Master of Public Policy Class of 2011 Profiles

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Hertie School of Governance – founded and supported by

Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD Dean

On behalf of the faculty of the Hertie School of Governance, it is my great pleasure to present the Master of Public Policy class of 2011. These graduates will receive their degrees in May 2011, and they are eager to explore employment options in government, business and civil society.

The Master of Public Policy programme prepares students for future leadership positions through analytically-challenging and practice-oriented courses in the areas of governance, policy analysis, management, and leadership.

The School’s greatest asset is indeed the quality of our students. The student body is diverse in terms of national background, disciplines and interests. What unites them is that they are among the best educated, most skilled and dedicated. Excellence and diversity is what makes the Hertie School graduates stand out.

Past graduates have gone on to work in positions ranging from government ministries and private companies, to international organizations and philanthropic foundations. Some have even founded their own organizations.

As you know, the School and has quickly become a recognized centre of excellence in educating tomorrow’s leaders in a professional, research-intensive environment.

The faculty takes pride in inviting you to review the individual profiles of the graduating class of 2011.

Sincerely,

Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD Dean

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 1 The Master of Public Policy Programme

The Master of Public Policy Pro- the core of the programme, interdis Internationality and a trisectoral gramme at the Hertie School of ciplinarity, a real-world orientation, approach Governance offers advanced teach- an emphasis on case teaching, and The curriculum of the programme ing on governance tasks in the pri- the simulation of decision-making takes various political levels and vate, public, and civil-society sectors. situations convey the theoretical and actors from all parts of society Upon completion of the two-year analytical instruments required for into account. The MPP specifical- programme, students receive the innovative political governance. ly concentrates on new forms and Master of Public Policy (MPP), an processes of governance, such as internationally recognised degree. Practice orientation public-private partnerships or mod- The curriculum combines an excel- The programme’s practice orienta els of transnational self-governance. lent interdisciplinary academic edu- tion includes training in analytical Courses are taught in English by an cation, focusing on real-world issues, skills such as management and international faculty. with training in various practical and negotiation techniques. In addition to analytical skills. The core principles of the academic courses, MPP students Academic excellence the MPP Programme are carried out are offered the opportunity of ex- As a professional school, the Hertie through different concepts: change with leading decision makers. School prepares its students for An internship and a master’s thesis, in a specific field of work: steering, Interdisciplinarity and a problem- which the students work closely with organising, and managing complex solving approach a client organisation, are also part of decision processes in the three sectors Although the curriculum of the the curriculum. of state, business, and civil society. programme builds on the academic The Hertie School measures its suc- disciplines of political science, law, cess in terms of academic excellence economics, and other social sciences, and first-rate research and offers its it offers more than mere training in students professional training that multiple scientific perspectives. At is based on cutting-edge research and scholarship.

2 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Career Services

Career Services at the Hertie School Career Services takes great care in For further information concerning of Governance supports students and building personal and alumni net- the Class of 2011, please contact alumni in making a successful transi- works. This enables the Hertie School Jan Fischoeder. tion from student to professional life to open doors of opportunity all over [email protected] and in changing career paths. Grad- the world for current students and Tel +49 (0)30-25 92 19-127 uates of the Master of Public Policy graduates. Programme will be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary The Hertie School of Governance to succeed as players in modern gov- offers different tools in order to build ernance structures. They will have a platform for exchange between the opportunity to pursue careers in students, alumni, and future employ- a wide range of occupations within ers. The Profiles of the Class of 2011 or across the public, civil-society, and are one of them. private sectors.

Career Services provides the resources and strategies to help students devel- op their career plans, as well as find internships and job opportunities. At the same time, the department acts as liaison between the Hertie School and institutions or companies who would like to know more about the students. This enables Career Serv- ices to help these institutions and companies recruit excellent young professionals for internships and professional positions.

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 3 Master of Public Policy Class of 2011 Profiles

The Master of Public Policy Class of 2011 Profiles are a reflection of the diversity of the Hertie School of Governance’s student body: This year’s graduating class is comprised of students originating from 30 different countries.

Just as varied are their academic backgrounds prior to studying at the Hertie School, with degrees in subjects extending from political and social sciences via law and economics to journalism, regional studies, ecology, and education.

4 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Fortune Agbele Ghana

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ International Governance ■■ 09/2008–03/2009 Manager, Initiatives for ■■ Transitions to Good Governance Sustainable Human Empowerment (Accra, ■■ Development Policy Ghana) ■■ 07/2006–07/2007 Administrative Assistant, Education Dean’s Office, Faculty of Arts, University of ■■ BA Philosophy & Religion, University of Ghana, Legon (Accra, Ghana) Ghana, Legon (Accra, Ghana) Master’s Thesis Title Languages ■■ Is Ghana Beset with the Resource Curse? ■■ English, Ewe, German

Internships ■■ 07/2010–08/2010 Intern, Sub-Saharan Section, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) (Bonn, Germany) ■■ 06/2010–07/2010 Intern, Regional Department, Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED) (Bonn, Germany)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 5 Lars Andersen Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ■■ 06/2009–08/2010 Desk Officer, Division ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate KI II 1, Strategic Aspects of International Cooperation, Bundesministerium für Education Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit/ ■■ BA Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaften, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature University of Konstanz (Konstanz, Germany) Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) ■■ Exchange Year at the Center for Public Policy (Berlin, Germany) and Public Administration, University of Massachusetts (Amherst, USA) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ How to Mobilize Private Finance for Languages Low Carbon Investments in Developing ■■ English, German, Spanish Countries? – How can the public sector incentivize private investments in clean Internships energy projects in developing countries? ■■ 06/2007–09/2007 Intern, German Marshall Which instruments can be used to tackle Fund of the United States (Berlin, Germany) potential risks and barriers? A Case Study: ■■ 04/2006–08/2006 Intern, Heinrich Böll North Africa/Desertec; in co-operation with Foundation (Brussels, Belgium) Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) ■■ 05/2003–06/2003 Intern, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)

6 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Joseph Ayamga Awimboora Ghana

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ■■ 08/2008–09/2009 Advisor, Project for Youth ■■ Development Economics Development, Don Bosco Club (Cologne, ■■ Finance & Economic Policy Germany) ■■ 05/2004–06/2008 Volunteer, Youth Education Education Department, Don Bosco ■■ BSc Economics and Business Administration, International (Sunyani, Ghana) Catholic University (Sunyani, Ghana) ■■ 07/2007–08/2007 Volunteer, Steering Committee, Africa-Europe Summit in Lisbon, Languages Portugal ■■ English, Twi, Frafra, German Master’s Thesis Title Internships ■■ Decentralization in State-Building in ■■ 06/2010–29/2010 Assistant District Officer, Situations of Fragility: Approaches to Build Employment Promotion Department, the Capacity of Local Councils in Sierra Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Leone to Embrace their Functions and Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Kabala/ Responsibilities Freetown, Sierra Leone)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 7 Stefan Benndorf Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 06/2004–08/2004 Summer Associate, ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate Management Consulting, L.E.K. Consulting ■■ Finance & Economic Policy GmbH (Munich, Germany) ■■ Public Management ■■ 09/2003–12/2003 Student Consulting Project, Banking, HypoVereinsbank Education Corporates & Markets (Leipzig & Munich, ■■ Dual Degree Master of Public Administration, Germany) London School of Economics and Political ■■ 06/2003–09/2003 Summer Associate, Science (London, UK) Mergers & Acquisition, Sal. Oppenheim hr. & ■■ Diplom-Kaufmann (Equivalent to a Master of Cie. (Cologne, Germany) Science in Business Administration) Strategic ■■ 08/2001–02/2003 Working Student, Management & Organisation, Financial Marketing Biotechnology, SIRS-Lab GmbH Management and Banking Leipzig Graduate (Jena, Germany) School of Management–HHL (Leipzig, Germany) Work Experience ■■ 07/2005–Present Senior Consultant, Languages Management Consulting, Solon ■■ English, German, Spanish Management Consulting GmbH & Co. KG (Munich, Germany) Internships ■■ 07/2010–08/2010 Advisor, Strategy and Master’s Thesis Title Business Development, Madvertise Mobile ■■ Development and Evaluation of Different Advertising GmbH (Berlin, Germany) Target Controlling Models for Job Centers in Germany

8 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Gardar Björnsson Sweden/Iceland

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Public Management ■■ 10/2010–present External Consultant, RAND ■■ Evidence-based Policy Corporation (Cambridge, UK) ■■ Strategic Policy-Making ■■ 06/2008–08/2009 President and Senior Adviser, Stockholm University Students Education Union (Stockholm, Sweden) ■■ BA Political Science, Stockholm University ■■ 03/2007–01/2010 Board Member, Stockholm (Stockholm, Sweden) University (Stockholm, Sweden) ■■ 07/2008–07/2009 Board Member, Languages Högskoleresturanger Inc. (HÖRS) (Stockholm, ■■ English, Swedish, Icelandic, German Sweden) ■■ 01/2009–present Board Member, Stockholm Internships Student Housing Foundation (SSSB) ■■ 06/2010–09/2010 Associate Analyst (Stockholm, Sweden) Placement, RAND Corporation (Cambridge, UK) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Exploring the Future of Behavioural Change Policy in the UK

