MPA-EPM 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:
EPM - Economic Policy Management
GEMP - Global Energy Management and Policy
Middle East & Africa
Ali Al-Dajani MPA ’97
Founder & Managing Director of Aquari Capital
EPM | Egypt
Marcellin Koffi Alle MPA ’06
Senior Advisor to IMF Executive Director for Africa
EPM | Ivory Coast
Michael Baingana MPA ’00
Investment Specialist, DAI Global/Nguriza Nshore Project; Kigali-Rwanda/East Africa
EPM | Rwanda
Solomon Gofere MPA ’15
PhD Student at Columbia SIPA
EPM | Ethiopia
Muntasir Majdoub Hamid MPA ’14
Economist for the Monetary Policy Division of the Central Bank of Sudan
EPM | Sudan
Abubakar Tata Inuwa MPA ’13
Chairman Fiscal Responsibility Commission and Administrator Internal Revenue Service, Gombe State
EPM | Nigeria
Arthur Musinguzi MPA ’06
CEO at Pameri Organic
EPM | Kenya
Alick Wella MPA ’15
Economist at the Ministry of Finance in Malawi
EPM | Malawi
Europe & Eurasia
Paloma Alonso MPA ’12
Consultant at Arup Advisory Inc.
EPM | Spain
Igor Baranov MPA ’12
Vice Dean, Education and Research, Sberbank Corporate University
GEMP | United Kingdom
Gabriele Fattorelli MPA ’08
Economist and Policy Advisor at OECD
EPM | France
Dobrina Gogova MPA ’13
Consultant at World Bank
EPM | Bulgaria
Sebastian Schienle MPA ’07
Project Manager at Social Impact Consulting GmbH / Benckiser Foundation
EPM | Germany
Fatih Tezel MPA ’13
Partner at Exim Economic Consulting Company
EPM | Turkey
Freyja Thorarinsdottir MPA ’16
Founder & CEO of GEMMAQ Inc.
EPM | Iceland
Natasja van der Geest MPA ’08
Deputy head of the strategy unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
EPM | Netherlands
Albana Vokshi MPA ’03
President, Albanian Democratic Women’s League; Member of Executive Board of Democratic Party of Albania
EPM | Albania
North America
Valentina Azzarello - MPA ’10
Cooperation Consultant for South Sudan and Triangular at the UNDP
EPM | USA
Alex Goodman MPA ’13
Founding Partner of Clockwork, a fintech firm that helps investors monitor and manage private market and venture portfolios
GEMP | USA
Jerry Leen MPA ’09
Senior Examiner at Federal Housing Finance Agency
EPM | USA
Ludwig Marek MPA ’07
Managing Director at BlackRock
EPM | USA
Makunda Mbariko MPA ’00
Program Manager at Gabkul Foundation (NGO)
EPM | USA
Patricia Mendoza MPA ’97
Finance Consultant at Cicatelli Inc.
EPM | USA
Matthew Poggi MPA ’00
Economist at US Department of Treasury
EPM | USA
Marcel Souza MPA ’04
Budget Manager at Stamford Hospital
EPM | USA
Pertshuhi Torosyan MPA ’15
Senior G10 FX markets analyst and trader working at the New York Federal Reserve's Markets group
EPM | USA/Armenia
Latin America
Fernando Anaya MPA ’14
Consultant in the Department of Gas, Electricity Markets, and Energy Efficiency at the IDB
EPM | Chile
Tessy Vasquez Baos MPA ’15
Technical coordinator for the Financial Stability and Development Network at the Inter-American Development Bank
GEMP | Peru
Pablo Andres Bejar MPA ’15
Economic Analyst at the International Monetary Fund
EPM | Bolivia
Samuel Jerome MPA ’13
Deputy Head of Service at Banque de la Republica d'Haiti
EPM | Haiti
Bexi Jimenenez MPA ’13
Risk Management Officer at the World Bank Group
EPM | Dominican Republic
Jonathan Malagón MPA ’11
Minister of Housing of Colombia
EPM | Colombia
Florencia Millan MPA ’11
Agro-logistics Specialist Consultant - The World Bank
EPM | Argentina
Pablo dos Santos MPA ’09
Manager, Infrastructure and Environment Sector, the Inter-American Development Bank
EPM | Brazil
East Asia Pacific
Handri Adiwilaga MPA ’96
Senior Analyst at the Bank of Indonesia
EPM | Indonesia
Batbaatar Batjargal MPA ’15
Head of Financial Information Unit Of the The Bank of Mongolia
EPM | Mongolia
Jonathan Coppel MPA ’96
Commissioner at Australian Productivity Commission
EPM | Australia
Seiya Hikuma MPA ’14
Director at the Bank of Japan
EPM | Japan
Binqi Liu MPA ’08
Vice President and Portfolio Manager at
HSBC Global Asset Management Inc.
EPM | China
Chanaporn (Foy) Sereevoravitgul MPA ’14
Senior Economist for Bank of Thailand
EPM | Thailand
Adoracion Navarro MPA ’05
Undersecretary at National Economic and Development Authority Philippines
EPM | Philippines
Lusha Zhuang MPA ’14
Research Analyst at International Monetary Fund
EPM | China
South & Central Asia
Waqar Ahmad MPA ’10
Director of Corporate Affairs at Nestle
EPM | Pakistan & Afghanistan
Aibek Ashirov MPA ’14
Head of the Division at the National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic
EPM | Kyrgyzstan
Rahmatullah Kawsary MPA ’13
Senior Economist for the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock
EPM | Afghanistan
Bibek Koirala MPA ’16
Assistant Director of Policy Planning Unit, Supervision Deparment at Nepal Rastra Bank
EPM | Nepal
Ismail Ali Manik MPA ’08
Minister of State for Finance
EPM | Maldives
Venkateswaran Ramakrishnan MPA ’15
Deputy General Manager at Securities and Exchange Board of India
EPM | India
Moukim Temourov MPA ’98
Independent Consultant/former World Bank Country Program Manager/Resident Representative in Algeria
EPM | Tajikistan