Country of Residence: Germany

Work Experience: 
Since June 2009: International Communications Consultant for clients such as the advertising agency Plantage GmbH & Co. KG and the international Berlin Metropolitan School ; 2008 – 2009: Plantage GmbH & Co. KG, Director of International PR ; 2001 – 2008: Karen Davis International Communications, Managing Director & Owner; 2000 – 2001: Rugo Kommunikation GmbH, Political PR and Event Manager ; 1995 – 1999: Deutsche Welle TV, Assistant Producer/Producer and Synchronization Director 


Education: 
B.A. in English and Art History, University of Connecticut (USA) and University of Granada (Spain) ; Certificate in Intersectoral Management, Hertie School of Governance

Country of Residence: Germany

Work experience:
Since 2009: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Desk Officer, Department for Southeast Asia, Bonn (Germany); 2004 – 2009: United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, Programme Manager, Geneva (Switzerland)

Education:
Diploma in Macroeconomics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany) and Brisbane University (Australia); Vocational training as a bank clerk, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, Frankfurt a.M.

Read more about Nigel's experience of the Hertie School and the EMPM Programme. 

Country of Residence: United Kingdom

Work experience:
Since 2006: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Corporate Research Department, Manager, London (UK); 2005: Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, Researcher, London; 2003 – 2004: Greek Telecommunications Organisation (OTE), Correspondent, Athens (Greece)

Education:
MSc. in Accounting and Finance, London School of Economics and Political Science (UK);B.A. Accounting and Finance, Athens University of Economics and Business (Greece)

Country of Residence: Slovakia

Work experience:
Since 2007: Slovak Governance Institute (SGI), Executive Director and researcher (since 2008, previously partner), Bratislava (Slovakia); 2009: Public Policy Institute, Comenius University Bratislava, Project Manager and Expert; 2008: Transparency International Romania, Foreign Expert, Lector; 2007: Slovak Ministry of the Interior, Bratislava – expert, UNDP Croatia, Zagreb, Consultant; 2005 – 2007: Social Policy Institute, Slovak Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family, State Advisor, Bratislava; 2001 – 2004: Elementary School Kosicka St., Psychologist, Bratislava

Education:
M.A. in Psychology, Comenius University, Bratislava; M.A. in Political Science, Comenius University, Bratislava

Country of Residence: Poland

Work experience:
Since 2005: Ministry for Regional Development of the Republic of Poland, Senior Specialist, Department of Foreign Aid Programmes, Implementation Unit, Warsaw (Poland); 2007 – 2008: Secondment: Robert Bosch Foundation, Programme for Young Professionals in Public Administration from Central Europe, Fellow: Representation of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg at the European Union, Brussels (Belgium) KfW Development Bank, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Berlin (Germany)

Education:
MA in International Relations, University of Warsaw; MA in Social Policy, University of Warsaw

Country of Residence: Germany

Work experience: Since 2004: Ministry of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW): Since 2008: Head of Central Unit 1 and Commissioner of Finances, Police Headquarters Essen (Germany); 2004 – 2007: Desk Officer, Data Protection Authority of NRW, Düsseldorf (Germany); 2004 – 2007: TÜV Rheinland Academy, Conductor of specialiced training programmes, Köln and Dortmund (Germany); 2003 – 2004: Media Academy, Conductor of lectures and workshops in internet/copyright/contract law, Berlin (Germany) ; 2003 – 2004: Law Firm Roggelin Witt Wülfing Dieckert, Lawyer, Hamburg (Germany); 2001 – 2003: Legal Clerkship

Education: Since 2000: Doctoral Studies in WTO law, University of Köln; LL.M. in European Law, Europa-Kolleg Hamburg; State Examination in Law, University of Köln