

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