Portraits

Pauline Vermare, the Cultural Director for Magnum Photos New York, believes that “it's thanks to Sciences Po that I am what I am now.” After graduating with a Master of International Relations, Vermare embarked on a transatlantic career in photography and remains extremely thankful for what she received from Sciences Po.

We spoke with Benoist de Vimal, director at the Natixis New York branch. Benoist studied at Sciences Po and for his investment banking expertise in the aviation industry, was named in Airline Economics' 40 under 40 2019 list.

At Sciences Po, all third-year undergraduate students spend a mandatory year abroad studying at one of our 478 partner universities or pursuing an internship. After two years on our Paris campus, Flora Cerda chose to spend her third year at the Universidad Católica Argentina in Buenos Aires. In this video, she tells us about her experience and how it helped reinforce her passion and interests, and better define her choice of Master’s and future career goals.

The master in corporate strategy at Sciences Po gives students an immersive educational experience grounded in real-life business cases. The emphasis on self-renewal and the understanding that leadership and creativity require us to tap into our own resources are exactly what we need.

Aditi Chatradhi, originally from California, is a student in the dual BA program between Sciences Po and Columbia University. In spring 2020, she was awarded the Henri de Castries scholarship, which is open to students in the dual BA degrees between Sciences Po and Columbia University or UC Berkeley. Below is an excerpt from one of her personal statements about her transition to France and her experience in the program.

Stéphanie is a 2016 Alumni from the Finance and Strategy Master's programme. She now works as Financial planning analyst EMEA at Ubisoft.

Delphine Halgand is the Executive Director of The Signals Network, a French American nonprofit “focusing on providing support to whistleblowers who have shared major information with the press.”

This article was originally published in 2020. Zina Akrout is a graduate student in the Master’s of Public Policy at the School of Public Affairs and has been awarded the Max Lazard Prize to carry out her project “Berbers of Tunisia”. Interview on her journey so far, distinctive for her unbounded curiosity and in its strong international dimension.

From the Master in Public Policy, Cultural Policy and Management stream, to Communication and Event Manager for the United Nations Office in Geneva

One is dedicated to ridding it of plastic, the other to replanting its corals: two Sciences Po graduates explain how and why they have created a business devoted to protecting the oceans. In the context of the first Ecological Transition Careers Fair, we spoke to Marie Le Texier, Founder of ConsultantSeas, a consulting firm, and Anne-Sophie Roux, Founder of Tenaka.

When he picks up the phone to discuss his time at Sciences Po, Larry M. Loeb is careful to clarify that he was a study abroad student, not a graduate of the school. Still, it is immediately clear that his year in Paris was a life-changing experience.

Nathalie Broadhurst’s resume checks all the boxes for a high level French diplomat. The current chargée d’affaires at the French embassy in Washington has also held postings at the embassy in Beijing and the Quai d’Orsay and worked on, among other things, international development, EU relations, and UN affairs.

Sam Miles is an expert in decarbonized energy solutions, with experience working, writing, and teaching in more than 30 countries. He is a graduate of Sciences Po’s Masters degree in International Energy and a 2011 recipient of the Michel David-Weill Scholarship. In this interview he discusses his time at Sciences Po and provides advice to recent graduates.

We spoke with Adam Romanov, vice president of the Global RE Group. A native of Toronto, he studied at Sciences Po during a year on exchange. In this interview he discusses his time in Paris, reflects on a career that has allowed him to explore different fields, and offers advice to Sciences Po students.

Marie-Charlotte Garin has graduated from the Master in InternationalDevelopment at PSIA. She is currently working as as a Gender and Disability Project Officer for Humanity & Inclusion.

Vanita Nathwani, graduated in 2019, has agreed to share with you her experience in this master's programme. She developed her strategic thinking, presentation skills, and team organization skills. She is a UK based territory account manager at UBER.

December marked 20 years at the Hudson Institute for its president and CEO, Ken Weinstein. To celebrate, the Washington-based think tank sent out a newsletter highlighting his accomplishments, featuring photos of Weinstein with top American and foreign government officials—Henry Kissinger, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Shinzo Abe, among others.

For much of her time in academia and the workforce, Ariane Ville has been at the intersection of contrasting fields.

When Scott Wilson matriculated into the joint LLM program between Columbia University and Sciences Po he had a clear idea of what he wanted to do. Even as an undergraduate at Harvard, he was an aspiring lawyer with an eye toward working internationally.

Sciences Po undergraduate student Xiaorui Zhou is one of the four Chinese students to become a 2020 Rhodes scholar. This prestigious scholarship allows outstanding students to spend two years at the University of Oxford pursuing a postgraduate degree. Xiaorui is currently completing her double degree with Sciences Po and the National University of Singapore (NUS), majoring in History and Middle Eastern studies. She aspires to pursue two Master’s degrees at Oxford next year: one in Women’s Studies, and one in Contemporary Chinese Studies. Interview.

Anqi Dang has graduated from the Masters in International Economic Policy at Sciences Po with concentrations in Energy and Emerging Economies. She is currently working as a sustainable investment analyst with at Allianz France.

After graduating from a Sciences Po dual degree, Noelle Pourrat joined the Carnegie Corporation of New York as a program analyst in the international peace and security program. In this interview, she shares her memories of Sciences Po and Paris, insight into her work in international security, and her passion for dialogue across differences.

On 18 November 2019, award-winning journalist and alumna Hala Gorani was the Sciences Po American Foundation’s special guest for its 10th Anniversary Gala in New York, along with honoree Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President.