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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

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PEPM Ambassador Ali Al Dajani


Ali Al-Dajani MPA ’97 
Founder & Managing Director of Aquari Capital
EPM  |  Egypt

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Imad Al-Khayyat  MPA ’10
Economic Analyst at OPEC Secretariat
GEMP  |  Iraq

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PEPM Ambassador Marcellin Koffi Alle


Marcellin Koffi Alle MPA ’06
Senior Advisor to IMF Executive Director for Africa
EPM  |  Ivory Coast 

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PEPM Ambassador Michael Baingana


Michael Baingana MPA ’00
Investment Specialist, DAI Global/Nguriza Nshore Project; Kigali-Rwanda/East Africa
EPM  |  Rwanda

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PEPM Ambassador Solomon Gofere


Solomon Gofere MPA ’15
PhD Student at Columbia SIPA
EPM  |  Ethiopia

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PEPM Ambassador Muntasir


Muntasir Majdoub Hamid MPA ’14
Economist for the Monetary Policy Division of the Central Bank of Sudan
EPM  |  Sudan

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Abubakar Tata Inuwa MPA ’13
Chairman Fiscal Responsibility Commission and Administrator Internal Revenue Service, Gombe State
EPM  |  Nigeria

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PEPM Ambassador Arthur Musinguzi


Arthur Musinguzi MPA ’06
CEO at Pameri Organic
EPM  |  Kenya

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PEPM Ambassador Alick Wella


Alick Wella MPA ’15
Economist at the Ministry of Finance in Malawi
EPM  |  Malawi

Europe & Eurasia

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PEPM Ambassador Paloma Alonso


Paloma Alonso MPA ’12
Consultant at Arup Advisory Inc.
EPM  |  Spain

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PEPM Ambassador Igor Baranov


Igor Baranov MPA ’12
Vice Dean, Education and Research, Sberbank Corporate University
GEMP  |  United Kingdom

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PEPM Ambassador Gabriele Fattorelli


Gabriele Fattorelli MPA ’08
Economist and Policy Advisor at OECD
EPM  |  France

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PEPM Ambassador Dobrina Gogova


Dobrina Gogova MPA ’13
Consultant at World Bank
EPM  |  Bulgaria

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PEPM Ambassador Sebastian Schienle


Sebastian Schienle MPA ’07
Project Manager at Social Impact Consulting GmbH / Benckiser Foundation
EPM  |  Germany 

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PEPM Ambassador Fatih Tezel


Fatih Tezel MPA ’13
Partner at Exim Economic Consulting Company
EPM  |  Turkey

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PEPM Ambassador Freyja Thorarinsdottir


Freyja Thorarinsdottir MPA ’16
Founder & CEO of GEMMAQ Inc.
EPM  |  Iceland

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PEPM Ambassador Natasja van der Geest


Natasja van der Geest MPA ’08
Deputy head of the strategy unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
EPM  |  Netherlands 

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PEPM Ambassador Albana Vokshi.


Albana Vokshi MPA ’03
President, Albanian Democratic Women’s League; Member of Executive Board of Democratic Party of Albania
EPM  |  Albania 

North America

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PEPM Ambassador Valentina Azzarello


Valentina Azzarello - MPA ’10
Cooperation Consultant for South Sudan and Triangular at the UNDP
EPM  |  USA

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PEPM Ambassador Alex Goodman


Alex Goodman MPA ’13
Founding Partner of Clockwork, a fintech firm that helps investors monitor and manage private market and venture portfolios
GEMP  |  USA

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PEPM Ambassador Jerry Leen


Jerry Leen MPA ’09
Senior Examiner at Federal Housing Finance Agency
EPM  |  USA

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PEPM Ambassador Ludwig Marek


Ludwig Marek MPA ’07
Managing Director at BlackRock
EPM  |  USA 

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PEPM Ambassador Makunda Mbariko


Makunda Mbariko MPA ’00
Program Manager at Gabkul Foundation (NGO)
EPM  |  USA

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PEPM Ambassador Patricia Mendoza


Patricia Mendoza MPA ’97
Finance Consultant at Cicatelli Inc.
EPM  |  USA 

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Matthew Poggi MPA ’00
Economist at US Department of Treasury
EPM  |  USA

