesis Title 10/2012–08/2013 AmeriCorps VISTA, Volunteer Recruit- From Aid to Investment: Gender-related effects of new ment, Seedling Foundation (Austin, USA) approaches to economic development (WT) 02–05/2012 Residential Coordinator, Education First In- ternational (Tarrytown, USA)

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 • Economics and Development Economics • Public-Private Partnerships • Public Policies for Industrial and Territorial Develop- • Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship ment • Cultural Policies Education • Dual Degree, Columbia University School of Interna- Education tional and Public Affairs (New York, USA) • Dual Degree, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi • Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude in Women’s (Milan, Italy) ­Studies and Education, Hamilton College (Clinton, • Bachelor of Economics and Finance, Università United States) ­Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy) • Exchange, Social Welfare Policy, Stockholm University, • Exchange, Copenhagen Business School (Copenhagen, (Stockholm, Sweden) Denmark)

Languages Languages English, Spanish, German Italian, English, Spanish

Public Service Master Thesis Title 06/2013–present Board Member, Coalition for Juvenile Crises and health: A study on the impact of the current Justice (Washington DC, USA) obesity crisis and its distribution in Italy 09/2011–09/2014 Federal Advisory Committee Member, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice (Washington DC, USA) 10/2007–10/2014 Juvenile Justice Advisory Group Mem- ber, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, (Albany, USA)

Selected Work Experience 06–07/2014 Weatherhead East Asian Institute ­Sasakawa Fellowship, Philippines Office, Ashoka (Manila, ­Philippines) 02/2014–present Consultant, Health, Education, and ­Social Programs, ICF International (Washington DC, USA) 02/2011–08/2013 Planning Analyst, Department of ­Planning & Government Innovation, Vera Institute of ­Justice (New York, USA)

Master Thesis Title Throwing away the key? The rise of International prison privatization (WT)

38 Hertie School of Governance Nicolas Yolanda Rother Rosemberg Germany/Jamaica Argentina

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Health Policy • International Good Governance through Institutions • Social Justice and Equity • Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability • Development Economics • Public Management

Education Education • Bachelor of Economics, Universidad de Buenos Aires • Exchange, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Admin- (Buenos Aires, Argentina) istração de Empresas de São Paulo (Sao Paulo, Brazil) • Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Social Sci- Languages ences, Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany) Spanish, English, French, German and Portuguese • Exchange, Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA) Selected Internships 06–08/2013 Intern, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internatio- Languages nale Zusammenarbeit (Kathmandu, Nepal) English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish 09/2011–02/2012 Intern, International Labour Office (Geneva, Switzerland) Selected Work Experience 04/2013–07/2014 Assistant for Corporate Communi- Selected Work Experience cations and Investor Relations, Deutsche Wohnen AG 09/2014–present Policy Consultant, Scenarium Group (Berlin, Germany) GmbH (Berlin, Germany) 12/2011–02/2012 Temporary Employment, World Bank, 08/2014 Consultant, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Interna- Washington, DC tionale Zusammenarbeit (Mbeya, Tanzania) 12/2013–08/2014 Voluntary Position, Vice President of 09/2013–08/2014 Health Programme, Deutsche the Hertie Student Association, Hertie School of Gover- ­Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Dar es nance (Berlin, Germany) Salaam, Tanzania) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title Digital Government: Leveraging Innovation to Improve Equity and health – how governance affects equity out- Public Sector Performance and Outcomes for Citizens— comes in low income countries Learnings from Germany’s Digital Employment Strategy Partner organizations: Panamerican Health Organization (WT) | Social Health Protection Network | Deutsche Gesellschaft Partner Organization: Accenture Research für Internationale Zusammenarbeit | Scenarium Group GmbH

Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 39 Ayjeren David Schlutz Rozyjumayeva Germany Turkmenistan