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 9 Martin Böß Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Internships ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate ■■ 07/2010–08/2010 Intern, Banking ■■ Finance & Economic Policy Supervision Unit, Bundesministerium der ■■ Political Communication Finanzen/Federal Ministry of Finance (Berlin, Germany) Education ■■ 05/2010–07/2010 Intern, Chemical Industry ■■ Dual Degree, MPA, London School of Unit, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Economics and Political Science (LSE) Technologie/Federal Ministry of Economics (London, UK) (Berlin, Germany) ■■ Dual undergraduate program, International ■■ 07/2008–09/2008 Business Analyst Intern, Business Administration, ICADE, University Arthur D. Little (Frankfurt, Germany) Pontificia Comillas (Madrid, Spain) ■■ 02/2008–07/2008 Intern, Corporate Finance, and European School of Business (ESB) Accuracy, AON Group (Madrid, Spain) (Reutlingen, Germany) ■■ 06/2007–08/2007 Intern, Accounting Methods, Dresdner Bank (Frankfurt, Languages Germany) ■■ English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, ■■ 07/2006–12/2006 Account Assistant, FHC- Russian Marketing (Frankfurt, Germany)

Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Managing the Demographic Change Well

10 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Felix Brandenburg Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ European Integration ■■ 03/2010–07/2010 Trainee, Economic ■■ International Governance Partnership Agreements (EPAs), Directorate ■■ Development Economics for Trade and Development, DG Trade, European Commission (Brussels, Belgium) Education ■■ 10/2019–02/2010 Young Professional, ■■ BA European Studies University of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands) Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH ■■ Erasmus Exchange International Relations, (Brussels, Belgium) Dogus University (Istanbul, Turkey) ■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Advisor, Representation of Liechtenstein to the United Nations (New Languages York, USA) ■■ English, German, French, Dutch Master’s Thesis Title Internships ■■ Economic Partnership Agreements – Fiscal ■■ 06/2007–07/2007 Intern, German Embassy Impacts and National Resource Mobilisation (Budapest, Hungary)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 11 Claudia Braun Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Internships ■■ Development Economics ■■ 06/2006–12/2006 Intern, Accounting/ ■■ Public-Private Partnerships Project Management, Henkel & Schwarzkopf ■■ Organization/Performance Management (Irvine, California, USA) ■■ 06/2005–08/2005 Visiting Associate, Education The Boston Consulting Group (Frankfurt, ■■ Dual Degree Master of Public Administration, Germany) London School of Economics and Political ■■ 07/2004–01/2005 Intern, In-house Science (London, UK) consulting and international accounting , ■■ Diplomwirt and BA International Business, Otto GmbH & Co KG (Hamburg, Germany) ESB Reutlingen, Northeastern University Boston (Germany/USA) Work Experience ■■ 10/2008–10/2010 Senior Associate Languages (Consultant), McKinsey & Company, Inc. ■■ English, German, Spanish (Frankfurt, Germany)

Master’s Thesis Title ■■ What Motivates Employees? A comparative analysis of private and public sector employees

12 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Julia Brink Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 10/2008–02/2009 Intern, Department of ■■ European Integration Communication, Der Club Bertelsmann ■■ International Governance (Berlin, Germany) ■■ Political Communication ■■ 06/2008–09/2008 Intern, Press Department/Political Department, German Education Embassy (Prague, Czech Republic) ■■ BA European Studies, University of Passau ■■ 02/2007–04/2007 Intern, Europa-Union (Passau, Germany) Deutschland (Berlin, Germany) ■■ Exchange student at Charles University ■■ 02/2006–04/2006 Intern, Badische Zeitung (Prague, Czech Republic) (Freiburg, Germany)

Languages Work Experience ■■ English, German, French, Spanish, Czech ■■ 02/2009–08/2009 EVS: Campaign Coordinator, JEF Europe (Brussels, Belgium) Internships ■■ 05/2010–08/2010 Intern, Department Master’s Thesis Title of Public Affairs, Hill & Knowlton ■■ What Role Does the Council of the European Communications (Berlin, Germany) Union Play in Creating a European Public Sphere?

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 13 Leonie Carolina Dirks Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 09/2006–12/2006 Intern, Division ■■ European Integration and European Communications, European Office of the Neighbourhood Policies local authorities of Baden-Württemberg ■■ Public Health and Health Systems (Brussels, Belgium) ■■ Development Economics/Security Policy ■■ 08/2004–09/2004 Intern, Division Administration and Social Management, Education German Red Cross (Ravensburg, Germany) ■■ BA European Studies, University of Passau ■■ 08/2003–03/2004 Freelance Assistant, (Passau, Germany) Division Travel Articles, Schwäbische Zeitung (Ravensburg, Germany) Languages ■■ English, German, Italian, French Work Experience ■■ 09/2009–08/2010 Policy Advisor, Unit Z31 - Internships General European and International Health ■■ 05/2009–08/2009 Intern, Unit E 06 - Policy Planning, Bundesministerium für European Union Enlargement and European Gesundheit/German Federal Ministry of Foreign Relations, Auswärtiges Amt/Federal Health (Berlin, Germany) Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 04/2008–06/2008 Intern, Division Master’s Thesis Title Communications, Representation of the ■■ Corruption Within Health Systems – A case European Commission (Munich, Germany) study of Eastern European Experience ■■ 02/2007–04/2007 Intern, Unit PA 1– European Union Affairs, German Parliament– Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)

14 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Rosemary Downing United States of America

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Public Management ■■ 04/2009–08/2009 Special Projects Manager, ■■ Social Policy Rex Downing & Associates (San Diego, ■■ Political Communication California, USA) ■■ 11/2008–08/2009 Consultant, Dress for Education Success San Diego (San Diego, California, ■■ BA Political Science with Distinction, USA) University of California at Berkeley (Berkeley, ■■ 07/2007–03/2009 Executive Director, California, USA) Greater Golden Hill Community Development Corporation (San Diego, Languages California, USA) ■■ English, German, Spanish, Russian ■■ 03/2006–06/2007 Development Associate, Major Gifts department, Peace Action West Internships (Berkeley, California, USA) ■■ 07/2010–present Project Assistant Social ■■ 01/2003–03/2006 Network Support Staff, Media, Communications Department, Outreach department, California Peace Fairfood International (Berlin, Germany) Action (Berkeley, California, USA) ■■ 08/2001–01/2002 Intern, District Office, SPD Abgeordneter Gernot Erler (Freiburg, Master’s Thesis Title Germany) ■■ Strategic Management Implementation in ■■ 01/2002–06/2002 Intern, Office of Green Non-Profit Organizations Party Vice President Claudia Roth (Berlin, Germany)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 15 Peter Drahn Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 02/2008–04/2008 Intern, Federation of ■■ European Integration German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and ■■ EU External Relations/EU Enlargement Services (BGA) (Berlin, Germany) ■■ Public Management ■■ 11/2007–01/2008 Assistant, MP Dr. Michael Fuchs, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Education Germany) ■■ BA European Studies, University of Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands) Work Experience ■■ Certificat des Études Politiques, Institut ■■ 09/2009–08/2010 Desk Officer, d’Etdues Politiques (IEP) (Grenoble, France) Bundeskanzleramt/Federal Chancellery, Division 512 (Unit for EU enlargement, Languages External Relations and relations to EU ■■ English, German, French Member States) (Berlin, Germany)

Internships Master’s Thesis Title ■■ 05/2009–08/2009 Intern, Public Affairs ■■ The Impact of EU Energy Interests on ENP consulting, Fleishman-Hillard (Berlin, Conditionality Germany) ■■ 04/2008–06/2008 Project Manager, Deutscher Bundestag, Division WI2 (Unit charged with organization of NATO Parliamentary Assembly) (Berlin, Germany)

16 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Samantha Ferrell United States of America

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 01/2008–04/2008 Atlantic Community ■■ Development Economics Editorial Intern, Atlantische Initiative (Berlin, ■■ International Governance Germany) ■■ Human Rights/Women’s Rights ■■ 09/2006–12/2006 PR Intern, Jane Doe Inc. (Boston, USA) Education ■■ BA Women’s Studies and German, Tufts Work Experience University (Medford, USA) ■■ 09/2009–08/2010 Young Professional, Promoting Women’s Rights Project, Deutsche Languages Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit ■■ English, German (GTZ) GmbH (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) ■■ 07/2007–06/2008 Communications Internships Assistant, The American Academy in Berlin ■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Policy and (Berlin, Germany) Communications Intern, The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault (New York, Master’s Thesis Title USA) ■■ Mainstreaming “the role of women” as ■■ 06/2008–08/2008 Intern, Bundesweiter promoted by the Cambodian government’s Koordinierungskreis gegen Frauenhandel women’s machinery and relevant und Gewalt an Frauen im Migrationsprozess international institutions such as the GTZ (KOK) e.V. (Berlin, Germany) Promoting Women’s Rights Project. Can it be done?