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PEPM Ambassador Marcel Souza


Marcel Souza MPA ’04
Budget Manager at Stamford Hospital
EPM  |  USA

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PEPM Ambassador Pertshuhi Torosyan


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

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Fernando Anaya


Fernando Anaya MPA ’14
Consultant in the Department of Gas, Electricity Markets, and Energy Efficiency at the IDB
EPM  |  Chile

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PEPM Ambassador Tessy Vasquez Baos


Tessy Vasquez Baos MPA ’15
Technical coordinator for the Financial Stability and Development Network at the Inter-American Development Bank
GEMP  |  Peru

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PEPM Ambassador Pablo dos Santos


Pablo Andres Bejar MPA ’15
Economic Analyst at the International Monetary Fund
EPM  |  Bolivia

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PEPM Ambassador Samuel Jerome


Samuel Jerome MPA ’13
Deputy Head of Service at Banque de la Republica d'Haiti
EPM  |  Haiti

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PEPM Ambassador Bexi Jimenenez


Bexi Jimenenez MPA ’13
Risk Management Officer at the World Bank Group
EPM  |  Dominican Republic

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Jonathan Malagón MPA ’11
Minister of Housing of Colombia
EPM  |  Colombia

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PEPM Ambassador Florencia Millan


Florencia Millan MPA ’11
Agro-logistics Specialist Consultant - The World Bank
EPM  |  Argentina

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PEPM Ambassador Pablo dos Santos


Pablo dos Santos MPA ’09
Manager, Infrastructure and Environment Sector, the Inter-American Development Bank
EPM  |  Brazil

East Asia Pacific

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PEPM Ambassador Handri Adiwilaga


Handri Adiwilaga MPA ’96
Senior Analyst at the Bank of Indonesia
EPM  |  Indonesia

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PEPM Ambassador Batbaatar Batjargal


Batbaatar Batjargal MPA ’15
Head of Financial Information Unit Of the The Bank of Mongolia
EPM  |  Mongolia 

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PEPM Ambassador Jonathan Coppel


Jonathan Coppel MPA ’96
Commissioner at Australian Productivity Commission
EPM  |  Australia 

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PEPM Ambassador Seiya Hikuma


Seiya Hikuma MPA ’14
Director at the Bank of Japan
EPM  |  Japan 

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PEPM Ambassador Binqi Liu


Binqi Liu MPA ’08
Vice President and Portfolio Manager at
HSBC Global Asset Management Inc.
EPM  |  China

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PEPM Ambassador Chanaporn Foy Sereevoravitgul


Chanaporn (Foy) Sereevoravitgul MPA ’14
Senior Economist for Bank of Thailand
EPM  |  Thailand

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PEPM Ambassador Adoracion Navarro


Adoracion Navarro MPA ’05
Undersecretary at National Economic and Development Authority Philippines
EPM  |  Philippines

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Lusha Zhuang MPA ’14
Research Analyst at International Monetary Fund
EPM  |  China

South & Central Asia

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PEPM Ambassador Waqar Ahmad


Waqar Ahmad MPA ’10
Director of Corporate Affairs at Nestle
EPM  |  Pakistan & Afghanistan

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PEPM Ambassador Aibek Ashirov


Aibek Ashirov MPA ’14
Head of the Division at the National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic
EPM  |  Kyrgyzstan

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PEPM Ambassador Rahmatullah Kawsary


Rahmatullah Kawsary MPA ’13
Senior Economist for the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock
EPM  |  Afghanistan

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PEPM Ambassador Bibek Koirala


Bibek Koirala MPA  ’16
Assistant Director of Policy Planning Unit, Supervision Deparment at Nepal Rastra Bank
EPM  |  Nepal

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PEPM Ambassador Ismail Ali Manik


Ismail Ali Manik MPA ’08
Minister of State for Finance
EPM  |  Maldives

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PEPM Ambassador Venkateswaran Ramakrishnan


Venkateswaran Ramakrishnan MPA ’15
Deputy General Manager at Securities and Exchange Board of India
EPM  |  India 

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PEPM Ambassador Moukim Temourov


Moukim Temourov MPA ’98
Independent Consultant/former World Bank Country Program Manager/Resident Representative in Algeria
EPM  |  Tajikistan