Portraits

Francis Effiong is a Sustainable Finance Analyst at BNP Paribas in France. He works on integration of ESG analysis within client and transaction management. He also conducts research for senior bankers.

Leana Lebeuf is a Project Manager at Impact Partners in France. She graduated from Sciences Po Carrières with a Master in International Development.

In this Q&A, we interview Alexis Cheney, an American student in the first year of a dual Master’s degree programme between Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. She shares her experiences taking virtual classes and studying in Paris during a lockdown. 

Ankit Mishra has graduated from the Master in International Economic Policy with specialisations in Security Studies and International Energy.

Anass Mourjane arrived at Sciences Po as an undergraduate student on our Paris campus in 2010. Involved in a multitude of associations and student clubs on campus, he was active in politics during his student years and chose to pursue his master’s at the School of Public Affairs.

Siavash Barkhordar has graduated from the Master in International Energy. He is a Commercial Director of a French listed SME in Energy Efficiencyindustries at Enertime in France.

Interview conducted in May 2020 - Mike Schmuhl graduated from Sciences Po's School of International Affairs in 2015. A few years later, he became the lead campaign manager of Pete for America, Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign. Read the interview below on his impressive career path so far.

Kayvan Noroozi is a trial lawyer based out of California, who spent an undergraduate year abroad studying at Sciences Po. For Noroozi, the time he spent at Sciences Po helped him develop a wide range of friendships and an international perspective, a valuable asset in his work in high stakes commercial litigation focusing on intellectual property. He remembers his year at Sciences Po as “one of [his] best years,” and has “nothing but positive memories.”

Krystal Wilson Azelton is a Director of Space Applications Programs at Secure World Foundation, an organization working internationally towards secure, sustainable, and peaceful uses of outer space.

Jennifer Famery-Mariani is an independent curator and the founder of Tribeca Art+Culture Night. Her career has spanned both the public and private sectors in Paris and New York. She believes that through Sciences Po, she was granted the exposure to different points of view, different student profiles, and different themes that prepared her to successfully navigate the professional world.

Michael Strauss became the General Counsel at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development at the beginning of 2020. He studied at Sciences Po in 1998 on an exchange program from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy and found that his time at Sciences Po prepared him well for his career in many ways.

Arnaud Tesson is a Sciences Po alumnus, who studied Economy and Finance, and the U.S. Asset Management Practice Leader at executive search firm Egon Zehnder.

Julia Schmidt has graduated from the Master in International Economic Policy. She works as a Junior Policy Analyst at the OECD in the Statistiscs and DataDirectorate.

Two undergraduate students in the dual degree programme between Sciences Po and Columbia University took their social impact projects to the next level by participating in the selective Millennium Fellowship from August to November 2020.

Maria Villena works as an Economist at the Peruvian Ministry of Finance. She is in charge of mattersrelated to environmental sustainability. Villena has graduated from the Master in Environmental Policy.

Lamia Mounavaraly is a master’s student in Economics and Public Policy at the Sciences Po School of Public Affairs. This fall 2020, she flew the flag for French women at the prestigious G(irls)20 Global Summit. She tells us about her experience as an official delegate.

Michaela KOŽMÍNOVÁ has graduated from the Master in Environmental Policy. She works as Communications and Membership Assistant at EUROPARC Federation.

Laura Frisiani has graduated from the Master in International Development. She is inclusive business consultant at Hystra in Paris. She will start her CDI starting from September 2020.

Mariane Piccinin Barbieri is a Junior Policy Analyst at the OECD in Paris. She works as a policy consultant for the digital government and open data unit in the Directorate for Public Governance. She is in charge of the Digital Government Index, an indicator launched in October.

Vivian Kawanami is the co-founder and co-president of the Conférence pour le Brésil. The conference was born as a student initiative at Sciences Po Paris last year. In 2020, it will discuss the 2030 Agenda and overcome inequalities in Brazil.

CIVICA - The European University of Social Sciences fosters exchange and cooperation between its eight member institutions, on all levels. This ambitious initiative enables member institutions to advance their common mission of education and research in the social sciences in order to multiply opportunities for students and best prepare the next generation of citizens to build a common future across frontiers.

Up until September 2020, Anne-Claire Legendre served as the Consul General of France in the United States, tending to French citizens and promoting French influence abroad. Meeting with the Sciences Po American Foundation in New York, she explained that her education at Sciences Po gave her the skills she needed to become a diplomat.

Jacopo Casadei has graduated from the Master in International Energy at PSIA. He is currently working as a Market Reporter in the European Natural Gas team at Argus Media. He writes about market developments in the Italian gas market.

Hannah Cooper is the CEO & Co-Founder of Cooper/Smith, a professional services firm that uses data to improve global health and development programs, and a graduate of Sciences Po. She credits Sciences Po in her approach to problem solving that has served her throughout her multidimensional career.