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 17 Rebecca Gachago Kenya

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Development Economics ■■ 07/2008–07/2009 Senior Consultant, ■■ International Governance Advisory, PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd. ■■ Security Policy (Nairobi, Kenya; Uganda; Rwanda; Somalia) ■■ 08/2006–06/2008 Senior Consultant, Education Advisory, PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd. ■■ Bachelor of Laws, University of Nairobi (Nairobi, Kenya; Rwanda; Democratic (Nairobi, Kenya) Republic of Congo)

Languages Master’s Thesis Title ■■ English, Swahili, German ■■ Enhancing Security in Developing States: Examining the supply side of crime and Internships violence in developing states and developing ■■ 06/2010–08/2010 Intern, Counter Piracy policy recommendations for security sector Programme, United Nations Office on Drugs reforms and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for East Africa (Nairobi, Kenya) ■■ 03/2006–06/2006 Intern, National Commission for Gender and Development (Nairobi, Kenya)

18 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Grace Gair United States of America

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Development Economics ■■ 02/2010–present Analyst, Illuminate ■■ Education Policy Consulting Group (California, USA) ■■ 07/2008–08/2010 Grantee, Fulbright Education (Daejeon, South Korea) ■■ BA International Relations, Anthropology, Eckerd College (Florida, USA) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Working Title: Higher Education Application Languages Systems: Policy and Organizational ■■ English Perspectives Across Six Countries

Internships ■■ 06/2010–07/2010 Intern, Grants and Program Development, Lee County School District (Florida, USA)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 19 Patricia Gallego Granados Spain

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ European Integration ■■ 12/2007–07/2009 Student Assistant, ■■ Economic Policy European Institute of Public Administration ■■ Social Policy (Barcelona, Spain)

Education Master’s Thesis Title ■■ BA Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra ■■ Has the States´ Response to the Economic (Barcelona, Spain) Crisis Changed the Tax/Benefit Position of EU Citizens? Languages ■■ English, Spanish, Catalan, German

Internships ■■ 06/2010–08/2010 Trainee, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Paris, France)

20 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Jost L. Geimer Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 06/2007–07/2007 Intern, Foreign Trade ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate Department, AEB Software GmbH ■■ European Integration (Stuttgart, Germany) ■■ Public Management/Strategy Consulting Work Experience Education ■■ 03/2010–05/2010 Researcher/Advisor, ■■ BA European Studies, University of Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales/ Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands) Federal Ministry of Labour and Social ■■ Exchange Semester at Institut d’Etudes Affairs, Directorate for Disability Policy Politiques (IEP) (Grenoble, France) (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 06/2008–07/2008 Assistant to MEP, Languages European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium) ■■ English, German, French, Dutch ■■ 09/2007–05/2008 Head of the Student Division of Maastricht Debates, Public Internships Affairs Networking Organisation ■■ 06/2010–08/2010 Advisor , European (Maastricht, Netherlands) Bilateral Relations Department, Auswärtiges Amt/Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Retail-Logistics ■■ Public Governance in Energy Policy-Making: Development Unit, Mode Logistik GmbH Creating a Successful Cluster Strategy (Düsseldorf, Germany) Framework for the Regional Energy Market.

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 21 Sandro Gianella Switzerland/Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 03/2010–06/2010 Project Team ■■ Global Governance Member, Consulting the Ministry on the ■■ Public Management implementation of the UN Convention on ■■ Foreign and Security Policy the rights of persons with disabilities, Hertie School of Governance, German Federal Education Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, ■■ Hon. Bachelor International Relations and Germany) Political Science, University of Toronto ■■ 11/2005–03/2009 Lead Analyst and (Toronto, Canada) Compliance Editor, G8 Research Group at the Munk Centre for International Studies, Languages University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) ■■ English, German, French ■■ 02/2008–02/2008 Research Team Member, Kosovo Research Project (Pristina, Kosovo) Internships ■■ 05/2007–08/2007 Program Administrator ■■ 09/2010–present Advisor, International Student Services, School of Continuing Politics Section, Heinrich Böll Foundation Studies, University of Toronto (Toronto, (Berlin, Germany) Canada)

Work Experience Master’s Thesis Title ■■ 06/2010–08/2010 Intern, International ■■ The G20–a Missed Opportunity of Reform for Politics Section, Heinrich Böll Foundation Global Economic Governance? (Berlin, Germany)

22 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Patrick Gilroy Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ European Integration ■■ 02/2009–03/2009 Interviewer/Data ■■ International Governance Collector, Wealth Management Research, ■■ Security Policy UBS (Brussels, Belgium) ■■ 10/2007–09/2008 Teaching Assistant, Education Chair of Political Sciences, Heinrich-Heine- ■■ BA Social Sciences/International Relations University Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany) Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, ■■ 10/2007–07/2009 Student Assistant, Chair Germany of Communication Sciences, Heinrich-Heine- University Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany) Languages ■■ 08/2005–08/2006 Social Worker, Alternative ■■ English, German, French, Spanish Service Abroad, Greenwich Steiner School (London, UK) Internships ■■ 06/2010–07/2010 Research Assistant, Master’s Thesis Title Research Department, Freedom House (New ■■ Are Think Tanks Becoming More Politicized? York City, USA) ■■ 02/2009–03/2009 Policy Officer, EU Liaison Office, Transparency International (Brussels, Belgium) ■■ 07/2007–09/2007 Social Worker, NGO Fundación Remar/Municipality Salango (Quito/Puerto López, Ecuador)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 23 Moritz Günnel Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 02/2005–08/2005 Part-time Researcher, ■■ European Integration Heßling Unternehmensberatung (Osnabrück, ■■ International Governance Germany) ■■ Law and Policy Work Experience Education ■■ 03/2010–12/2010 Student Assistant, Prof. ■■ BA Political Science, University of Bremen, Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs, Hertie School of Germany Governance (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 04/2009–07/2009 / 03/2008–01/2009 Languages Student Assistant, Prof. Dr. Susanne K. ■■ English, German, Spanish Schmidt, Bremen International Graduate School of Social Science (Germany) Internships ■■ 02/2009 / 04/2008–07/2008 Student ■■ 06/2010–07/2010 Legal Intern, European Assistant, Prof. Dr. Christian Joerges, Centre Center for Constitutional and Human Rights of European Law and Politics, University of (Berlin, Germany) Bremen (Germany) ■■ 02/2009–03/2009 Intern, Parliamentary ■■ 09/2005–05/2006 Civilian Servant, Caritas party within the Bremische Bürgerschaft Sozialstation (Melle, Germany) (State Parliament), Bündnis 90/DIE GRÜNEN (Bremen, Germany) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ 08/2008–08/2007 Intern, Department of ■■ Anti-Terrorism Measures and the Emergence Production, Employment Promotion and of “Terrorist-Lists” Foreign Trade, Municipalidad de Rosario (Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina)

24 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Johannes Haenicke Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ European Integration ■■ 05/2009–08/2010 Advisor, Unit for EU- ■■ Health and Social Policy Coordination, Bundesministerium für ■■ Services of General Interest Gesundheit/German Federal Ministry of Health (Berlin, Germany) Education ■■ 12/2007–07/2008 Parliamentary Assistant, ■■ Dual Degree Student, Master of Public Ruth Hieronymi MEP, European Parliament Affairs, Sciences Po Paris, (Paris, France) (Brussels, Belgium) ■■ BA European Studies, University of Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Capstone Project at Sciences Po Paris: Languages Services of General Interest ■■ English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch

Internships ■■ 09/2007–11/2007 Intern, Regional Representation of the European Commission (Bonn, Germany)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 25 Andrej Haug Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Energy (Oil and Oil products) ■■ 08/2008–04/2009 Russkiy Mir Foundation, ■■ International relations Public Relations Department (Moscow, ■■ Russia and the Former Soviet Union Russia)

Education Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Specialist Diploma, International Relations, ■■ How did the Russian Government Encourage Lomonosov Moscow State University Domestic Refining and a Substitution of (Moscow, Russia) Crude Oil Exports with the Export of (Light) Oil Products? Languages ■■ English, Russian, German, Spanish, French

Internships ■■ 07/2010–08/2010 Intern, Mira Energy Ltd., Operations department (London, UK) ■■ 06/2010–07/2010 Intern, E.A. Gibson, Research department (London, UK) ■■ 04/2009–06/2009 Intern, Elcon Ltd., Oil Product Sales Department (Moscow, Russia)

26 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Jessica Hollis United States of America

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 03/2009–07/2009 Intern and International ■■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Parliament Scholarship Recipient (IPS), Office ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate of Parliament Member Dr. Georg Nüßlein ■■ Economic Policy (CSU), German Parliament (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 01/2007–04/2007 Intern, Federal Major Education Crimes Division, United State’s Attorney’s ■■ Exchange Student (MA) Public Policy, Lee Office (Washington, DC, USA) Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National ■■ 06/2005–08/2005 Assistant, International University of Singapore (Singapore) Marketing and Consulting Division, Kramer ■■ BA International Studies; International Associates Incorporated (Washington, DC, Political Economy; Russian Language, USA) American University (Washington, DC, USA) Work Experience Languages ■■ 06/2007–01/2009 Paralegal Specialist, ■■ English, German, Russian, Spanish Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice (Washington, DC, USA) Internships ■■ 06/2010–07/2010 Intern, Foreign Economic Policy, Trade and Development Policy Department, Federation of German Industries (Berlin, Germany)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 27 John Hreno United States of America

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ■■ 01/2010–05/2010 Consultant, Research, Inter- ■■ Development Economics American Development Bank (New York, ■■ Public-Private Partnerships USA) ■■ 06/2009–10/2009 Consultant, Executive Education Director’s Office, American Bar Association– ■■ Dual Degree MPA Columbia University– DirectWomen (New York, USA) School of International and Public Affairs ■■ 06/2008–06/2009 Policy Analyst, Planning (SIPA) (New York, USA) & Management, New York County District ■■ BA in Political Science/History and Attorney’s Office (New York, USA) Journalism and Media Studies, Minor in ■■ 06/2007–06/2008 Legal Assistant, Uniform English, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, Commercial Code, Skadden, Arps, Slate, NJ, USA) Meagher & Flom LLP (New York, USA) ■■ 09/2006–12/2006 Intern, Primetime, ABC Languages Newsmagazines (New York, USA) ■■ English

