Class of 2024
Learning Innovative Approaches to Defending our Democracies
The Bertelsmann Foundation Fellowship Class of 2024 centered around defending democracy. Through a hybrid format spanning four months, fellows explored how the transatlantic relationship can best approach new challenges to our respective democracies.
Defending Democracy: A Collection of Essays is the final publication reflecting the conversations and insights which spanned the Bertelsmann Foundation Fellowship of 2024.
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)
