His consulting and research activities focus on macroeconomic and financial sector issues, particularly in the context of transitioning countries. After studying economics at the University of Potsdam and the Warwick Business School (UK), he worked as a research fellow at the University of Potsdam for several years.

At Berlin Economics, Pavel is the deputy head of the Energy and Climate Policy team and the Low Carbon Ukraine project funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUV). Pavel also acts as the energy and climate liaison for the German Economic Team’s projects in Armenia and Uzbekistan. Pavel has working experience across the private, public and third sectors in Europe and the Middle East, and has acted as an independent consultant for the World Bank, International Energy Agency, the European Commission and other institutions on research projects around the world. He has a broad range of interests and expertise, including energy economics, international development, industrial policy and extractives sector economics and governance. Pavel holds a BSc from the London School of Economics and an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge.

After completing her bachelor’s degree in Political Science at the University of Bremen, she completed the double master’s program in Public Management at the University of Potsdam and Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. During her studies, Elena Budaragina worked at the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce Abroad (AHK) in Moscow. Elena Budaragina brings with her a broad experience in the areas of energy policy, project management, cooperation with international organizations, bilateral economic and energy policy relations.

After Undergraduate studies in interdisciplinary Social Sciences at SciencesPo Paris and UC Berkeley, he completed a M.Sc. in Environmental Policy and Energy Economics at the Toulouse School of Economics. Rouven’s work benefits from his practical experience at the think tank Green Budget Germany, a consultancy for international political risk analysis, as well as the International Monetary Affairs division of the German central bank.

After studying economics at the University of Potsdam, Ilona Kaiser worked as an accountant and tax consultant for small and medium sized companies.

She holds Bachelor of Science in Economics with Finance from Westminster International University in Tashkent and Master of Public Policy from the Hertie School. Her professional experience includes working as a Research Assistant at the United Nations Development Programme and Hertie School, as well as a Senior Consultant at PwC Uzbekistan.

After bachelor studies in political science and history at the University of Vienna, including a study visit at Trinity College Dublin, Julian Grinschgl completed master studies in international relations at the University College London (UCL) and in international energy economics at the University of Leipzig and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). His work experience includes the Austrian Mission to the United Nations in New York, the Policy Department of the European Parliament, a major energy utility, and the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP Berlin), where he worked on a project on the geopolitics of hydrogen funded by the German Foreign Office. Julian Grinschgl’s work benefits from his diverse experience around geopolitics, trade policy as well as energy markets.