Class of 2024

The Bertelsmann Foundation Fellowship is a congressional fellowship that convenes individuals from European Institutions, German Institutions, U.S. Institutions as well as select participants from the private sector. The Bertelsmann Foundation Fellowship Class of 2024 is centered around defending democracy. Through a hybrid format spanning four months, Fellows will explore how best the transatlantic relationship can approach new challenges to our respective democracies.

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2024 Participants

U.S. Fellows

Maryum Saifee - Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State

Alicia Porile - Senior Legislative Assistant, U.S. House of Representatives

Kelsey Ritchie Frierson - Congressional Innovation Fellow, TechCongress

U.S. Private Sector Fellows

Andrew Kolb - Director of Strategic Communications and Advocacy, IFES

Aubrey Wilson - Director of Government Innovation, POPVOX Foundation

Richard Young - Founder and Executive Director of CivicLex

EU Fellows

Slavina Ancheva - Policy Adviser and Team Leader for MEP Eva Maydell, European Parliament (Brussels)

Alex Kleibrink - Senior Policy Officer, Federal Minister of Education and Research, German Federal Government (Germany)

Evdoxia Nerantzi - Policy Officer, European Commission (Brussels)

EU Private Sector Fellows

Rafael Schmuziger Goldzweig - Global Response Manager, META (Germany)

Dahlia Kownator - Founder Capsule Conseil (France)

Bertelsmann Observers

Vicent Climent-Ferrando - Research and Project Manager, Fundación Bertelsmann (Spain)

Sahra Abukar - Advisor to Executive Board Member Daniela Schwarzer, Bertelsmann Stiftung (Germany)

Regina von Görtz - Senior Manager Education and Next Generation, Bertelsmann Stiftung (Germany)