Internships ■■ 05/2010–09/2010 Consultant, African Banking Sector Research, B&M Political Risk Consultants (Harare, Zimbabwe) ■■ 06/2010–08/2010 Intern, Communications & HIV/AIDS Law Project, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (Harare, Zimbabwe)

28 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Mirco Kaesberg Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate ■■ 10/2010–present Student Research ■■ Public Management Assistant, Electric Mobility Department, ■■ International Governance Nationale Organisation Wasserstoff-und Brennstoffzellentechnologie/Government Education Agency–Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau ■■ BA International Political Management, und Stadtentwicklung/Federal Ministry of University of Applied Sciences Bremen Transport, Building and Urban Development (Bremen, Germany) (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 05/2005–10/2005 Campaign Employee, Languages Federal Election Campaign, Office Dr. Bärbel ■■ English, German Kofler, Member of Federal Parliament/ Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) Internships ■■ 06/2010–07/2010 Intern, Division UI 43 - Master’s Thesis Title Innovations for Sustainable Mobility; Electric ■■ The Institutional Setting of Government Mobility, Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau Support for Electric Mobility in Germany und Stadtentwicklung/Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 03/2007–07/2007 Professional Semester, Office to SPD General Secretary Hubertus Heil and Department of Strategy and Communication, SPD Executive Committee (Berlin, Germany)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 29 Diana Kallas Lebanon

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ International Governance ■■ 09/2007–12/2009 Assistant of Experts ■■ Public Health Team Leader, World Bank funded Project of ■■ Public Management “Technical Assistance for the Organisational Restructuring and Staff Development of the Education Ministry of Education and Higher Education”, ■■ Master (DEA) Public International Law, ICON-Institute GmbH & Co. KG Consulting Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris II (Paris, Gruppe (Beirut, Lebanon) France) ■■ Bachelor of Law, Université Saint Joseph Master’s Thesis Title (Beirut, Lebanon) ■■ Local Governance and Decentralization in Lebanon: a Study of Municipal Activity From Languages a Performance Management Perspective ■■ English, Arabic, French, German, Spanish

Internships ■■ 05/2010–07/2010 Intern, World Health Organization (WHO), Office at the European Union (Brussels, Belgium) ■■ 10/2005–06/2007 Intern, KALLAS Law Firm (Beirut, Lebanon)

30 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Aram Khaghaghordyan Armenia

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ International Governance ■■ 02/2010–present Student Research/Teaching ■■ Security Policy Assistant, Professor Krisch, Professor ■■ International Law/Policy, International Mungui-Pippidi , Professor Graser, Hertie Humanitarian Law, Human Rights School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 04/2009–09/2009 Legal Adviser, “Cornet- Education AM” CJSC (Yerevan, Armenia) ■■ LL.M. International Humanitarian Law (IHL), ■■ 12/2008–03/2009 Lawyer, “Red WOOD” CJSC Geneva Academy of IHL and Human Rights (Yerevan, Armenia) (Geneva, Switzerland) ■■ 04/2006–11/2006 Law Faculty Assistant ■■ Diploma with Honour in Law, Russian- Dean, Law Faculty, RAU (Yerevan, Armenia) Armenian (Slavonic) University (Yerevan, ■■ 02/2006–07/2007 Lecturer, Chair of Armenia) International and European Law, RAU (Yerevan, Armenia) Languages ■■ English, Russian, Armenian, German Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Judicial Activism and Counter-Terrorism Internships Policies ■■ 05/2010–07/2010 Intern, European Center for Constitional Human Rights, Counterterrorism and Human Rights Program (Berlin Germany) ■■ 07/2008–08/2008 Assistant to the Member of the UN International Law Commission, Dr. Hussein Hassouna, UN International Law Commission (Geneva, Switzerland)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 31 Kristen Knorn United States of America

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Finance & Economic Policy ■■ 03/2007–01/2009 Consultant, Product ■■ Public-Private Partnerships Liability and Intellectual Property, Analysis ■■ Security Policy Research Planning Corporation (Washington, DC, USA) Education ■■ 08/2006–02/2007 Policy Analyst, Policy ■■ BA Political Science, American University and Advocacy, Medicare Rights Center (Washington, DC, USA) (Washington, DC, USA)

Languages Master’s Thesis Title ■■ English, German ■■ Strategies for Public Infrastructure Investment Internships ■■ 07/2010–present Intern, Torsten Oelke Unternehmensberatung (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 01/2010–05/2010 Public Affairs Intern, Antitrust, Competition and Trade, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Berlin, Germany)

32 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Snezhina Kovacheva Bulgaria

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Development Economics ■■ 06/2008–09/2008 Summer Associate, ■■ Finance & Economic Policy Strategy and Operations Division; Public Sector Division , Deloitte Management Education Consulting (Sofia, Bulgaria) ■■ Dual Degree MPA, Columbia University, ■■ 10/2009–04/2010 Researcher, Illuminate School of International and Public Affairs Consulting Group (San Carlos, California, (SIPA) (New York, USA) USA/Berlin, Germany) ■■ European College of Liberal Arts, Academy ■■ 09/2007–05/2008 Co-founder and co- year: Political Philosophy and Intellectual President, Youth Empowerment Initiative History (Berlin, Germany) (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria) ■■ Exchange student and Open Society Institute ■■ 06/2007–09/2007 Summer Fellow, Scholarship Recipient, Economics and International Environmental Policy Finance, Duke University (Durham, USA) Department, Competitive Enterprise ■■ BA Economics and Business Administration, Institute (Washington, DC, USA) American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Capstone workshop at Columbia University Languages ■■ English, Bulgarian, French, Russian, German

Internships ■■ 06/2010–09/2010 Trainee, Financial Policy Division, European Central Bank (Frankfurt, Germany)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 33 Buyu Liu China

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate ■■ 03/2009–07/2009 Program Assistant, ■■ Finance & Economic Policy United Nations Industrial Development ■■ Public-Private Partnerships Organization (Beijing, China) ■■ 07/2006–02/2009 Director of Supply Chain, Education Combat Sports Inc. (Ottawa, Canada) ■■ Dual Degree, Master International Affairs, ■■ 01/2005–06/2006 Project Manager, Combat Energy and Environment Concentration, Sports Inc. (Ottawa, Canada) Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) (New York, USA) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ BA Business Administration, Brock University ■■ An Economic Review of the Formulation of A (St. Catharines, Canada) Fit-in-Tariff (FiT) Renewable Energy System in China and the Framework of A Chinese Languages Domestic Cap-And-Trade Program ■■ English, Mandarin Chinese

Internships ■■ 06/2010 Intern, Gas field environmental control and drilling, China Petrochemical Corporation (Chengdu, China) ■■ 06/2010–present Intern, Green house gas emission research, China National Petroleum Corporation (Beijing, China)

34 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Maša Loncˇaricˇ Slovenia

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Democracy and Good Governance/Post- ■■ 09/2010–present Project Assistant, adelphi conflict governance consult (Berlin, Germany) ■■ European Integration ■■ 05/2009–07/2009 Assistant, Campaign ■■ Region of the Balkans team for the EU Parliamentary Elections, National Assembly of the Republic of Education Slovenia (Ljubljana, Slovenia) ■■ BA Liberal Arts/Political Science, ■■ 01/2009–07/2009 Junior Advisor, Development Studies and Economics, Parliamentary group of Social Democrats, University College Utrecht (Utrecht, National Assembly of the Republic of Netherlands) Slovenia (Ljubljana, Slovenia) ■■ 09/2007–01/2008 Student Assistant, Languages University College Utrecht (Utrecht, ■■ English, Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, German Netherlands)

Internships Master’s Thesis Title ■■ 06/2010–08/2010 Researcher, Mindpirates ■■ How Does EU Conditionality Work in (Berlin, Germany) Practice? Comparing the relationship ■■ 05/2007–09/2007 Researcher, AfricaSOMA between EU conditionality and good (Maasailand, Kenya) governance in the former Yugoslav republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 35 Tina Mager Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 07/2009–07/2010 Professional Year, ■■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, ■■ Social Policy, Education Policy Frauen und Jugend/Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Education Youth, Referat 314 Voluntary Youth Services ■■ BA Cultural Sciences, Europa Universität (Berlin, Germany) Viadrina (Frankfurt/Oder, Germany) ■■ 11/2006–07/2007 Student Assistant, Chair in Political Sciences, Europa Universität Languages Viadrina (Frankfurt/Oder, Germany) ■■ English, French Master’s Thesis Title Internships ■■ Volunteering and Civic Engagement in ■■ 06/2008–08/2008 Intern, Central Rural Areas: A comparative analysis of the Directorate General, Auswärtiges Amt/ relation between settlement structures and Federal Foreign Office, (Berlin, Germany) the extent of volunteering in East and West ■■ 07/2006–10/2006 Intern, Cultural Germany Department, Goethe-Institut (Dresden, Germany)

Work Experience ■■ 07/2010–present Desk officer, Referat 314 Voluntary Youth Services, Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend/ Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (Berlin, Germany)

