Sophie von Wuthenau studied public policy at the Hertie School, specialising in management and organisation and focusing on digital and economic policy. She spent a semester abroad at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy in Los Angeles, USA. During her summer internship she worked as a Project Assistant at the public sector consultancy PD in Berlin, focusing on digital governance. Previously, Sophie completed a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Freiburg, including an Erasmus exchange semester in Barcelona, Spain. Her other professional experience includes internships at an environmental NGO, in the German Bundestag and at the Hertie Foundation. Sophie is particularly interested in internationally-oriented opportunities in economic policymaking as well as consulting.
Master's thesis title
The governance of regional innovation systems: A case study of California's state-level policy in Silicon Valley
