MPA-EPM Ambassadors
Meet the MPA-EPM (PEPM) Ambassadors
MPA in Economic Policy Management (MPA-EPM), formerly known as Program in Economic Policy Management (PEPM): A one-year MPA program for leading policymakers and professionals.
MPA-EPM (PEPM) graduates are uniquely prepared to meet the challenges of economic policymaking and management in today's complex economic environment. Upon graduation from the program, students join an alumni network that spans 140 countries around the globe and includes current and former finance ministers, governors and deputy governors of central banks, and CEOs and top managers in private and public sector organizations.
Below you can view information about our ambassadors from around the world, including name, current occupation, focus area, and home country:
Middle East & Africa
Founder & Managing Director of Aquari Capital
Economic Policy Management
Egypt
Economic Analyst at OPEC Secretariat
Global Energy Management and Policy
Iraq
Senior Advisor to IMF Executive Director for Africa
Economic Policy Management
Ivory Coast
Investment Specialist, DAI Global/Nguriza Nshore Project; Kigali-Rwanda/East Africa
Economic Policy Management
Rwanda
Muntasir Majdoub Hamid MPA '14
Economist for the Monetary Policy Division of the Central Bank of Sudan
Economic Policy Management
Sudan
Chairman Fiscal Responsibility Commission and Administrator Internal Revenue Service, Gombe State
Economic Policy Management
Nigeria
Economist at the Ministry of Finance in Malawi
Economic Policy Management
Malawi
Europe & Eurasia
Vice Dean, Education and Research, Sberbank Corporate University
Global Energy Management and Policy
United Kingdom
Economist and Policy Advisor at OECD
Economic Policy Management
France
Project Manager at Social Impact Consulting GmbH / Benckiser Foundation
Economic Policy Management
Germany
Partner at Exim Economic Consulting Company
Economic Policy Management
Turkey
Freyja Thorarinsdottir MPA '16
Founder & CEO of GEMMAQ Inc.
Economic Policy Management
Iceland
Deputy head of the strategy unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Economic Policy Management
Netherlands
President, Albanian Democratic Women’s League; Member of Executive Board of Democratic Party of Albania
Economic Policy Management
Albania
North America
Cooperation Consultant for South Sudan and Triangular at the UNDP
Economic Policy Management
USA
Founding Partner of Clockwork, a fintech firm that helps investors monitor and manage private market and venture portfolios
Global Energy Management and Policy
USA
Jerry Leen MPA '09
Senior Examiner at Federal Housing Finance Agency
Economic Policy Management
USA
Program Manager at Gabkul Foundation (NGO)
Economic Policy Management
USA
ISenior G10 FX markets analyst and trader working at the New York Federal Reserve's Markets group
Economic Policy Management
USA/Armenia
Latin America
Consultant in the Department of Gas, Electricity Markets, and Energy Efficiency at the IDB
Economic Policy Management
Chile
Technical coordinator for the Financial Stability and Development Network at the Inter-American Development Bank
Global Energy Management and Policy
Peru
Economic Analyst at the International Monetary Fund
Economic Policy Management
Bolivia
Deputy Head of Service at Banque de la Republica d'Haiti
Economic Policy Management
Haiti
Risk Management Officer at the World Bank Group
Economic Policy Management
Dominican Republic
Agro-logistics Specialist Consultant - The World Bank
Economic Policy Management
Argentina
Manager, Infrastructure and Environment Sector, the Inter-American Development Bank
Economic Policy Management
Brazil
East Asia Pacific
Senior Analyst at the Bank of Indonesia
Economic Policy Management
Indonesia
Head of Financial Information Unit Of the The Bank of Mongolia
Economic Policy Management
Mongolia
Commissioner at Australian Productivity Commission
Economic Policy Management
Australia
Vice President and Portfolio Manager at
HSBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Economic Policy Management
China
Chanaporn (Foy) Sereevoravitgul MPA '14
Senior Economist for Bank of Thailand
Economic Policy Management
Thailand
Undersecretary at National Economic and Development Authority Philippines
Economic Policy Management
Philippines
Research Analyst at International Monetary Fund
Economic Policy Management
China
South & Central Asia
Waqar Ahmad MPA 10
Director of Corporate Affairs at Nestle
Economic Policy Management
Pakistan & Afghanistan
Head of the Division at the National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic
Economic Policy Management
Kyrgyzstan
Senior Economist for the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock
Economic Policy Management
Afghanistan
Assistant Director of Policy Planning Unit, Supervision Deparment at Nepal Rastra Bank
Economic Policy Management
Nepal
Venkateswaran Ramakrishnan MPA '15
Deputy General Manager at Securities and Exchange Board of India
Economic Policy Management
India
Independent Consultant/former World Bank Country Program Manager/Resident Representative in Algeria
Economic Policy Management
Tajikistan