36 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Petter Malvik Norway

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate ■■ 06/2010–08/2010, Journalist, Dagbladet ■■ International Governance (Oslo, Norway) ■■ Political Communication ■■ 06/2008–08/2008 Political Journalist, Adresseavisen (Trondheim, Norway) Education ■■ 06/2007–08/2007 Reporter, Kanal24 (Oslo, ■■ BA International Relations, University of Oslo Norway) (Oslo, Norway) ■■ 01/2007–06/2007 Journalist, Levanger-Avisa ■■ BA Journalism, Oslo City College (Oslo, (Levanger, Norway) Norway) Master’s Thesis Title Languages ■■ Overlapping Regimes and Global ■■ English, Norwegian, German Governance – Dealing with the Challenges

Internships ■■ 04/2009–06/2009 Summer Intern, Geelmuyden.Kiese (Oslo, Norway)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 37 Maíra Martini Brazil

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 03/2007–01/2008 Trainee for Yolanda C. ■■ Corruption Leite, Director of the legal, government ■■ Governance & Politics relations and corporate social responsibility ■■ International Development Departments Whirlpool S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) Education ■■ 03/2006–01/2007 Law Trainee – Pro bono ■■ BA International Relations, Pontifícia Legal Assistance in cooperation with the Universidade Católica de São Paulo (São Government of São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil) Paulo, Brazil) ■■ Bachelor of Law, Pontifícia Universidade Work Experience Católica de São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil) ■■ 01/2009–08/2009 Lawyer, Rodrigues, Ribeiro & Martini Law Associates, Labour Law (São Languages Paulo, Brazil) ■■ English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, German Master’s Thesis Title Internships ■■ The Link Between Organized Crime and ■■ 05/2010–07/2010 Pro bono Intern, Corruption in Latin America Political Corruption – Global Programmes Department, Transparency International Secretariat (Berlin, Germany)

38 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Christian Johannes Meyer Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 01/2010–02/2010 Intern, Division EB4 ■■ Development Economics Relations with EU Member States, ■■ European Integration Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und ■■ Finance & Economic Policy Technologie/German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Berlin, Germany) Education ■■ 07/2008–09/2008 Intern, Political ■■ Exchange, Georgetown Public Policy Department, Embassy of the Federal Republic Institute, Georgetown University of Germany (Washington, DC, USA) (Washington, DC, USA) ■■ 05/2008–07/2008 Intern, Economic Affairs ■■ BSc Business Administration, WHU–Otto Department, Embassy of the Federal Republic Beisheim School of Management (Vallendar, of Germany (London, UK) Germany) ■■ 05/2007–08/2007 Consulting Intern, ■■ Exchange, Richard Ivey School of Business, Michaeler & Partner Consulting (Varna, Italy) University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario, Canada) Work Experience ■■ 03/2010–05/2010 Consultant, Division Va1, Languages Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales/ ■■ English, German, Italian, French German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) Internships ■■ 09/2010– 11/2010 Intern, Economic and Master’s Thesis Title Financial Affairs Section, Delegation of the ■■ How can the US National Export Initiative European Union to the United States of Double Exports in the Next Five Years? Policy America (Washington, DC, USA) Lessons from a Panel of OECD Countries. ■■ 05/2010–08/2010 Intern, Division on Investment and Enterprise, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), (Geneva, Switzerland)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 39 Alfonso Javier Miranda Arana Mexico

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Development Economics ■■ 10/2009–07/2010 Young Professional, ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate Land Management and Land Reform ■■ Finance & Economic Policy Project, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Education (Windhoek, Namibia) ■■ BA Economics, Instituto Tecnológico ■■ 04/2005–08/2008 Junior Economist, Autónomo de México (Mexico City, Mexico) Directorate of Environmental Economics, National Institute of Ecology, Ministry of Languages Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico ■■ English, Spanish, French, German City, Mexico)

Internships Master’s Thesis Title ■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Land ■■ Integrated Regional Land Use Plan in Karas: Management and Land Reform Project, Neckartal Dam, social welfare impacts and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische synergic activities. Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Windhoek, Namibia)

40 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Mauro Mondino Italy

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Higher Education and R&D Policy ■■ 02/2010–05/2011 Researcher, Illuminate ■■ European Integration Consulting Group (Berlin, Germany) ■■ Finance & Economic Policy ■■ 05/2009–05/2011 International Officer, Young European Federalists - JEF Italy Education (Berlin, Germany) ■■ BA Political Science and International Relations, Università Cattolica (Milano, Italy) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ An Evaluation Scorecard for Higher Education Languages Scholarship Programs ■■ English, Italian

Internships ■■ 05/2010–08/2010 Researcher, Illuminate Consulting Group (San Carlos, CA, USA)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 41 Magali Mores Switzerland/Luxembourg

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 11/2006–12/2006 Intern, Transfair-Minka ■■ International Governance NGO (Luxembourg) ■■ Migration ■■ 07/2001–07/2001 Intern, Editorial ■■ Democratization and Good Governance Department, Radio Socioculturelle (Luxembourg) Education ■■ 08/2000–08/2000 Intern, Editorial ■■ BA Political Science, Université de Lausanne Department, RTL Television, (Luxembourg) (Lausanne, Switzerland) Work Experience Languages ■■ 03/2008 and 03/2009 Staff Member, Motor ■■ English, German, Swiss German, Show, Customer Service, JAGUAR Land Rover Luxembourgish, French, Portuguese Switzerland (Geneva, Switzerland) ■■ 06/2005–07/2005 Employee, Telephone Internships Directory Support, Entreprise des Postes et ■■ 05/2010–08/2010 Intern, Project Télécommunications (Luxembourg) “Decentralisation as Contribution to Good ■■ 09/2010–11/2006 Employee, Luxembourg Governance”, Deutsche Gesellschaft für City Tourist Office (Luxembourg) Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH ■■ 03/2005–04/2005 Volunteer, APAE (Jakarta, Indonesia) (Associação de Pais e Amigos dos ■■ 03/2010–05/2010 Intern, Department of Excepcionais) and Sociedade Pestalozzi de International Economic Relations, Ministry of Petrópolis (Petrópolis, Brazil) Foreign Affairs (Luxembourg) ■■ 10/2008–01/2009 Intern, Heidelberg Master’s Thesis Title Institute for International Conflict Research ■■ Immigration Policy in Switzerland (Heidelberg, Germany)

42 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Corina Murafa Romania

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate ■■ 09/2009–present Research Assistant ■■ European Integration (Prof. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Prof. Markus ■■ Finance & Economic Policy Jachtenfuchs, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) Education ■■ 06/2010–07/2010 Consultant, Corporate ■■ BA Political Science/Political Science in Communications and Public Affairs, OMV English/International Relations, Petrom (Bucharest, Romania) ■■ Faculty of Political Science, University of ■■ 02/2009–9/2009 Programme Assistant, Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania) Energy and Environment Section, United ■■ Open Society Institute fellowship at New Nations Development Programme (UNDP) York University (Bucharest, Romania) ■■ 05/2008–02/2009 Business Analyst, Languages Management Consulting for the Public ■■ English, Romanian, German Sector, Deloitte (Bucharest, Romania) ■■ 01/2006–present Co-Founder and Internships Project Coordinator, ORICUM Association ■■ 06/2006–06/2007 Intern & Youth Delegate, (Bucharest, Romania) The Permanent Mission of Romania at the United Nations (New York, USA) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ 02/2007–05/2007 Communications Intern, ■■ Romania’s Integration in the EU Internal Coalition for the International Criminal Court Energy Market. An Impact Assessment (New York, USA) ■■ 02/2006–08/2006 Communications Intern, United Nations Information Center (Bucharest, Romania)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 43 Noor Naqschbandi Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ■■ 09/2009–08/2010 Project Assistant, “Indo- ■■ Development Economics German Corporate Social Responsibility ■■ European Integration Initiative”, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Education (Delhi, India) and Project Assistant, GTZ ■■ BA Public Law/History University of Erfurt Representation Berlin (Berlin, Germany) (Erfurt, Germany) and Claremont Colleges ■■ 06/2009–07/2009 Research Assistant, (Los Angeles, USA) Fundación IDEAS para el progeso (Madrid, Spain) Languages ■■ 10/2006–08/2008 Research Assistant, ■■ English, German, Dari, Spanish, Hindi/Urdu Endowed Professorship for Family Sciences, Professor Christian Seiler, University of Erfurt Internships (Erfurt, Germany) ■■ 01/2009–02/2009 Intern, Deutscher Bundestag, MP Sebastian Edathy (Head of Master’s Thesis Title the Interior Committee) (Berlin, Germany) ■■ The Europeanization of Citizenship: ■■ 01/2008–04/2008 Trainee, Unit 604 Consequences for German Migration Policy (Intercultural Dialogue/Dialogue with the Islamic World), Auswärtiges Amt/Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 09/2003 Intern, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Kabul, Afghanistan)

44 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Jyoti Pandey Nepal

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Development Economics ■■ 09/2010–Present and 02/2009–05/2009 ■■ International Governance Research Assistant, Global Public Policy ■■ Social Policy Institute (GPPi) (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 06/2009–07/2010 Assistant Programme Education Officer, Urban Development Programme, ■■ BA Economics and International Relations, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Connecticut College (New London, USA) Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Kathmandu, ■■ General Course, London School of Economics Nepal) and Political Science (London, UK) ■■ 06/2008–08/2008 Graduate Fellow, Admissions Office, Connecticut College (New Languages London, USA) ■■ English, Nepali, Hindi Master’s Thesis Title Internships ■■ Aid Coordination in Nepal: What are the ■■ 06/2007–08/2007 Intern, Children challenges to coordination and how can it Associated with War (CAW) (Freetown, Sierra be improved? Leone) ■■ 06/2007–08/2007 Intern, International Education & Resource Network (iEARN) (Freetown, Sierra Leone)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 45 Angélica Pulido Solares Mexico

