Portraits

Till Eichler has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Economic Policy. He is currently a Trainee in the European Parliament.

Ulrike Lepont, a researcher in political science, joined CNRS and CEE in the autumn of 2021. In this interview, she introduces her academic trajectory and her current research topic, which focuses on public investment policies in Europe and examines the transformation of the state's role in the economy following the crises of 2008 and 2020.

Graduated in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action from Sciences Po's Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) in June 2021, with the Summa Cum Laude honors, Annina Claesson works as a Consultant at UNESCO’s Section for Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists, under the organization’s Communication and Information sector. Interview with a brilliant Alumna. 

Shashwati Shankar has graduated in Environmental Policy. She is Project Manager and Research Advisor at Autonomy Paris. She works with both the public sector and the private sector.

From the Master in Public Policy, Public Administration stream, apprenticeship programme, to Public Affairs Officer at the Ministry of the Interior and Overseas France

Giacomo Spinola Minischalchi Erizzo has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Energy. He works as a EU Policy Advisor at Edison SpA in Brussels.

Katarina Vehovar graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Security. She is now a Schuman trainee at the European Parliament's Liaison Office in Slovenia.

From the Master in Public Policy, Public Administration stream, to passing the ENA competitive entrance exam and creating Public+

Nina Meiniche graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Public Management. She works as ESG Analyst at PFA Asset Management in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Marta Massera has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Development. She is Research Analyst at the World Cocoa Foundation in Washington D.C., USA. Massera gives her advice to current and future PSIA students.

Thomas is a Policy Officer with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre in Sydney. He works to influence public policy around housing and homelessness services. He also works on a climate justice project with the NGO.

Sac-Nicte Yescas served as Director of Field Operations for Andrew Yang’s recent bid for mayor of New York City and has worked on multiple notable campaigns at the local, state and national levels.

Philipp Oberthür has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Security. He is an Advisor with the German Agency for International Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)

Vaishnavi Pavithran has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Development. She is Regional Programme Innovation Advisor for East Africa at WFP Regional Bureau in Kenya.

Ana Lankes is Argentina and Chile correspondent for The Economist. She graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Security within aDual Degree with LSE.

Ronja Ganster has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Security. She isResearch Assistant to the Director, German Marshall Fund of the United States.

From the Master in Public Affairs, general stream, to Senior Manager of CSR and Corporate Citizenship at Disneyland Paris

Marie-Monique Steckel has been President of the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) in New York since 2004. As Steckel prepares to move on from her 17-year leadership of FIAF, the Sciences Po American Foundation would like to pay her homage with an alumni portrait. In this interview, Steckel reflects on her career, how curiosity has propelled her life, and what her next steps may be.

Christian Kaufholz is a Global Leadership Fellow with the World Economic Forum. He manages affiliate programs under the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership, which tackles the plastic pollution crisis around the world.

Jean is a French-Lebanese student who attended the 2019 Pre-College Programme and is currently studying at Sciences Po.

Lauranne de Lathauwer is Political Attaché at the EU Delegation to Barbados. She is in charge of monitoring political developments, the rule of law and corruption.

Joost de Moor joined Sciences Po and the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics as an Assistant Professor in the autumn of 2021. His research and teaching revolve around environmental policy, social movements, and political participation, utilizing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods as well as comparative models and case studies.