Your Hertie School experience in one word?

At the 2022 Alumni Reunion / Hertie Summit in June, we sat down with eight Hertie School alumni from the Master of Public Policy, Master of International Affairs, Executive Master of Public Management and Executive Master of Public Administration programmes to chat about what it was like studying in Berlin, as well as their endeavours since graduation. Watch the video above for a lightning round of alumni perspectives on the Hertie School experience!

In the video (in order of appearance):

Sophie Münzberg (MPP 2016) works as NGO, Culture and Cultural Institutions Partnerships Manager at TikTok.

Yair Reem (EMPM 2009) is a venture capital investor and climate tech expert.

Moiz Raja Shaikh (EMPA 2020) is Co-Founder and Head of Partnership & Impact at social impact company Aam Digital.

Azucena Moran (MIA 2018) is Research Associate at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS).

Sophie Robert (MIA 2017, Columbia University dual degree) is Senior Associate at the consulting firm High Lantern Group.

Heather Dannyelle Thompson (MPP 2021) is Manager of the Digital Democracy Programme at Democracy Reporting International.

Marc Becker (MPP 2017) is Desk Officer for Space Security at the German Federal Ministry of Defence.

Siddharth Merchant (MPP/MPA 2016, LSE dual degree) works as Analyst in the Blue Economy Division of the World Bank.

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