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 06/2007–07/2007 Intern, Political affairs ■■ Development Economics office, Mexican Embassy (Berlin, Germany) ■■ Gender Studies ■■ 06/2006–07/2006 Intern, Office of MdB Lothar Mark, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Education Germany) ■■ Bachelor/Licenciatura Political Science, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México Work Experience (ITAM) (Mexico City, Mexico) ■■ 11/2007–04/2009 Advisor, General Legal Direction, National Council for Culture and Languages the Arts (Mexico City, Mexico) ■■ English, Spanish, German Master’s Thesis Title Internships ■■ Evaluation of the Gender Equality Program ■■ 07/2010–08/2010 Intern, Transparency Area at the Infonavit and Institutional Relations Areas, Infonavit (Mexico City, Mexico)

46 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Kirthi Ramesh Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Development and Human Rights ■■ 07/2009–10/2009 Young Professional, ■■ Social Protection Sector Initiative Systems of Social Protection, ■■ International Migration Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Eschborn, Education Germany) ■■ BA Cultural Sciences, Comparative Social ■■ 10/2009–06/2010 Associate Expert, Good Sciences and Cultural History, Europa Governance in Urban Areas Project, Deutsche Universität Viadrina (Frankfurt/Oder, Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Germany), Sciences Po (Paris, France) (GTZ) GmbH (Dhaka, Bangladesh) ■■ 04/2006–07/2006, 10/2007 - 01/2008 Languages Teaching and Student Assistant, Chair ■■ English, German, French, Spanish, Kannada, of Political Sciences, Europa Universität Telugu Viadrina (Frankfurt/Oder, Germany)

Internships Master’s Thesis Title ■■ 08/2007–10/2007 Intern, Monitoring and ■■ Social Protection in Urban Areas in Asia Evaluation, Promoting Local Civil Society Program, Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED) (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) ■■ 07/2004–09/2004 Intern, International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres (IFS), Bureau to the United Nations (New York, USA )

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 47 Monika Rimmele Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Public Health & Health Systems ■■ 09/2009–08/2010 Policy Advisor, Division ■■ Development Economics Z35 Bilateral Relations in the Field of Health, ■■ Security Policy Bundesministerium für Gesundheit/German Federal Ministry of Health (Berlin/Bonn, Education Germany) ■■ BA European Studies, The Hague University (The Hague, Netherlands) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Territorial Vastness and Sparse Population Languages Density as Challenges to Establishing ■■ English, German, French, Spanish Comprehensive, Nation-Wide Health Care Systems Internships ■■ 05/2009–07/2009 Intern, Political Affairs Division, State Representation of Baden- Württemberg (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 02/2008–06/2008 Intern, Center of Future Security Strategies, Hudson Institute (Washington, DC, USA)

48 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Zoë Robaey Canada/France

Academic Areas of Interest Internships ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate ■■ 06/2010–08/2010 Student Intern, The Center ■■ International Governance for International Governance Innovation ■■ Public-Private Partnerships (CIGI) (Waterloo, Canada) ■■ 11/2008–06/2009 Transatlantic Fellow, Education Ecologic Institut gemeinnützige GmbH ■■ Exchange, Maxwell School of Citizenship and (Berlin, Germany) Public Affairs (Syracuse, USA) ■■ MA European Studies on Society, Science and Work Experience Technology (ESST), University of Maastricht ■■ 09/2009–06/2010 Research Assistant, (Maastricht, Netherlands) and Université Ecologic Institut gemeinnützige GmbH Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg, France) (Berlin, Germany) ■■ Honours BSc Biology, University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Canada) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ The Governance of Infrastructure: Policy Languages Pathways for Smart Grids in Germany ■■ English, French, German, Spanish

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 49 Laura-Georgiana Roman Romania

Academic Areas of Interest Internships ■■ Development Economics ■■ 06/2010–07/2010 Intern, Advisory ■■ Finance & Economic Policy Deals, PricewaterhouseCoopers ■■ Public-Private Partnerships (Bucharest, Romania) ■■ 02/2009–04/2009 Intern, Socio-Economic Education Section, UNDP (Bucharest, Romania) ■■ BA Political Science, National University for ■■ 02/2008–04/200b Intern, INTERREG Political and Administrative Studies - SNSPA Project Management, REM Consult (Bucharest, Romania) (Hamburg, Germany) ■■ BA Business Administration, Academy of Economic Studies (Bucharest, Romania) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Financing the Provision of Infrastructure Languages in Romania ■■ English, Romanian, German

50 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Julian Rothkopf Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Coordinator, Institute for ■■ Security Policy Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) (Berlin, Germany) ■■ Public-Private Partnerships ■■ 06/2007–08/2007 Intern, Business ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate Development, Center for International Business and Commercial Law (CBL) Education (Shanghai, China) ■■ BA International Relations, Webster ■■ 03/2006–03/2006 Intern, Büro für University Vienna (Vienna, Austria) Sicherheitspolitik, National Defence ■■ BA Political Science, University of Vienna Academy (LaVAk) (Vienna, Austria) (Vienna, Austria) ■■ 06/2005–08/2005 Intern, Media Department, Time Magazine Languages (New York City, USA) ■■ English, German, Mandarin Chinese, French Master’s Thesis Title Internships ■■ NATO’s Emerging Security Challenges: ■■ 08/2010–08/2010 Intern, Center for Designing the Comprehensive Approach International Business and Commercial Law for 21st Century Energy Security and (CBL) (Shanghai, China) Demographic Change ■■ 05/2010–07/2010 Intern, Grundlagen & Entwicklung, Akademie für Information und Kommunikation der Bundeswehr (AIK) (Strausberg, Germany)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 51 Debashree Roy India

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ International Governance ■■ 10/2008–02/2009 Work experience, ■■ Public-Private Partnerships Academic Sales Department, Cambridge ■■ Education Policy University Press (Cambridge, UK) ■■ 06/2007–07/2007 Research Fellow, Education Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research ■■ BA English Literature, University of Centre, Friedrich Naumann Foundation Cambridge (Cambridge, UK) (New Delhi, India) ■■ BA English Literature, University of Delhi, Lady Shri Ram College (Delhi, India) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ The Role of the Panchayats (Village Councils) Languages in the Decentralized Education Planning in ■■ English, Bengali, Hindi, German India

Internships ■■ 06/2009–07/2009 Intern, Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany)

52 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Nanda Rumann United States of America

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Development Economics ■■ 01/2009–09/2009 Analyst, IMS Health ■■ Energy Management Consulting (Parsippany, USA) ■■ Finance & Economic Policy ■■ 05/2006–10/2006 Policy Researcher, TEPAV EPRI - Economic Policy Research Group Education (Ankara, Turkey) ■■ Exchange Student, Lee Kuan Yew School of ■■ 09/2005–05/2006 Research Assistant, Public Policy Singapore (Singapore) Kenan-Flagler Business School ■■ BA Biochemistry, Wellesley College (Chapel Hill, USA) (Wellesley, USA) ■■ 09/2001–05/2003 Institutional Fundraiser, Wellesley College Annual Giving Department Languages (Wellesley, USA) ■■ English, French, Turkish, German, Italian ■■ 09/2003–09/2004 Research Assistant, Harvard Medical School (Cambridge, USA) Internships ■■ 09/2010–05/2011 Intern, Government Relations, American Chamber of Commerce (Singapore) ■■ 05/2008–10/2008 Researcher, Netherlands Institute for Higher Education (NIHA) (Ankara, Turkey) ■■ 01/2005–06/2005 Assistant Organizer, Harvard Law School China Review Conference (Cambridge, USA)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 53 Leah Marie Schneiders Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 07/2008–08/2008 Assistant, Political ■■ International Governance Department, German Embassy in Sana’a ■■ Public Education (Sana’a, Yemen) ■■ Migration and Integration ■■ 08/2006–09/2006 Junior Assistant, Country Office, United Nations International Education Children’s Emergency Fund–UNICEF (Phnom ■■ BA International Relations, The University of Penh, Cambodia) the West of England (Bristol, UK) Work Experience Languages ■■ 10/2009–12/2009 Student Research ■■ English, German, French Assistant, Public Relations Campaigning, Scholz & Friends Agenda (Berlin, Germany) Internships ■■ 01/2010–05/2010 Project Assistant, Master’s Thesis Title Sustainable Economic Development, ■■ Germany’s Skills Shortage and the ‘Global Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Skills Race’ – How can Germany Improve Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (New Delhi, its Acceptance Procedures for Foreign India) Qualifications? A Comparative Policy ■■ 07/2009–10/2009 Project Assistant, Public Analysis. Relations Campaigning, Scholz & Friends Agenda (Berlin, Germany)

54 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Hanni Schölermann Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Internships ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate ■■ 05/2010–08/2010 Adviser, Economic, Trade ■■ Finance & Economic Policy and Development Section, Delegation of the ■■ European Integration European Union to the United Nations (New York, USA) Education ■■ 08/2009 Researcher, Rainforests Section, ■■ BA Economics and Politics, School or Oriental Robin Wood e.V. (Hamburg, Germany) and African Studies, University of London (London, UK)

