Career Testimonials

Sandor Madar is a Peacebuilding Fund Coordinator at UNDP in El Fasher, Sudan. He is in charge of overseeing the implementation of a 2 years, multi-partner Peace Building Fund Programme in 3 of the 5 Darfur States.

Adélaïde Margar Davis works as COVID-19 vaccination officer at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red CrescentSocieties in Geneva. She is responsible for engagement with humanitarian community and country engagement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, and Burundi.

Michele Franchetti Pardo is an Analyst at Dalberg Global Development Advisors. Dalberg is a strategy advisory form focused on social impact. Michele has a Master in International Economic Policy from Sciences Po.

Sharan Banerjee is a PhD Candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University in Ithaca, U.S. He has graduated in International Economic Policy at PSIA.

Marianne Chmitelin works as Delegate in the Weapon Contamination Unit at the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her role is to assess the needs of the Afghan people in relation to the risksrelated to the presence of mines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosives.

Clara Marköö is a Senior Analyst at KOIS, an impact investment finance firm. KOIS has recently launched an impact bond focused on refugee livelihoods in Jordan.

Sasha Bhatnagar has graduated in International Security. She is Project Officer at the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) in Beirut. Her role includes planning, developing and implementing mediation processes.

Cecilia Pera is Content and Initiatives Officer at the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society in Paris, France. Her main responsibilities include the drafting of our events &programmes and the coordination of collective working groups.

Xiaotong YANG is Project Assistant at the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Xiaotong graduated from Sciences Po with a Master in International Development.

Octavio Rodriguez Lara is a Data Analyst Support Officer at the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. He is responsible for making well-reasoned decisions on immigration and refugee matters in accordance with the law.

Vinicius Reis works as Public Sector Specialist (ETC) at the World Bank in Maputo, Mozambique. Before joining the Bank, he worked in Sudan with the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the German Red Cross.

Kannelle Hughes is Head of Sciences Po’s East Africa Office in Nairobi, Kenya. She graduated in International Public Management (now know as International Governance & Diplomacy)

Maria Vittoria Grasso has graduated in International Economic Policy. She is an Analyst at McKinsey&Company in Italy. Her responsibilities include interviewing experts and conducting autonomous research.

Antonio Trigo Da Roza is HQ's Data Specialist and Data Analyst in Marketing and Fundraising Department at Solidarités International in France. He graduated in International Public Management (now called International Governance & Diplomacy)

Morgan Packer has graduated in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action. She works as Junior Specialist, Radioactive Waste Management at OECD in Paris, France.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.