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Economic History and International Economics • Development Policies and Development Economics • Environment, Energy and Climate • Anti-Corruption • Research Methods • Behavioural Economics

Education Education • American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, • Dual Degree, London School of Economics and ­Bulgaria) ­Political Science (London, UK) • Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, University of Languages Magdeburg (Magdeburg, Germany) Turkmen, Russian, English, French, Farsi, Turkish • Exchange, International Relations, St. Petersburg State University (Saint Petersburg, Russia) Selected Work Experience 09/2010–04/2013 Research assistant, American Univer- Languages sity in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria) German, English, French, Russian 09/2013–05/2014 Chair, International Policy and Leader- ship Institute, European Public Policy Conference (Berlin, Selected Internships Germany / Rome, Italy) 07/2012–01/2013 Intern, Regional Office Central Asia, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenar- Master Thesis Title beit (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) International Investment Law and its implications on do- 02–07/2012 Intern, Anticorruption and Integrity Pro- mestic policymaking (WT) gramme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Eschborn, Germany) 02–04/2011 Intern, Division for Nuclear Disarmament, German Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)

Selected Work Experience 10/2013–present Research Assistant, Centre for Eco- nomic Performance, London School of Economics (Lon- don, UK) 01–08/2013 Consultant, Sustainable Economic Develop- ment Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internatio- nale Zusammenarbeit (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

Master Thesis Title The impact of financial disclosure systems on national corruption levels – a quantitative analysis Partner organization: World Bank

40 Hertie School of Governance Cornelius Kelsey Shantz Schneider USA/Canada Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Behavioral Economics and Statistics • Development Economics • European Integration • Finance and Economic Policy • Environment, Energy and Climate • International Governance

Education Education • Bachelor of Science in Economics, Humboldt • ATLANTIS Dual Degree in International Security and ­University (Berlin, Germany) Development Policy, (USA, Germany & the Nether- • Exchange, University of the Western Cape ­(Cape lands. Town, South Africa) • Master of Arts in International Relations, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse Languages ­University (Syracuse, USA) German, English, French • Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, University of Evansville (Evansville, USA) Selected Internships 05/2013–08/2013 Intern, Europe 2020, Aspects of EU Languages Economic and Financial Policy, Federal Ministry of Eco- English, Russian nomics and Technology (Berlin, Germany) 11/2011–01/2012 Intern, Marketing and Sales, VICE (Ber- Selected Internships lin, Germany) 07–09/2014 Research Assistant, Center for European 03/2011 Intern, Macro-Research, M.M. Warburg & CO Policy Analysis (Washington DC, USA) (Hamburg, Germany) 01–06/2013 Coordinator and Intern, Kiva Program, ­Accion San Diego (San Diego, USA) Selected Work Experience 01–04/2012 Intern, Economics Office, US Mission to the 06–12/2014 Research Assistant, Global Climate Forum Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (Berlin, Germany) (Vienna, Austria)

Master Thesis Title Selected Work Experience The inheritance tax in Germany: Pre- and post-notched 01–07/2014 Research Analyst, Boulder Institute of taxation (WT) ­Microfinance (Syracuse, USA) 08/2013–05/2014 Student Research Assistant, office of Robert Christen, Social Policy and Development Finance, Maxwell School (Syracuse, USA)

Master Thesis Title The conditionality of aid: Analyzing the implementation of conditionality measures to aid flows from the Euro- pean Union

Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 41 Marek Benjamin Snow Slobodník USA Slovakia

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Public Affairs and Lobbying • Social Entrepreneurship • Central European Foreign Policy • Civic Tech • International Law • Development Finance

