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 German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). Pavel also acts as the energy and climate liaison for the German Economic Team’s projects in Armenia, Moldova and Uzbekistan. Pavel has worked across the private, public and third sectors and has worked on and led projects across the world in the sphere of energy, extractives and development. He has also served as an independent consultant for the World Bank, International Energy Agency, the European Commission, ASEAN and other institutions on various topics. He has a broad range of interests and expertise, including energy economics, international development, industrial policy and extractive 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 completing a Bachelor’s degree at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy and a visit at the Universität Potsdam, Tommaso successfully completed the M.Sc. Industrial Economics degree at the Technical University of Berlin. In the latter experience he specialised in the fields of climate policy, energy economics and quantitative methods. He developed his master’s thesis titled “The Economics of Planetary Boundaries: the Role of Biodiversity Loss for the Integrated Assessment of Climate Change” under the supervision of economists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). In the previous working experiences at Wayfair GmbH Tommaso acquired data analysis and programming skills. Additionally, in the work for IREM SpA he gained management experience in the industrial sector.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Georg-August-University of Göttingen. She specialized in the study of Development Economics and will soon complete her master’s degree. She primarily worked in finance and project planification. Her focus lies on the analysis of poverty, health economics and inequality.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Governance and Public Policy with a focus on Economics from University of Passau. He is currently pursuing a Master´s degree in Economics at the Free University of Berlin. In addition to his studies, he worked at different departments of the University of Passau in the field of micro- and macroeconomics and did an internship at the Bavarian Parliament and the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action.

Her professional experience include working as a research assistant at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons (MCC), as a Teaching Assistant at Hertie School and McCombs School of Business and as an intern with the ruling political party of Delhi

Her previous experience includes working at Walter Eucken Institute Freiburg, DIW Berlin, and DIW Econ. Henriette Weser is an alumna of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation.