Curriculum Vitae: Frederik Traut

Academic Career 09/17 – present Hertie School of Governance, Berlin • Doctoral programme in governance – PhD candidate • Supervisor: Prof. Mark Hallerberg, PhD • Research on international banking regulation

09/15 – 05/17 Hertie School of Governance, Berlin • Master of International Affairs (Thesis: The Failures of German Landesbanken during the Financial Crisis: Micro-Reasons and Internal Dynamics) • Focus on International Trade and Finance

10/10 – 08/14 Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn • Bachelor of Science in Economics (Thesis: Time Inconsistency and Projection Bias) • Minor in civil, public, and European law • 10/14 – 05/15: PhD candidate at the Bonn Graduate School of Economics

09/12 – 05/13 University of Hong Kong (Exchange) • Economics with focus on China-related subjects (e.g. Economic Development of China) and political economics

08/08 – 01/10 Berufskolleg der Stadt Hagen Kaufmannsschule I • Vocational school (class for commercial apprentices)

08/99 – 06/08 Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Hagen • High school (advanced courses: German and history)

Professional Experience 12/15 – present Joachim Poß, MdB, Berlin • Parliamentary adviser • Until 05/17: Student parliamentary assistant (occasionally full time) • Writing speeches and economic analyses, supporting Mr. Poß’ political work at the Bundestag’s Committee on EU Affairs • Fields of interest: European Economic and Monetary Union, banking regulation, EU investment programs, and tax avoidance

05/15 – 08/15 Böcker Ziemen Management Consultants, Bonn • Intern (Department for logistics, telecommunication, and utilities) • Development of marketing strategies and innovation management

10/11 – 02/12 Institute for Applied Microeconomics (University of Bonn) and 10/13 – 02/14 • Tutor for the lecture "Theory of the Firm" (Prof. Dr. Matthias Kräkel) • Best tutor 2013/14 (winter term)

01/10 – 03/10 NE-Metalle Alex Klawek GmbH, Hagen • Commercial employee (metal trading) • Assistant to the CEO, logistics planning, purchase and sales department

08/08 – 01/10 NE-Metalle Alex Klawek GmbH, Hagen • Commercial apprentice (wholesale and foreign trade)

Frederik Traut Hertie School of Governance e-mail: [email protected]

On-Campus Activities 2012 – 2015 Students’ Parliament of the University of Bonn • Member, chairman of my parliamentary group, member of several committees

2012 – 2015 Study-Buddy Program of the University of Bonn • Student tutor for incoming exchange students

2010 – 2015 Member of the Student Union for Economics • Negotiating with the faculty and the university • Organizing activities for new students

Off-Campus Activities 2009 Candidate for the city council of the city of Hagen

2005 – present Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) • Several positions at local groups (e.g. deputy chairman) • Speaker of the Jusos Hagen (youth organization) and member of the party executive committee of the SPD Hagen (04/07 – 11/09) • Several mandates as delegate for congresses on state level

2004 – 2009 Youth city council of the city of Hagen • Youth representative (several positions, e.g. speaker) • Member of the commission for youth policy of the city council of Hagen

Scholarships 10/14 – 03/15 Scholar of the Bonn Graduate School of Economics • Full scholarship

09/12 – 05/13 Scholar of the German Academic Exchange Service • Full scholarship for my stay at the University of Hong Kong

09/12 – 05/13 Scholar of the exchange program between the University of Bonn and the University of Hong Kong

07/11 – 05/17 Scholar of the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation • Scholarship including financial aid and additional seminars

Skills Languages German native language English fluent – TOEFL-Score: 111 French good knowledge (level B2)

Software MS-Office (good knowledge), LaTeX (good knowledge), Stata (good knowledge), R (basic knowledge)

Frederik Traut Hertie School of Governance e-mail: [email protected]