Education Education • Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Relations, • Bachelor of Arts in International Political Economy, Royal Holloway, University of London (London, UK) The Colorado College (Colorado Springs, USA) • Academic Exchange focusing on the biology and Languages ­public health of Tuberculosis, Malaria, and HIV/AIDS in Slovak, English, German, French Sub-Saharan Africa, University of Botswana • International Baccalaureate, Mahindra United World Selected Internships College of India (Paud, India) 06–08/2013 Research Intern, Accenture (Berlin, Ger- many) Languages English Selected Work Experience 09/2013–04/2014 External Researcher, Central European Selected Internships Policy Institute (Bratislava, Slovakia) 01–05/2012 Intern, Office of United States Senator 09/2011–04/2013 Partnerships and External Relations, ­Michael Bennet (Colorado Springs, Colorado) Slovak Atlantic Commission (Bratislava, Slovakia) 02–05/2011 Intern, The Sunday Standard (Gaborone, Botswana) Master Thesis Title 06–08/2010 Intern, The Yme Foundation (Vegarshei, The public affairs strategies of disruptive start-ups (WT) Norway)

Selected Work Experience 08/2013-present Co-Founder, Civocracy.org (Berlin, ­Germany) 05/2014–present Research Associate, SEEK Development (Berlin, Germany) 11/2013–05/2014 Start-ups and Internal Projects, ­ImmobilienScout21 (Berlin, Germany)

Master Thesis Title Predicting Incentivizing student success: Using behav- ioral 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 • Conflict Resolution Strategies and Track-Two • Labor and Social Policy ­Diplomacy • International Trade • Social Entrepreneurship • International Governance Education • Exchange, Georgetown University, McCourt School of Education Public Policy, (Washington DC, USA) • Bachelor of Arts in Government, Diplomacy and • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Technische ­Strategy, specialisations in Conflict Resolution and Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany) the Middle East, Interdisciplinary Center (Herzliya, • Exchange, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (Nice, Israel) France) Languages Languages German, English, Hebrew German, English, French, Arabic Selected Internships Selected Internships 05–08/2014 Intern, Project Planning and Fundraising, 06–08/2014 Intern, Jacques Delors Institut – Berlin International Civil Society Center (Berlin, Germany) ­(Berlin, Germany) 05–06/2013 Intern, 102nd International Labor Office 09–12/2012 Intern, Federal Foreign Office, European Conference (Geneva, Switzerland) Directorate-General (Berlin, Germany) 06–08/2009 Digital Intern, The Jerusalem Post News­ 01–03/2012: Intern, German Academic Exchange Service paper (Jerusalem, Israel) (Cairo, Egypt) Selected Work Experience Selected Work Experience 02/2014–present Executive Assistant, Women in 01–05/2014 Research Assistant to Prof. Henrik Enderlein, ­International Security Deutschland (Berlin, Germany) Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 10/2012–08/2013 Social Media and Public Communica- 09–12/2013 Research Assistant, Governance Report, tion, UNICEF Fund for Israel (Tel Aviv, Israel) Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) 10/2011–06/2012 Research Assistant, GLORIA Center, 03–06/2013 Bluebook Trainee, Bureau of European Policy Global Research Center (Herzliya, Israel) Advisors, European Commission (Brussels, Belgium) Master Thesis Title Master Thesis Title De-politicisation of the right to water in land disputes: Which automatic stabilizer for the Eurozone? A review of A case study in Israel proposals for cyclical stabilization

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 • Health Policy • Energy Access • Economic Policy • Financial Inclusion • Quantitative Data Analysis

Education Education • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Global Development • Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy, George- Studies, Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada) town University (Washington DC, USA) • Exchange, Universidad CEU San Pablo (Madrid, Spain) Languages • Bachelor of Arts, Social Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians- English, French, German Universität (Munich, Germany)

