Our alumni community is one we are immensely proud of! EI alumni go on to have amazing experiences: pursuing their passions and making society a better place worldwide. It’s always exciting to hear what our alumni have been up to – here we highlight some of our alumni who are making an impact beyond the European Institute.
If you feel there's an EI alum whose work should be in focus - a friend, an old colleague, or even yourself - please get in touch and let us know.
Eugene Zapata Garesche
Class of 1993
MSc in European Studies
Eugene is the Team Leader for the Territorial Approach to Local Developement (TALD Facility), European Commission
Richard Kaudewitz
Class of 2010
MSc in European Studies: Ideas and Identities
Richard works as a Consultant for EU Climate Policy at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection
Federico Rinaldi
Class of 2019
MSc in Culture and Conflict
Federico is the Network Manager at the European Concert Hall Organisation
Maurits Meijers
Class of 2012
MSc in European Studies
Maurits is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Radboud University in the Netherlands.
Cheryl Carvalho
Class of 2019
MSc Global Europe: Culture and Conflict
Cheryl works in the Department for Transport within the UK Civil Service.
Helena Lamb
Class of 2008
Msc European Studies: Ideas and Identities
Helena is the Norway Director, Development and Outreach at Human Rights Watch.
Ezgi Ilhan
Class of 2021
MSc in International Migration and Public Policy
Ezgi is the Leadership, Empowerment, and Communication Program Manager for Free to Feed: a social enterprise working with asylum seekers and refugees.
Justine Seligson
Class of 2021
MSc in International Migration and Public Policy
Justine is the Integration Manager at the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA).
Ghina Kheir
Class of 2022
MSc in International Migration and Public Policy
Ghina is a Junior Program Officer at the International Growth Centre
Lavinia Pilosu
Class of 2023
MSc in International Migration and Public Policy
Lavinia is an ECHO Partnership Assistant at Plan International EU
Armand Louis Dulay
Class of 2022
MSc in International Migration and Public Policy
Armand is a diplomat and lawyer at the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs
Firoza Dodhi
Class of 2019
MSc in International Migration and Public Policy
Firoza is a solicitor in the Disputes and Investigations team at Simmons & Simmons LLP.
Yuri Arabadgi de Andrade
Class of 2019
MSc in International Migration and Public Policy
Yuri is an Emergency Response Professional at the UN World Food Programme
Erika Loggin
Class of 2019
MSc in International Migration and Public Policy
Erika works as a Graduate Trainee at the Wellcome Trust.
Jonas Rautenberg
Class of 2022
MSc in Political Economy of Europe
Jonas is a Communications Officer at the Federation of German Industries
Olga Triay Bagur
Class of 2023
MSc in Political Economy of Europe
Olga is a Trainee at the European Central Bank
Yentl Stutterheim
Class of 2020
MSc in Political Economy of Europe
Yentl is a Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands.
Hector de Rivoire
Class of 2018
MSc in Political Economy of Europe
Hector is a Senior Manager at Microsoft's UN and International Organisations team
George Christopoulos
Class of 2010
MSc in European Political Economy
George is the Secretary General of Economic Policy and Strategy at Greece’s Ministry of Economy and Finance
Felix Schweren
Class of 2016
MSc in European Political Economy
Felix is a Public Sector Partner Manager at Amazon Web Services
Lora Ventsislavova Krasteva
Class of 2012
MSc in European Studies - Ideas and Identities (Double Degree)
Lora is an artist, cultural producer and coach.
Mengying Xie
Class of 2021
MSc in Global Political Economy of China and Europe (Double Degree)
Mengying is a PhD student in Public Policy Tsinghua University.
Ji-Won Song
Class of 2013
MSc in Political Economy of Europe
Ji-Won is an Assistant Professor at the University of Edinburgh Business School
Alessio Zanelli
Class of 2006
MSc in European Political Economy: Transition
Alessio is a Senior Private Sector Specialist and Project Team Leader at the World Bank Group
Arjeta Islami Muja
Class of 2012
MSc in European Political Economy
Arjeta is the Head of the European Integration Division at the Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade in the Government of the Republic of Kosovo
Lucas van Staalen
Class of 2022
MSc in Political Economy of Europe
Lucas is an Senior Account Executive in Financial Services at FleishmanHillard
Class of 2019
MSc in European Studies (Research)
Arthur is a Socio-Economic Analyst at the European Commission (DG EMPL)
James Hermanson
Class of 2019
MSc in European Political Economy (Dual Degree)
James is a Junior Economist/Policy Analyst at OECD
Marko Čeperković
Class of 2017
MSc Political Economy of Europe (Dual Degree)
Marko is a Financial Crime Compliance Officer at Goldman Sachs
Aylin Lusi
Class of 2010
MSc European Political Economy
Aylin is Vice President of Public Affairs at UPS Canada
Matthieu Philippot
Class of 2010
MSc European Political Economy (Dual Degree)
Matthieu is Head of Unit at the French Treasury
Sirid Boehm
Class of 2015
MSc in Political Economy of Europe
Sirid is Director & Head of Consulting at Global Digital Women.
Juste Galvydyte
Class of 2015
MSc in Political Economy of Europe
Juste is a Sustainable Investment Project Manager at Credit Suisse.
