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She currently works for the German Marshall Fund (GMF), developing its research on Mediterranean geopolitics and security, informing European and U.S. policy making. In 2017, Charlotte co-founded The Brussels Binder, a non-profit organization with the mission of bringing more women into the public debate. She developed an open database of women experts and is responsible for growing an international ecosystem of stakeholders that are committed to a gender-balanced debate. Previously, Charlotte worked at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on human rights and European affairs. She has an MA in International Relations from the University of Groningen.

PACE financing funnels private capital into clean energy improvements to commercial property, incentivizing local economic development. She is also a co-founder of the SASI Co., a Paris-based consulting firm that offers business training on sustainability. Jessa consulted for social enterprises in Europe and in Africa from 2015 to 2018. She was a Frontier Market Scouts fellow in Social Enterprise Management and Impact Investing through the Middlebury Institute in 2015. She holds a Master in Management from HEC Paris with a major in Sustainability and certificate in Energy and finance. Jessa received a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the American University.

Previously, Teresa worked as a Field Organizer for Stacey Abrams’ Georgia gubernatorial campaign, and worked for three years at Capital One, where she was part of a development program for future leaders in HR. Teresa’s prior work includes youth employment in Hyderabad, India, therapeutic arts for girls in Cusco, Peru, civilian personnel policy at the Department of Defense, and disability policy for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Teresa is a 2014 Truman Scholar and a 2015 graduate of Cornell University with a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations and a minor in Spanish.    

Her previous professional experiences include developing refugee housing and integration strategies for arrival cities around the world, supporting humanitarian coordination through her work with the UN Interagency Standing Committee in Geneva, and leveraging her skills in research and design to support the advancement of peace, justice, and sustainable development with various non-profit organizations. Her forthcoming publications include: Youth Engagement in UNESCO National Commissions, Towards a Model of Meaningful Youth Engagement, Intergenerational Dialogue, And Partnerships and Meaningful Youth Engagement in the Governance of the Global Refugee System. She holds a Master of Global Affairs from the University of Toronto and a Joint Honours BA in Political Science and Philosophy, with minors in French and Management from McGill University.