I’m the Managing Director of the German Maritime Centre in Hamburg, a leading think tank for the German maritime industry.
Before taking up my current position, I worked as Director of Corporate Development and Program Director for the School’s Bachelor (BSc) in Business Administration program at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, one of Germany’s leading business schools. I also launched and ran the Indo-German Centre for Business Excellence, a think tank, research center, and network that connects people and organizations interested in business relations between India and Germany.
I previously worked as an Associate Director at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, where I was responsible for the Global Redesign Initiative and helped launch the Network of Global Agenda Councils. Before joining the Forum, I was a Program Officer at International IDEA, an international organization based in Stockholm that works in democracy support, and a Research Associate and Lecturer at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Heidelberg.
I’ve studied Political Science, Economics, and Medieval and Contemporary History at the University of Heidelberg and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago. I hold a Master’s degree and a Doctorate from the University of Heidelberg, an Executive Master in Global Leadership, awarded by the World Economic Forum (in collaboration with INSEAD, London Business School, The Wharton School, and Columbia University), and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from ESMT Berlin.
I’m part of the German Foreign Ministry’s experts’ roster for civilian personnel in peace operations and election observation. I have served as an election observer for the OSCE in Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan.
You can read about my key skills or check out my project portfolio with past projects and responsibilities to get an overview of the topics I’ve covered.