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Berlin, Germany

• Generating policy briefs in preparation for committee meetings for the Foreign Affairs Committee
• Coordinating and preparing meetings with foreign diplomats, civil society leaders (Foreign Affairs Committee)
• Conceptualizing strategic positioning of the MP’s brand and development of strategic topics and initiatives
• Drafting speeches for the parliamentary debate, motions, policy proposals, press releases, interviews, and articles for the MP’s weekly newsletter and parliamentary website

Berlin, Germany

• Drafted a parliamentary motion for the CDU/CSU in the Global Health domain
• Compiled briefings for the MP in preparation for meetings, conferences etc.
• Contributed to the MP's publications, press work and media relations as well as constituency outreach

Berlin, Germany

• Advised the president, the CEO and 18 Helmholtz Research Centers across Germany on all matters of political communication,including securing government funding and the strategic positioning of the Helmholtz Association.
• Cultivated and maintained strong relationships with members of parliament, staffers, and senior civil service and political leadership in the Federal Ministries
• Drafted official Helmholtz policy papers and political statements, for instance, regarding legislative reform of working conditions for German academia and securing energy supply for Helmholtz Research Centers across.
• Monitored political developments and coordinated political responses with other leading German science organizations
• Conceptualized and implemented a successful multistep lobbying effort to secure 120 million Euros of German government funding for the NASA-led GRACE satellite mission (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment)

Berlin, Germany

• Supported outreach efforts and established contact between founders, parliament and civil society institutions
• Drafted a petition demanding reform of domestic abuse report policy for submission at the Petitions Committee of the Bundestag

Berlin, Germany

• Generated policy briefs in preparation for committee meetings for the Education, Research and Technology AssessmentCommittee and the Economic Cooperation and Development Committee
• Drafted speeches for the parliamentary debate, motions, policy proposals, press releases, interviews, and articles for the MP’s weekly newsletter and parliamentary website
• Coordinated with various ministries, elected officials, authorities, associations and the coalition partner
• Conceptualized strategic positioning of the MP’s brand and development of strategic topics and initiatives
• Conducted opposition party research in order to conceptualize compelling counterarguments for campaigns and debates
• Responded to constituent concerns and conducted voter outreach; Attended committee meetings on behalf of the MP

Berlin, Germany

• Conducted research and compiled briefings for the MP’s work on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Finance Committee
• Drafted speeches, press releases, newsletter articles and social media content for the MP’s social media channels
• Conducted data-driven post-election analysis on community-level for the MP’s constituency
• Coordinated and prepared meetings with foreign diplomats, civil society leaders (Foreign Affairs Committee)

• Assisted Dr. Fabian Waldinger (Associate Professor of Economics) with compilation of source data in addition to the subsequent coding of variables, and creation of datasets for project funded by the European Research.
• Conducted primary research to retrieve data on pre-war German stock prices at the State Library Berlin archive
• Reviewed and corrected other research assistants’ work, coordinated and reviewed the digitisation of research data by an external company

Washington, D.C.

• Researched, analysed and prepared briefings for senior executives at the foundation and members of the German parliament
• Assisted with the preparation, execution, and evaluation of conferences and parliamentary delegation visits

Washington, D.C.

• Conducted due diligence primary research across multiple markets
• Presented research insights in German and English

Master Of Science (Msc), Political Theory, Distinction

• Graduated with Distinction • Coursework required the ability to isolate relevant from irrelevant factors in evaluating and determining.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Philosophy, Politics And Economics, Distinction

• Graduated with Distinction (grade ranking: 7th of 72 students for PPE, in the top 10% of students graduating in 2014) • Modules included.