Jonas Parello-Plesner Email & Phone Number

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

- responsible for over-all management and fundraising of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation including the Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity. - Establishing the yearly Copenhagen Democracy Summit, the essential coveted go-to event for high-level networking and the place to meet for democracy champions..

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Political advisory and campaign including on EU-China relations

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

The Think tank 'Tænketanken Europa (in Danish)' asks the poignant questions about the evolution of the European Union and Denmark's place in it. I'm a founding member of the advisory board and participates in bi-annual advisory board meetings providing strategic direction on European issues to the management of the think tank.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

The Rising Leaders Council is a connection network bringing together policy-makers, diplomats and business for stimulating dinners and thought-provoking events. I organized events on the American elections and on climate change.

Washington, District Of Columbia

- worked on DANIDA funded project on stabilization in Syria and Iraq. Read reports and watch panel presentations:https://www.hudson.org/research/14178-stabilizing-and-reconstructing-iraq-a-challenging-path-aheadhttps://www.hudson.org/research/14308-post-conflict-stabilization-in-syria-and-the-potential-impact-of-u-s-military-withdrawalhttps://www.hudson.org.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS ► Joint head of department responsibility in a team of 9, directly leading a team of 4, dealing with Danish foreign policy relations with US administration on topics such as terrorism/ISIL-coalition/Iraq/Syria, Afghanistan, Russia/Ukraine, NATO and EU relations as well as surveillance/privacy.► Extensive network in US administration (State.

Launched in May 2015, I co-authored my book with Mathieu Duchâtel, discussing how Beijing is finding itself progressively involved in other countries affairs to protect interests and citizens.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS - Reviews and press coverage►Wall Street Journal http://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-fears-looking-impotent-in-the-face-of-terror-1448338589►.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

► If you understand Danish, Globus Kina is a great weekly show to listen to which will increase your China-factor knowledge. ► You can listen to a sample or a full show at https://itunes.apple.com/dk/podcast/globus-kina-radio24syv/id592386468?l=da&mt=2

London, United Kingdom

► On an recurrent basis, I contributed reports on China and EU contributing to Oxford Analytica's exclusive daily brief for its clients seeking to navigate political risk. ►another area of contribution was on China's growing Risk Map abroad for its companies and workers overseas and changes in rules concerning state-owned enterprises and political risk.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS ► Responsible for research and policy advice on EU-China and Asia relations. Co-publisher of seminal reports such as ‘the Scramble for Europe,’ ‘China’s Janus-faced Response to the Arab revolutions,’ ‘China-Germany: a new Special Relationship?’ and ‘China 3.0’. ► On China 3.0, I was in charge of fundraising and secured ECFR support from.

► On the board of editors of RÆSON an independent Danish magazine on international and national politics written by leading Danish politicians, experts, and journalists; see http://raeson.dk/english.htmhttp://raeson.dk/rs141008ENGLISH.pdf http://raeson.dk/bg111008ENGLISH.pdf

Aarhus

AC International Child Support works to secure a better and more dignified life for children in especially difficult circumstances around the world, through development and sponsorship programs in Ethiopia, Colombia, and Bolivia. AC also places children in intercountry adoption with Danish parents, when the individual child’s right to grow up in a family.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

China and Northeast Asia including regional affairs like ASEM and EU-ASEAN meetings Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs KEY ACHIEVEMENTS ► Team and project management of up to 4 staff. ► Responsible for bilateral relations with North East Asia with exchange of bilateral high-level visits, parliamentary questions and hearings. Led on negotiations with China.

Paris Area, France

► Reporting on French economic situation and others sectors including science and technology, health, industrial policy and French views on the EU regulations on these issues ► Advocating Danish positions to French decision-makers and general public ► Public diplomacy initiative with French stakeholders and media on Danish labour market model (flexicurity)

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

► Working on Danish Presidency of the EU in fall 2002 ► Collaboration with national stakeholders in EU affairs on how to enhance EU’s competitiveness (so-called Lisbon Agenda) including science and technology issues

► Teacher in national politics. ► Practically applied course with field visits e.g. to an Asylum centre.

► The Return’ 7 min. Screened on national Danish television DR 1 and DR 2. Produced by Nimbus Film. Director Jonas Arnby. ► The One and the Other’ 15 min. Produced on 16 mm film with production support obtained from the Danish Film Institute. Director Lasse Handberg

Education record

Msc, Government

Cand.Scient.Pol, Statskundskab

Philosophy, Linguistics

High School, Classical Languages/Latin And Greek