Selected Internships Languages 05/2013 Intern, MicroEnergy International (Berlin, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese ­Germany) 08–10/2011 Intern, Campaign Office, New Democratic Selected Internships Party of Ontario (Toronto, Canada) 08–10/2010 Department of Urban Development, Federal 05–09/2008 Intern, Communications Department, Inde- Press Office (BPA) (Berlin, Germany) pendent Electricity System Operator (Toronto, Canada) 02–04/2009 Department of Integration, German Foot- ball Association (DFB) (Frankfurt/Main, Germany) Selected Work Experience 08/2006–07/2007 Regional Field Assistant, AFS-USA, 09/2013–present Project Manager, MicroEnergy Interna- (Portland, OR, USA) tional (Berlin, Germany) 11/2011–08/2012 Legal Assistant, AMR Law (Toronto, Selected Work Experience Canada) 09/2013–08/2014 Counselor, Division of Bilateral 01/2009–12/2010 Communications Officer, Ontario ­Cooperation in Health Policy Planning, German Federal ­Energy Board (Toronto, Canada) Ministry of Health (Berlin, Germany) 10/2012–08/2013 Research Assistant, Center for Health Master Thesis Title and Human Sciences, Charité Medical School (Berlin, Beyond electrification: Comparing the social impacts Germany) of on-grid and off-grid electricity access for rural 03–09/2011 Research Assistant, Faculty of Social ­Sciences, ­households in Bangladesh 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 • Middle East Politics • Environmental Economics • International Security Policy and Conflict Resolution • Climate Change Policy • Migration and Human Rights

Education Education • ATLANTIS Dual Degree, Maxwell School of Citizenship • Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy, George- and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) town University, (Washington DC, USA) • Dual Degree, Bachelor of Arts in International Rela- • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, School of tions and Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture, International Studies, Technische Universität Dresden Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA) (Dresden, Germany) • Exchange, Institute of Peace and Development Law, Languages University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (Nice, France) English, Spanish, German Languages Selected Internships English, German, French, Arabic, Latin 05–08/2014 Europe and North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- tion Intern, Office of the Secretary of Defense, US De- Selected Internships partment of Defense (Washington DC, USA) 01–03/2012 Intern, Middle East Section, German Federal 09/2011–06/2012 Clarence Petty Intern, Adirondack Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) Council (Elizabethtown, USA) 03–04/2011 Intern, Regional Program Gulf States, 10–12/2009, Political Section Intern, US Permanent ­Konrad-Adenauer Foundation (Abu Dhabi, UAE) ­Mission to the Organization of American States, Bureau 06–08/2008 Intern, Communications Section, UNICEF of Western Hemisphere Affairs, US Department of State Headquarters (New York, USA) (Washington DC, USA) Selected Work Experience Selected Work Experience 01/2015–present Student Assistant, German Bundestag 08/2012–01/2013 Adjunct Professor of Spanish, North (Berlin, Germany) Country Community College (Saranac Lake, USA) 04–07/2013 Carlo-Schmid Fellow, Communications 10/2010–05/2011, English Teaching Assistant, CEIP Brag- Section, UNICEF Regional Office for the Middle East and ade, Ministry of Education of Spain (La Coruña, Spain) North Africa (Amman, Jordan) 09–12/2012 ASA Fellow, Communications and ­Advocacy Master Thesis Title Section, Save the Children International (Ramallah, ­Palestine) Exploring energy security: The relationship between natural resources and military expenditure (WT) Master Thesis Title 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 Moritz Victoria Voelkerling Colombia Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Entrepreneurship and Early Stage Financing • Finance and Economic Policy • Development Economics • Behavioural Economics • Protest and Revolution Dynamics • European Integration

