Dr. Zachmann graduated from the Technical University of Dresden with a doctoral degree on inefficiency in the European energy market. In addition to his long-time consulting work with the German Advisory Group Ukraine and the German Economic Teams for Belarus, Moldova, and Georgia, Dr. Zachmann has worked with the economic think tank Bruegel on energy and climate topics.

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.

After interdisciplinary Bachelor/Master studies with a focus on Political Science, Business Administration, and Slavic Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, he completed a Master of Science in Eurasian Political Economy & Energy with a focus on macroeconomics, energy policy, and energy security in Eurasia and the EU at King’s College London.He has several years of project management experience in Germany and Russia. At an established consulting firm in Berlin for the public sector, Denis Kletzel most recently acted as a senior consultant on hydrogen. From 2012 to 2016, he worked for the German Academic Exchange Service as a lecturer in regional science and project manager in international cooperation in the Russian Federation.

Ina Rumiantseva holds a university diploma from the Chair of Energy Economics at TU Dresden. She accompanied the project “Energy efficient city” in collaboration with the western Ukrainian town of Schowkwa beyond her employment with the OAOEV, among others as coordinator for the initiative “Energy Efficiency Ukraine” (focus housing sector). She has been working with different partners of the initiative, among other with the German Energy Agency (dena) and the Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe (IWO).

Dr. Frank Meissner holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Potsdam. Mr. Meissner gained experience in scientific work and policy consulting as a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), at the University of Potsdam, at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) and as freelancer in several national and international projects.

After obtaining a B.Sc. in Economics from Potsdam University, he completed a M.Sc. in Economics at Freie Universität Berlin. During his studies, Clemens Stiewe has worked at the German Bundestag, KPMG and with the consultancy Syspons.

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 completing his bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in political science at the University of Potsdam, he completed the master’s program in public economics (M.Sc.) at the Free University of Berlin. During his studies, Manuel von Mettenheim worked at the German Embassy in Moscow, the Institute for Eastern European Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, the Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO) and the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW).

After receiving his bachelor degree in physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, he obtained a Masters of International Affairs from both Columbia University in New York and the Hertie School in Berlin in 2020. Before joining BE, Lukas has gained work experience at a VC fund in Zurich, the human rights department of the German mission to the UN in Geneva, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, at the science desk of the German weekly “Die ZEIT”, at the Brunswick Group in Berlin and at the Dynamo Energy Hub in New York.

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 a diploma in International Relations from the Belarusian State University in Minsk and a B.A. in Public Relations from the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover.