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Coming from Canada, Alexa has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Development

The 2022-2023 year at PSIA was intense, eventful and unforgettable! Look back at some of our events.

Coming from Germany, Hannah Forst has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Development Dual Degree with LSE.

Coming from Germany, Johanna has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Security.

Coming from Germany, Katherina Franke has graduated Summa Cum Laude in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action.

Coming from Canada, Alexandre Lloyd has graduated Summa Cum Laud in International Economic Policy.

Coming from the United States of Amercia, Jessica Cohen has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Development.

Coming from Italy, Lara Regazzo has graduated Summa Cum Laude in International Public Management (now International Governance and Diplomacy).

The graduation ceremony for the PSIA Class of 2023 took place on Saturday 1 July at the Philharmonie de Paris. Close to 730 students graduated with a Master's degree from PSIA.

Coming from Germany, Johannes Leon Kirnberger has graduated in International Public Management (now International Governance and Diplomacy) with a dual degree in International Affairs from Columbia University. He now works as an AI policy advisor at the OECD.

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Katherine Davis has graduated in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action. Coming from Canada, she works as a Grants Officer with Afghanaid. Her role is situated within the Programme Development and ResourceMobilisation team.

Miriam Privarova works in the Design4Climate team at the World Bank. She advises teams on how to integrate new operations with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. She is also managing the Environmental and Social Framework portfolio.

Maha Skah is an Associate Experts at the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. Her role centers around providing technical and political advice regarding the analysis of climate-related security risks. She also works with colleagues from UNDP, UNEP, and the Department of Peace Operations.

Manuela Kiehl is a Climate Economist at Oxford Economics in London. She runs climate and energy scenarios as part of our ‘Global Climate Service’ Her work is to model and quantify risks to the global economy.

Camille Fogtdal is Partnerships and Communications Officer, at the World Food Programme Nordic Office. She is responsible for carrying out national political surveillance, monitoring trends and issues related to hunger and food security. Her advice to others is to embrace diverse experiences.

Marianna Montes Moreno is the Chief of International Affairs and Cooperation of the Office of the First Lady of the Republic of El Salvador. She is responsible for articulating international efforts with the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, and the National Council for Early Childhood, Childhood, and Adolescence.

Fabian Keske is a Mercator Fellow on International Affairs. He has a Master in Environmental Policy from Sciences Po. He is currently working for the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance.

Alessa Wochner is manager in sustainability solutions at ENGIE Impact in Paris. She works in the BtB segment, serving big industrial clients across Europe. Her role is to assess the decarbonisation levers for their site portfolio.

Shriya Sundaram is the Coordinator of Partnerships at United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), in India. She was a recipient of the Eiffel Scholarship awarded by the French Government. Her role focuses on providing parametric microinsurance to vulnerable populations.

Anithasree Athiyaman is Senior Associate, Global Vaccines Delivery at the ClintonHealth Access Initiative (CHAI), in Cambodia. She graduated in International Development, with concentrations in Global Health & Human Rights and Humanitarian Action.

Boyun Yang is Investment Officer at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) AIIB is a multilateral development bank serving both public and private sector clients from a developmental perspective.

Michelle Lai is the Director of Sustainability at Condé Nast. She is responsible for developing Condé's first global sustainability strategy. Lai studied Environmental Policy and Human Rights at the PSIA.

Alberto Bailin Rivares is theco-founder of Lienzo, a company dedicated to transforming the fashion and luxury industries towards a more sustainable future. He graduated in International Economic Policy with concentrations on emerging economies and methods.