Education Education • Dual Degree, The London School of Economics and • Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Bonn Political Science (London, UK) (Bonn, Germany) • Bachelor of Science in Economics, Icesi University • Exchange, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, (Cali, Colombia) 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 Procure- 07–08/2014 Intern, Division C 1, World Economy and ment Division, Inter-American Development Bank (Wash- Currency Issues, G7/G8 and G20, German Federal Minis- ington DC, USA) try of Finance (Berlin, Germany) 05–07/2014 Intern, Divisions for Finance, Economics and Selected Work Experience Energy, State Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia 08/2011–09/2013 Business Development Associate, (Berlin, Germany) Business and Institutional Development, Cali Chamber of Commerce (Cali, Colombia) Selected Work Experience 11/2010–05/2011 Channel Information Associate, 08/2013–05/2014 Student Research Assistant, Socio- ­Tecnoquimicas Group (Cali, Colombia) Economic Panel Studies, German Institute for Economic Research (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title 10/2011–06/2013 Student Research Assistant, Publica- The impact of financial disclosure systems on national tions and Corporate Communications, Institute for the corruption levels: A quantitative analysis Study of Labour (Bonn, Germany) Partner organization: The World Bank 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 Cecilia von Klencke Westerholt Germany Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Public Affairs • Public Management in Developing Countries • Stakeholder Communication • International Governance • Social Policy Education Education • Bachelor of Science in Geography and Political • Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy, George- ­Science, Ludwig-Maximilian-University (Munich, town University, (Washington DC, USA) ­Germany) • Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz (Constance, Germany) Languages • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, German, English, French, Kiswahili ­University of Göttingen, (Göttingen, Germany) Selected Internships Languages 06–08/2012 Intern, Country Office, Konrad-­Adenauer- German, English, Spanish, French Foundation (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) 01–06/2012 Intern, Ashoka Youth Venture (Berlin, Selected Internships ­Germany) 03–04/2011 Intern, German Landowners’ Association 02/2009–04/2009 Intern, Grameen Bank (Dhaka, (Berlin, Germany) ­Bangladesh) 05–07/2010 Intern, European Parliament, Office of ­Burkard Balz, MEP (Brussels, Belgium) Selected Work Experience 02–05/2010 Intern, Employer’s Association of Lower 09/2013–08/2014 Assistant to Country Director, Country ­Saxony (Hannover, Germany) Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusam- menarbeit (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) Selected Work Experience 05/2012–06/2013 Voluntary Work, Chairman of Student Master Thesis Title 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 Master Thesis Title Open Performance Review and Appraisal System (OPRAS) Public affairs strategies in an internationalised business in the water sector in Tanzania. environment (WT) Partner organization: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internatio- Partner organization: Interel Group, Berlin Office nale Zusammenarbeit Tanzania, Water Programme

Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 47 Melissa Almut Wegenast Waßmuth Germany Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Academic Areas of Interest • Infrastructure Development • Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable • Public Management and Public-Private Partnerships ­Business Activities • Public Affairs and Political Communication • Public-Private Partnerships and Involvement of ­Foundations Education • Exchange, McCourt School of Public Policy, George- Education town University (Washington DC, USA) • Dual Degree, Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in ­Business • Exchange, Universidad de Sevilla (Seville, Spain) Economics and Service-Sector Marketing, Baden- • Bachelor of Arts in International Law and Political Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Science, University College Maastricht (Maastricht, (Mannheim, Germany) and Open University of Netherlands) ­London (London, UK) • Exchange, William T. Dwyer High School (West Palm Languages Beach, USA) German, English, Spanish, French Languages Selected Internships German, English, Spanish, French 06–07/2014 Intern, Corporate Communication, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, (Düsseldorf, Germany) Selected Internships 10/2013–04/2014 Intern, Corporate Public Policy and 07–08/2014 Research and Analysis Intern, Gemein­ Regulation Management, Deutsche Post DHL (Berlin, nützige Hertie-Stiftung (Berlin, Germany) Germany) 01–04/2013 Intern, Communications and Social Media 05–07/2013 Intern, International Climate Financing, Marketing, Collective Leadership Institute e.V., (Potsdam, ­Federal Ministry for the Environment (Berlin, Germany) Germany) 01/2012–09/2012 Intern, Communications & Customer Selected Work Experience Relationship Management, Hostal El Punto (La Serena, 11/2012–07/2013 Student Assistant, Energy Sector, Chile) Hill+Knowlton Strategies (Berlin, Germany) 11/2012–06/2014 Jury Member, Global Debate and Selected Work Experience ­Public Policy Challenge, Global Public Policy Institute 04–06/2013 Freelance Consultant, ACW Development ­(Berlin, Germany / Budapest, Hungary) Consulting (Berlin, Germany) 10–12/2009 Country Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Master Thesis Title Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Pretoria, South Africa) Overinvestment in regional aviation infrastructure in 04–06/2009 Country Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft Germany 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 • International Political Economy • Macroeconomics and International Finance • European Economic Governance • International Political Economy • Economic Policy