Languages ■■ English, German, French, Spanish, Turkish

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 55 Sepehr Shahin Germany/Iran

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ European and International Governance ■■ 09/2010–present Honorary Board ■■ Welfare State Politics/Social, Labour Market, Member , DIWAN–Deutsch-Iranische Education and Health Policy Begegnungsstätte e.V. (Cologne, Germany) ■■ Economic Policy ■■ 09/2009– present Referent/Policy Advisor, Referat Ia6, Bundesministerium für Arbeit Education und Soziales/German Federal Ministry for ■■ BA European Studies, University of Labour and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany) Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands) ■■ 04/2008–05/2009 Assistant to the Head of Sales, Sales Management Department, Languages Berliner vorwärts Verlagsgesellschaft mbH ■■ English, Farsi, German, French, Spanish (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 02/2008–05/2008 Junior Research Assistant, Internships Das Progressive Zentrum e.V. (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 10/2007–12/2007 Research Assistant, ■■ 07/2004–08/2007 Student Assistant, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Parliamentary Hausnotruf, Johanniter Unfallhilfe e.V. (Sankt Office of Johannes Pflug MdB, Deutscher Augustin, Germany) Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 09/2007–10/2007 Assistant to the Vice Head Master’s Thesis Title of the Representation, Political Department, ■■ Does European Social Policy Increase or Re- Representation of the European Commission duce Social Standards in Germany or Is it (Berlin, Germany) Just a Resumption of Existing Policies? Case ■■ 07/2006–09/2006 Assistant to the General study: Benchmarking national social stan- Manager, Brussels Secretariat (Brussels, dards and social standards derived from the Belgium) tender procedure within the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion 2010 (study on behalf of the/German Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs)

56 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Anastasia Sharova Russia

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 10/2006–02/2008 Leader of the Youth ■■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programs, United Nations Association of ■■ Political Communication Russia (UNAR), Youth Department (Moscow, ■■ Public-Private Partnerships Russia) ■■ 08/2005–10/2006 Head of the Fundraising Education Group, United Nations Association of Russia ■■ BA International Public Law, Moscow (UNAR), Youth Department (Moscow, Russia) State University of International Relations ■■ 09/2004–06/2008 Exhibition Assistant, (MGIMO) (Moscow, Russia) Promoter, Agency XXI VEK, Technical Systems, Racquet Plastics (Moscow, Russia) Languages ■■ English, Russian, German Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Cross-Sector Partnerships/Public-Private Work Experience Partnerships in Youth Development with the ■■ 06/2009–07/2010 Young Professional, Youth strong inclusion of civil society Development through Football project, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Pretoria, South Africa)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 57 Aiste Skardziute Lithuania

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Development Economics ■■ 03/2010–present External Researcher, ■■ Energy Economics Illuminate Consulting Group (San Carlos, ■■ Finance & Economic Policy USA) ■■ 09/2007–06/2009 Supervisor, Weidner- Education Spaar Library (Carlisle, USA) ■■ BA International Business and Management/ International Relations, Dickinson College Master’s Thesis Title (Carlisle, USA) ■■ Managing EU Requirements, Regional Cooperation (Geopolitical Concerns) and Languages National Interests. A case study of the energy ■■ English, Lithuanian, German sector in Lithuania

Internships ■■ 07/2010–08/2010 Intern, Directorate General for Loans, Council of Europe Development Bank (Paris, France) ■■ 06/2009–07/2009 Intern, World Heritage Centre Policy and Statutory Meetings, UNESCO (Paris, France) ■■ 06/2007–07/2007 Intern, Marketing Department, IBM (Vilnius, Lithuania)

58 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Ali Sökmen Turkey

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Development Economics ■■ 05/2009–07/2009 Search Engine Marketing ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate Assistant, SEM Department, Ping Digital ■■ Migration and Integration, Education (Istanbul, Turkey) ■■ 03/2009–08/2009 Research Assistant, Editor Education and Translator, Illuminate Consulting Group ■■ BA Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, (Berlin, Germany) University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, USA) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ The Impact of Welfare Regimes on the Languages Educational Achievements of Migrant ■■ English, Turkish, German Children

Internships ■■ 06/2010–08/2010 Intern, Research Domain III: Sustainable Solutions - Biofuel as Social Fuel, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, (Potsdam, Germany) ■■ 05/2008–08/2008 Intern, Migration and Integration Department, German Marshall Fund of the United States, (Berlin, Germany)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 59 Enikö Soujon Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 09/2008–07/2009 Research intern, Local ■■ Public-Private Partnerships Governance, OECD LEED Centre for Local ■■ Innovation Policy Development (Trento, Italy) ■■ Local Economic and Employment ■■ 01/2008–03/2008 Intern for seminar Development assistance, Training for International Diplomats, German Federal Foreign Office Education (Berlin, Germany) ■■ Diploma in Sociology (Double Degree ■■ 11/2007–12/2007 Intern, Interparliamentary Programme), Political and Economic Organisations, Deutscher Bundestag Sociology, Sociology of Law and Public (Berlin, Germany) Administration, Università degli Studi di ■■ 09/2007–10/2007 Intern for Management of Trento (Trento, Italy) tendering procedures, EU Relations and Local ■■ Diploma in Sociology (Double Degree Development Department, Autonomous Programme), Sociology of Culture, Technische Province of Trento (Trento, Italy) Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany) Work Experience Languages ■■ 12/2009–present Student Employee, Gsub ■■ English, German, Italian, French Europe, gsub Projektegesellschaft mbH (Berlin, Germany) Internships ■■ 12/2009–present Student employee, ■■ 05/2009–09/2010 Project Assistant, Spin-off MetropolisNet (Berlin, Germany) team, Humboldt-Innovation GmbH (Berlin, Germany) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ 09/2009–11/2009 Research Assistant, ■■ Public Funding Programmes for Sustainable Economy & Labour, GIB Gesellschaft für Knowledge and Technology Transfer at Innovationsforschung und Beratung mbH Higher Education Institutions (Berlin, Germany)

60 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Isabel Sophia Steinweg Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 09/2006–10/2006 Intern, UN Liaison Office, ■■ Political Communication Friedrich Ebert Foundation (New York, USA) ■■ Finance & Economic Policy ■■ 01/2007–04/2007 Intern, Regional Office ■■ European Integration of the Young Social Democrats (Stuttgart, Germany) Education ■■ 10/2005–12/2005 Intern, La Poste ■■ Diplom-Übersetzerin/Translation Studies, (Saint André-lez-Lille, France) Economics, Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Germany) Work Experience ■■ 08/2009–present Assistant, KetchumPleon Languages GmbH, Public Affairs (Berlin, Germany) ■■ English, German, French ■■ 11/2007–04/2009 Assistant, Center for European Economic Research - ZEW Internships (Mannheim, Germany) ■■ 06/2010–08/2010 Intern, Press and Communications Unit, Progressive Alliance Master’s Thesis Title of Socialists and Democrats in the European ■■ Strange Fellows – The Potential of Strategic Parliament (Brussels, Belgium) Alliances for Associations in Germany. A case ■■ 05/2009–07/2009 Intern, KetchumPleon study of the law on climate protection of the GmbH, Public Affairs (Berlin, Germany) state of Berlin ■■ 09/2008–10/2008 Intern, Al Franken for US Senate Campaign (St. Paul, USA)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 61 Simone Stelten Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 08/2006–09/2006 Intern, Regional ■■ Welfare States and Social Security Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia ■■ Labour Market Policy and Employment (Düsseldorf, Germany) ■■ Public Management and Budgeting ■■ 07/2004–08/2004 Intern, Rheinische Post, Major German Regional Newspaper Education (Viersen, Germany) ■■ Exchange Student, Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy (Durham, USA) Work Experience ■■ BA Integrated European Studies, University ■■ 09/2009–08/2010 Officer, Referat VIa1, of Bremen (Bremen, Germany) Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales/ ■■ Exchange Student, Bachelor Program in German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social European Studies and French , University of Affairs (Berlin, Germany) Essex (Colchester, UK) ■■ 11/2007–11/2007 Consultant, Senator for the Environment, Traffic, Construction, and EU Languages Affairs (Bremen, Germany) ■■ English, German, French, Spanish Master’s Thesis Title Internships ■■ Potentials of Social Security Extension in ■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, United Nations India Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) (Geneva, Switzerland) ■■ 07/2007–10/2007 Intern, Representation of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen to the European Union (Brussels, Belgium)

62 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Juan Camilo Taborda Burgos Colombia

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ International Governance ■■ 09/2010–present Research Assistant, ■■ Electoral Studies Professor Mark Hallerberg, Hertie School of ■■ Institutional Design Governance (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 08/2007–08/2008 Pro bono lawyer, Legal Education Counselling Center, Universidad de los Andes ■■ BA Political Sciences, Universidad de los (Bogotá, Colombia) Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) ■■ L.L.B Law, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Master’s Thesis Title Colombia) ■■ Fiscal Policy and Education in Latin America: The effect of budgeting and fiscal policy Languages institutions on education outcomes ■■ English, Spanish, French, German

Internships ■■ 05/2010–07/2010 Intern, Business and Human Rights Department, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (Berlin, Germany)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 63 Christoph Trautvetter Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 03/2007–05/2007 Intern, Governance, ■■ Public Administration State and Civil Society Project, Deutsche ■■ Public Finance Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit ■■ Good Governance (GTZ) GmbH (Lusaka, Zambia)