Maria Sotiriou
Class of 2012
MSc European Studies
Maria is an External Relations Officer at the WHO Office to the EU. She is also currently President of the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Alumni Association in Belgium.
Arnolds Eizensmits
Class of 2017
MSc Political Economy of Europe
Arnolds is a Policy Advisor to a Member of the European Parliament, and the Vice President of the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Alumni Association in Belgium.
Hélène Weil
Class of 2013
MSc European Political Economy (Double Degree)
Hélène is Head of EU Public Affairs at the European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT.
Eve de Saint Jores
Class of 2011
MSc in European Political Economy
Eve is the Director of Americas at M.Chapoutier, a winery based in the Rhône region in France.
Michelangelo Bruno
Class of 2015
MSc Political Economy of Europe
Michelangelo works as a National Seconded Policy Expert at the European Banking Authority.
Laurenz Mathei
Class of 2017
MSc Political Economy of Europe
Laurenz is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of PEACS, a political economic consultancy.
Tobias Mac-Lean
Class of 2017
MSc Political Economy of Europe
Tobias is a Senior Policy Officer for the kENUP Foundation.
Petar Traykov
Class of 2014
MSc Political Economy of Europe
Petar works in the financial services advisory sector at UBS.
Patrick Lunz
Class of 2012
MSc European Political Economy (Double Degree)
Patrick serves as speechwriter and advisor for strategic communications to the President of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Patrick Girasole
Class of 2013
MSc Political Economy of Europe
Patrick is a consultant at Slalom Consulting.
Roxanna Azimy
Class of 2017
MSc European Studies: Ideas, Ideologies, and Identities
Roxanna is a content writer and advocacy communications consultant.
Sascha Titze
Class of 2018
MSc European Political Economy
Sascha is a Supervision Analyst at the European Central Bank.
David Zajonz
Class of 2014
MSc Political Economy of Europe
David is a freelance journalist in Germany, reporting for WDR’s economics affairs team and for ARD Tagesschau.
Anna Ksiazczakova
Class of 2020
MSc European and International Public Policy
Anna is a Political Advisor for the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament
Aleksandra Heflich
Class of 2010
MSc Politics and Government of European Union
Aleksandra is a Policy Analyst in the European Parliamentary Research Service, an in-house think tank of the European Parliament.
Sam Williams
Class of 2021
MSc European and International Public Policy
Sam is an EU Policy Manager at EPICO KlimaInnovation: a non-profit association which develops sustainable strategies for climate neutrality.
Tom Wan
Class of 2012
MSc Politics and Government in the EU
Tom is the co-founder of Orientis, a specialist European portal research and investor advisory firm.
Valentin Shatalov
Class of 2019
MSc in Culture and Conflict
Valentin is a Media Relations Manager at an investment company
Nellie Shiolashvili
Class of 2018
MSc in European Studies
Nellie is the Head of Division for the EU-Georgia Policy Planning and Analysis at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
Pak Yin Choi
Class of 2022
MSc in European and International Public Policy
Pak Yin is a Project Engagement Specialist at the World Economic Forum.
Elettra Di Massa
Class of 2017
MSc in EU Politics
Elettra is a Policy Officer at the European Commission (DG HOME)
Samuel Ducroquet
Class of 2007
MSc in European Politics and Governance
Samuel is the Protocol Manager in charge of dignitaries for the organizing committee of Paris 2024.
Duccio Maria Tenti
Class of 2017
MSc European Politics And Governance
Duccio is a Policy Officer at the European Commission working on climate change and sustainable energy in Sub Saharan Africa.
Veronika Janeckova
Class of 2012
MSc Politics and Government in the European Union
Veronika is an Executive Coach at Burnout Heroes and a Creator and Facilitator of Business Retreats and Experiential Learning at BizTreat
Ivana Kottasova
Class of 2012
Msc Politics and Government in the European Union
Ivana is a Digital News Producer at CNN.
Tim Decker
Class of 2012
MSc Politics and Government in the European Union
Tim works in Global Elections Integrity at Google.
Owen Wong
Class of 2017
MSc EU Politics
Owen is a Political Officer at the British Consulate-General Hong Kong with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
Myriam Castello
Class of 2016
MSc Politics and Government in the EU (Double Degree)
Myriam is an International Development Officer at SUEZ: an organisation committted to sustainable development.
Natasha Burroughs
Class of 2009
MSc European Politics and Governance
Natasha is a sustainability strategy, comms and private-public partnerships specialist.
Marion Laboure
Class of 2009 & 2012
MSc in European Politics & Governance; MRes in Economics
Marion is a Senior Economist at Deutsche Bank, and lectures at Harvard University.
Darlyn Buchwitz
Class of 2019
MSc EU Politics
Darlyn works as an Election Campaign Manager for CDU Deutchslands.
Yana Popkostova
Class of 2009
MSc European Politics and Governance
Yana is the Founder and Managing Director of the European Centre for Energy and Geopolitical Analysis.
Dominik Kirchdorfer
Class of 2015
MSc Politics and Government in the European Union
Dominik is an author, social entrepreneur, and European affairs adviser.