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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

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Ali Al-Dajani MPA '97

Founder & Managing Director of Aquari Capital

Economic Policy Management

Egypt

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Imad Al-Khayyat  MPA '10

Economic Analyst at OPEC Secretariat

Global Energy Management and Policy

Iraq

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Marcellin Koffi Alle MPA '06

Senior Advisor to IMF Executive Director for Africa

Economic Policy Management

Ivory Coast 

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Michael Baingana MPA '00

Investment Specialist, DAI Global/Nguriza Nshore Project; Kigali-Rwanda/East Africa

Economic Policy Management

Rwanda

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Solomon Gofere MPA '15

PhD Student at Columbia SIPA

Economic Policy Management

Ethiopia

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Headshot of Muntasir Majdoub Hamid

Muntasir Majdoub Hamid MPA '14

Economist for the Monetary Policy Division of the Central Bank of Sudan

Economic Policy Management

Sudan

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Abubakar Tata Inuwa MPA '13

Chairman Fiscal Responsibility Commission and Administrator Internal Revenue Service, Gombe State

Economic Policy Management

Nigeria

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Arthur Musinguzi MPA '06

CEO at Pameri Organic

Economic Policy Management

Kenya

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Alick Wella MPA '15

Economist at the Ministry of Finance in Malawi

Economic Policy Management

Malawi

Europe & Eurasia

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Paloma Alonso MPA '12

Consultant at Arup Advisory Inc.

Economic Policy Management

Spain

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Headshot of Igor Baranov

Igor Baranov MPA '12

Vice Dean, Education and Research, Sberbank Corporate University

Global Energy Management and Policy

United Kingdom

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Headshot of Gabriele Fattorelli

Gabriele Fattorelli MPA '08

Economist and Policy Advisor at OECD

Economic Policy Management

France

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Headshot of Dobrina Gogova

Dobrina Gogova MPA '13

Consultant at World Bank

Economic Policy Management

Bulgaria

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Sebastian Schienle MPA '07

Project Manager at Social Impact Consulting GmbH / Benckiser Foundation

Economic Policy Management

Germany 

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Fatih Tezel MPA'13

Partner at Exim Economic Consulting Company

Economic Policy Management

Turkey

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Freyja Thorarinsdottir MPA '16

Founder & CEO of GEMMAQ Inc.

Economic Policy Management

Iceland

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Natasja van der Geest MPA'08

Deputy head of the strategy unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Economic Policy Management

Netherlands 

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Albana Vokshi MPA '03

President, Albanian Democratic Women’s League; Member of Executive Board of Democratic Party of Albania

Economic Policy Management

Albania 

North America

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Headshot of Valentina Azzarello

Valentina Azzarello - MPA '10

Cooperation Consultant for South Sudan and Triangular at the UNDP

Economic Policy Management

USA

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Alex Goodman MPA'13

Founding Partner of Clockwork, a fintech firm that helps investors monitor and manage private market and venture portfolios

Global Energy Management and Policy

USA

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Jerry Leen MPA '09

Senior Examiner at Federal Housing Finance Agency

Economic Policy Management

USA

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Headshot of Ludwig Marek

Ludwig Marek MPA'07

Managing Director at BlackRock

Economic Policy Management

USA 

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Makunda Mbariko

Makunda Mbariko MPA '00

Program Manager at Gabkul Foundation (NGO)

Economic Policy Management

USA

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Patricia Mendoza

Patricia Mendoza MPA '97

Finance Consultant at Cicatelli Inc.

Economic Policy Management

USA 

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Matthew Poggi MPA'00

Economist at US Department of Treasury

Economic Policy Management

USA

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Marcel Souza

Marcel Souza MPA '04

Budget Manager at Stamford Hospital

Economic Policy Management

USA

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Pertshuhi Torosyan

Pertshuhi Torosyan MPA '15

ISenior G10 FX markets analyst and trader working at the New York Federal Reserve's Markets group

Economic Policy Management

USA/Armenia

Latin America

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Fernando Anaya

Fernando Anaya MPA '14

Consultant in the Department of Gas, Electricity Markets, and Energy Efficiency at the IDB

Economic Policy Management

Chile

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Tessy Vasquez Baos

Tessy Vasquez Baos MPA '15

Technical coordinator for the Financial Stability and Development Network at the Inter-American Development Bank

Global Energy Management and Policy

Peru

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Pablo Andres Bejar

Pablo Andres Bejar MPA  '15

Economic Analyst at the International Monetary Fund

Economic Policy Management

Bolivia

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Samuel Jerome

Samuel Jerome MPA '13

Deputy Head of Service at Banque de la Republica d'Haiti

Economic Policy Management

Haiti

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Bexi Jimenenez

Bexi Jimenenez MPA '13

Risk Management Officer at the World Bank Group

Economic Policy Management

Dominican Republic

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Jonathan Malagón

Jonathan Malagón MPA'11

Minister of Housing of Colombia

Economic Policy Management

Colombia

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Florencia Millan

Florencia Millan MPA'11

Agro-logistics Specialist Consultant - The World Bank

Economic Policy Management

Argentina

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Pablo dos Santos

Pablo dos Santos MPA '09

Manager, Infrastructure and Environment Sector, the Inter-American Development Bank

Economic Policy Management

Brazil

East Asia Pacific

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Handri Adiwilaga

Handri Adiwilaga MPA '96

Senior Analyst at the Bank of Indonesia

Economic Policy Management

Indonesia

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Batbaatar Batjargal

Batbaatar Batjargal MPA '15

Head of Financial Information Unit Of the The Bank of Mongolia

Economic Policy Management

Mongolia 

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Jonathan Coppel

Jonathan Coppel MPA '96

Commissioner at Australian Productivity Commission

Economic Policy Management

Australia 

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Seiya Hikuma

Seiya Hikuma MPA '14

Director at the Bank of Japan

Economic Policy Management

Japan 

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Binqi Liu

Binqi Liu MPA '08

Vice President and Portfolio Manager at

HSBC Global Asset Management Inc.


Economic Policy Management

China

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Chanaporn (Foy) Sereevoravitgul

Chanaporn (Foy) Sereevoravitgul MPA '14

Senior Economist for Bank of Thailand

Economic Policy Management

Thailand

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Adoracion Navarro

Adoracion Navarro MPA '05

Undersecretary at National Economic and Development Authority Philippines 

Economic Policy Management

Philippines

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Lusha Zhuang MPA '14

Research Analyst at International Monetary Fund 

Economic Policy Management

China

South & Central Asia

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Waqar Ahmad

Waqar Ahmad MPA 10

Director of Corporate Affairs at Nestle

Economic Policy Management

Pakistan & Afghanistan

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Aibek Ashirov

Aibek Ashirov MPA '14

Head of the Division at the National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic

Economic Policy Management

Kyrgyzstan

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Rahmatullah Kawsary

Rahmatullah Kawsary MPA '13

Senior Economist for the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock

Economic Policy Management

Afghanistan

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Bibek Koirala

Bibek Koirala MPA  '16

Assistant Director of Policy Planning Unit, Supervision Deparment at Nepal Rastra Bank

Economic Policy Management

Nepal

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Ismail Ali Manik

Ismail Ali Manik MPA '08

Minister of State for Finance

Economic Policy Management

Maldives

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Venkateswaran Ramakrishnan

Venkateswaran Ramakrishnan MPA '15

Deputy General Manager at Securities and Exchange Board of India

Economic Policy Management

India 

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Moukim Temourov

Moukim Temourov MPA '98

Independent Consultant/former World Bank Country Program Manager/Resident Representative in Algeria

Economic Policy Management

Tajikistan