Education Work Experience ■■ BA Philosophy and Economics, University of ■■ 06/2008–03/2009 Assistant Advisor, EPP Bayreuth (Bayreuth, Germany) Secretariat - Budget Committee, European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium) Languages ■■ English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Budgets Under Austerity – Comparing the Internships impact of processes and information on ■■ 06/2010–07/2010 Intern, Budget efficiency and strategic decision making in Department, Bundesministerium Germany and the UK der Finanzen/Ministry of Finance (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 03/2008–06/2008 Intern, Office of Ms Gräßle (MEP), European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)

64 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Sina Kristin Übelacker Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ European Integration ■■ 04/2010-06/2010 Project Coordinator, ■■ Public Management Bundesministerium des Innern / German ■■ Education, Social Welfare, Philanthropy Federal Ministry of the Interior and Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany) Education ■■ 02/2010–05/2010 Research Assistant, ■■ Exchange student–Duke University, Sanford Prof Dr. Jobst Fiedler, Hertie School of School of Public Policy (Durham, USA) Governance (Berlin, Germany) ■■ BA Political Science, University of Hamburg ■■ 01/2007–07/2008 Receptionist, Freshfields (Hamburg, Germany) Bruckhaus Deringer (Hamburg, Germany) ■■ Exchange student, Växjö University (Växjö, ■■ 05/2004–05/2005 English Teacher, Sweden) Bildungskreis Hannover (Hannover, Germany) Languages ■■ English, German, French, Swedish Master’s Thesis Title ■■ How Can Foundations Bridge the Gaps in Internships Education and Social Welfare? A participative ■■ 05/2010–07/2010 Intern, Referat G III 2, and results-oriented strategy to address Bundesministerium des Innern/ student performance discrepancies in German Federal Ministry of the Interior Germany (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 01/2009–03/2010 Intern, Development & Efficiency, Rambøll Management (Hamburg, Germany) ■■ 08/2007–09/2007 Intern, MP office, Roland Heintze, MP (Hamburg, Germany)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 65 Anna Maria Uhl Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 09/2004–07/2005 Intern at Colegio Alemán ■■ Development Economics de Santiago de Chile, Sede Hualtatas, the ■■ Finance & Economic Policy German School Santiago de Chile during a ■■ Political Communication Voluntary Social Gap Year (Santiago de Chile, Chile) Education ■■ Trilingual Bachelor of Science Economics Work Experience and Social Sciences, Free University of Bozen ■■ 05/2009–091/2009 Green Associate in (Bolzano, Italy) the Press Office, Federal Headquarters of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Berlin, Germany) Languages ■■ 06/2008–11/2008 Account Assistant in the ■■ English, German, Italian, Spanish Internet/Interactive Department, MSHC Partners Inc - Direct Mail, Targeting and Internships Online Advertising for Political & Public ■■ 06/2010–09/2010 Project and Research Affairs Campaigns (Washington, DC, USA) Assistant, stiftung neue verantwortung e.V. (Berlin, Germany) Master’s Thesis Title ■■ 03/2009–05/2009 Online Campaign ■■ Does it Matter What he Says? An analysis of Manager, Office of the Chairwoman Claudia President Obama’s communication strategy Roth, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Berlin, during the health care reform debate – with Germany) a special focus on direct dialogue-oriented ■■ 08/2007–09/2007 Intern in the Press Office communication instruments of the party leadership , Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 05/2006–09/2006 Intern in the Office of Claudia Roth, Chairwoman of Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen (Berlin, Germany)

66 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Bianca Vaz Mondo Brazil

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Development Economics ■■ 01/2008–03/2009 Project Writer, Project ■■ Public Health “Excelências”, Transparência Brasil ■■ Democracy and Good Governance (São Paulo, Brazil)

Education Master’s Thesis Title ■■ BA International Relations, Universidade de ■■ Civil Society Organizations as Independent São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil) Watchdogs at the Local Level. An example from Brazil Languages ■■ English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Italian

Internships ■■ 06/2010–08/2010 Intern, Country Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Asunción, Paraguay) ■■ 01/2006–12/2006 Project Intern, Project “Deu no Jornal”, Transparência Brasil (São Paulo, Brazil)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 67 Stephanie von Wogau Brazil/Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Development Economics ■■ 09/2009–05/2010 Young Professional, ■■ European Integration Decentralization Project in Mozambique, ■■ International Governance Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische ■■ Public Health Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Maputo, Mozambique) Education ■■ 10/2007–06/2008 Program Assistant, El ■■ BA International and Latin American Studies, Centro de la Raza (Seattle, USA) Human Rights, University of Washington ■■ 09/2006–06/2007 Program Assistant, Teens (Seattle, USA) in Public Service (Seattle, USA) ■■ Study Abroad: Development, Supervised ■■ 09/2006–12/2006 Freshmen Interest Group Research Project in India: “Microfinance: The Instructor, University of Washington (UW) Way out of Poverty?” University of Hanoi (Seattle, USA) (Hanoi, Vietnam) ■■ 10/2003–05/2004 Programme Assistant, Moradia Associação Civil, (Salvador, Brazil) Languages ■■ English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Local Council and the Gender Component. Internships A Case Study of Massinga District ■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED) (Berlin, Germany)

68 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Larissa Weimer Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Work Experience ■■ Development Economics ■■ 08/2009–09/2010 Young Professional, ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate Economic and Structural Reform ■■ Finance & Economic Policy Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Education (Beijing, China) ■■ Exchange Student, Graduate School of Public ■■ 10/2008–05/2009 Student Assistant, Policy, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) Bremen International Graduate School of ■■ MA Chinese Studies, Political Economics, Social Sciences (Bremen, Germany) Slavic Languages, University of Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)

Languages ■■ English, German, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, French, Japanese

Internships ■■ 04/2007–05/2007 Personal Assistant to the Honorary Consul, Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) ■■ 04/2004–09/2004 Language Assistant, Education Centre of Statistics (Beijing, China)

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 69 Johannes Christopher Welsch Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ 02/2008–04/2008 Desk Officer, European ■■ Public Management Intermodal Association (Brussels, Belgium) ■■ Political Communication, Reform Processes ■■ 09/2001–10/2001 Intern, Bloomberg ■■ Education, Innovation, Regional (London, UK) Competitiveness Work Experience Education ■■ 10/2006–01/2007 Research Assistant, Willy ■■ BA Social Sciences and Law (Double-Major), Brandt School of Public Policy, Universität Universität Erfurt (Erfurt, Germany) Erfurt (Erfurt, Germany) ■■ BA Economics & Management and ■■ 10/2006–09/2007 Student Representative Communication Science, Universität Erfurt to Faculty Board, Examination Committee (Erfurt, Germany) and Extended University Senate; Officer ■■ Studies abroad at Sciences Po (Paris, for Economics and Management Studies, France), Claremont Colleges and Peter F. Student Council, Universität Erfurt (Erfurt, Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School Germany) of Management (Claremont, USA) and ■■ 02/2006–06/2006 Founding President, Universität St. Gallen International and Public Affairs Student (St. Gallen, Switzerland) Association (Erfurt, Germany) ■■ 09/2002–09/2006 Ambulance Officer, Languages Klinikum Region Hannover (Hanover, ■■ English, German, French, Latin Germany) ■■ 05/1999–09/2004 Regional Manager and Internships Project Manager, Christliche Pfadfinderschaft ■■ 06/2009–07/2009 Desk Officer, Referat Deutschlands e.V. (Hanover, Germany) für Grundsatzfragen der Wirtschaftspolitik, Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Master’s Thesis Title Technologie und Frauen (Berlin, Germany) ■■ New Public Management Instruments in German Higher Education

70 MPP Class of 2011 Profiles Michelle Wenderlich United States of America

Academic Areas of Interest Internships ■■ Environment, Energy, Climate ■■ 06/2010–08/2010 Researcher, New Politics ■■ Finance & Economic Policy Programme, Transnational Institute (London, ■■ Participatory Democracy, Alternatives to England) Privatisation, Degrowth ■■ 06/2006–07/2010 Researcher, Campaign and Communications Work, Center for Health, Education Environment and Justice (New York, USA) ■■ Postgraduate Course in Early Music Performance Practice, Conservatory for Music Work Experience and Performing Arts (Frankfurt am Main, ■■ 10/2010–present Student Assistant and Germany) Research, Institute for Climate Change ■■ BA Music, State University of New York at Economics, Technical University of Berlin Stony Brook (New York, USA) (Berlin, Germany) ■■ Exchanges at La Sorbonne and Conservatoire ■■ 01/2007–12/2007 Researcher and de Paris (CNSMDP) (Paris, France) Communications Work, Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations (Oberursel, Languages Germany) ■■ English, German, French, Spanish Master’s Thesis Title ■■ Comparative Alternatives to Privatisation

MPP Class of 2011 Profiles 71 Sabrina Zimmermann Germany

Academic Areas of Interest Master’s Thesis Title ■■ European Integration ■■ The Quality of Foreign Assistance Programs ■■ International Governance Tackling Corruption in the Ukraine. A ■■ Political Communication comparative study of the approaches of the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Education Millennium Corporation ■■ BA European Studies, University of Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands)

Languages ■■ English, German, French, Italian

Internships ■■ 06/2010–09/2010 Public Affairs Consultant, Burson Marsteller GmbH (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 03/2009–04/2009 Intern, FDP Bureau of European Affairs, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 10/2008–01/2009 Intern, Netzwerk Europäische Bewegung Deutschland (Berlin, Germany)

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