German political scientist, think-tank executive, and foreign policy strategist specializing in democratic resilience, hybrid threats, civil society development, and Central and Eastern European security.
His professional and analytical career centers on leading the European Resilience program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) as Managing Director. Based in Berlin, he directs major strategic initiatives across Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans, including the Fund for Belarus Democracy, Engaging Central Europe, Ukraine: Relief, Resilience, Recovery, and the Bulwark project on societal resilience. His research focuses on EU and NATO eastern flank security, democratic governance, civil society mobilization, and Russian foreign policy.
He holds a Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence and a Master’s degree in Political Science from Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, having also pursued studies across universities in Germany, Poland, and Hungary.