Education Education • Exchange, Chinese Politics and Diplomacy, School • Bachelor of Science in Economics, Philipps-Universität of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan Marburg (Marburg, Germany) ­University (Shanghai, China) • Exchange, Pennsylvania State University (State • Exchange, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, ­College, USA) ­National University of Singapore (Singapore) • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Politics, Philosophy and Languages Economics, University of York (Heslington, UK) German, English, French, Russian

Languages Selected Internships German, English, French, Mandarin 07–08/2014 Intern, International Employment and Social Policy, Twinning, Division VIb1, German Federal Ministry Selected Internships of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) 07–08/2014 Intern, Economics Department, German Em- 03–05/2013 Intern, Jutta Haug, MEP, European bassy (Washington DC, USA) ­Parliament (Brussels, Belgium) 07–08/2013 Intern, Political Programs and Analysis, 11/2012–02/2013 Intern, Macroeconomic Policy Headquarters of the Christian Democratic Party (Berlin, ­Institute (Düsseldorf, Germany) Germany) 06–10/2012 Intern, Marketing Consulting, Markendienst Selected Work Experience (Hamburg, Germany) 09/2014–present Student Assistant, Joachim Poß, MdB, German Federal Parliament (Berlin, Germany) Selected Work Experience 02–10/2012 Working Student, Central Services, Finance, 10/2013–present Project Assistant, European and In- KPMG AG (Frankfurt, Germany) ternational Cooperation, Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Berlin, Germany) Master Thesis Title Tackling international tax evasion: EU savings directive Master Thesis Title and OECD Standard on automatic information exchange The causes of the Chinese current account surplus (WT) (WT)

Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 49 International: Students from over 40 Countries Interdisciplinary: Students from all Subject Fields Country and region of origin (percentage) Diversity: Fields of study that MPP students hold a bachelor’s degree in (percentage)* 0,6 3,5 8,0 8,0 8,0 13,3 13,3 21,1 Political Science Australia Africa Western Europe Latin America Asia North America Eastern Europe Germany 18,1 International A Key to Relations Norway Sweden 15,2 Area Studies, Great Britain Finland Cultural Studies Belgium Ireland Success Canada Netherlands Russia 11,4 Economics Latvia Luxembourg 9,4 Humanities Lithuania 7,3 Social Sciences, Belarus USA Sociology Poland Germany Ukraine 5,3 Business Czech Republic Administration France Moldova Mongolia 5,0 Law Spain Romania Georgia 4,4 Sciences, Hungary Andorra Armenia Kyrgyzstan Engineering Switzerland Kosovo Turkey Italy 2,0 Media and Bulgaria Lebanon Uzbekistan China Mexico Slovenia Serbia Journalism Macedonia Iran Nepal Morocco 0,8 Other Israel Pakistan Thailand Nigeria Vietnam Venezuela Sierra Leone India The Students Intersectoral: Careers in all Fields Colombia Ethiopia Philippines Ghana Many students bring professional Some examples: Career paths of graduates Kenya Cameroon Singapore experience with them and start and alumni by sector (percentage) ** Congo A.T. Kearney, Peru Australia the programme at an average Brazil Malawi Strategy Business Analyst Business 37 % Zambia age of 25. Bolivia 50,6% BMW AG, UK Governmental Public Administration Chile Affairs Executive female International Organisation Google Inc., Policy Analyst NGO/Foundation The Selection Process— German Federal Foreign Office, Research/Think Tank Advisor European Financial More than Excellent Grades Doctoral programme Framework In order to apply for the programme, applicants must have completed their first academic degree (bachelor's State Ministry of Baden- degree) and have an excellent command of English. Württemberg, Senior Position Lebanese Ministry of Labour, 21% HERTIE SCHOOL Policy Advisor EU Commission, International 49,4 % Relations Officer, DG Enlargement male The World Bank, Consultant 13% Transparency International, 12 % Programme Coordinator 11% 40 % 40 % 20 % CIS and Mongolia Academic Performance Personal Suitability Motivation Teach First Germany, Transcripts, certificates, Work experience or internships, Motivation letter, by Founder and CEO 6% and academic references international experience, as well which argumentation Worldwatch Institute, Research as social, political and / or entre- and formulation skills Coordinator, Energy and Climate preneurial engagement will also be assessed Bertelsmann Foundation, Young Professional 50 Hertie School of Governance * based on the Classes of 2007–2012 (N=340) ** based on the Classes of 2007–2011 (N=254) International: Students from over 40 Countries Interdisciplinary: Students from all Subject Fields Country and region of origin (percentage) Diversity: Fields of study that MPP students hold a bachelor’s degree in (percentage)* 0,6 3,5 8,0 8,0 8,0 13,3 13,3 21,1 Political Science Australia Africa Western Europe Latin America Asia North America Eastern Europe Germany 18,1 International A Key to Relations Norway Sweden 15,2 Area Studies, Great Britain Finland Cultural Studies Belgium Ireland Success Canada Netherlands Russia 11,4 Economics Latvia Luxembourg 9,4 Humanities Lithuania 7,3 Social Sciences, Belarus USA Sociology Poland Germany Ukraine 5,3 Business Czech Republic Administration France Moldova Mongolia 5,0 Law Spain Romania Georgia 4,4 Sciences, Hungary Andorra Armenia Kyrgyzstan Engineering Switzerland Kosovo Turkey Italy 2,0 Media and Bulgaria Lebanon Uzbekistan China Mexico Slovenia Serbia Journalism Macedonia Iran Nepal Morocco 0,8 Other Israel Pakistan Thailand Nigeria Vietnam Venezuela Sierra Leone India The Students Intersectoral: Careers in all Fields Colombia Ethiopia Philippines Ghana Many students bring professional Some examples: Career paths of graduates Kenya Cameroon Singapore experience with them and start and alumni by sector (percentage) ** Congo A.T. Kearney, Peru Australia the programme at an average Brazil Malawi Strategy Business Analyst Business 37 % Zambia age of 25. Bolivia 50,6% BMW AG, UK Governmental Public Administration Chile Affairs Executive female International Organisation Google Inc., Policy Analyst NGO/Foundation The Selection Process— German Federal Foreign Office, Research/Think Tank Advisor European Financial More than Excellent Grades Doctoral programme Framework In order to apply for the programme, applicants must have completed their first academic degree (bachelor's State Ministry of Baden- degree) and have an excellent command of English. Württemberg, Senior Position Lebanese Ministry of Labour, 21% HERTIE SCHOOL Policy Advisor EU Commission, International 49,4 % Relations Officer, DG Enlargement male The World Bank, Consultant 13% Transparency International, 12 % Programme Coordinator 11% 40 % 40 % 20 % CIS and Mongolia Academic Performance Personal Suitability Motivation Teach First Germany, Transcripts, certificates, Work experience or internships, Motivation letter, by Founder and CEO 6% and academic references international experience, as well which argumentation Worldwatch Institute, Research as social, political and / or entre- and formulation skills Coordinator, Energy and Climate preneurial engagement will also be assessed Bertelsmann Foundation, Young Professional

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