Alexandria Chastenet de Géry is a Brussels‑based development manager for private-sector partnerships that support GMF’s transatlantic policy programming, strategic convenings, and other institutional priorities. She coordinates proposal strategies and supports high‑level engagements related to flagship events and initiatives.
Chastenet de Géry previously held several positions at GMF in strategic engagement and convening. She supported senior leadership and coordinated public and private events linked to major transatlantic policy conferences. She also worked in civic engagement and immigration law, and with the US Peace Corps.
Chastenet de Géry holds a master’s degree in global peace, security, and strategic studies from the Brussels School of Governance at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and a bachelor’s degree in international and global studies and French from Sewanee, also known as The University of the South. She has an advanced certificate in global risk analysis and crisis management from Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Marcos da Rocha Carvalho is a former Design & Multimedia Strategist, Communications at GMF.
Ceylan Canbilek joined The German Marshall Fund of the United States in 2005 and is currently senior program officer in the organization’s Ankara office. Prior to joining GMF, she worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration, and the World Bank in Turkey. Canbilek received her bachelor’s in political science and international relations from İstanbul Boğaziçi University and holds a master’s from Essex University in political economy.
Corinna Blutguth is a program manager in GMF's Berlin office. She coordinates programming and research on U.S.-German relations, transatlantic security, and German domestic and foreign policy. Before joining GMF, Corinna worked as a program officer for a public-private-partnership of the German Federal Foreign Office, the Robert Bosch Foundation, and the German Council on Foreign Relations. She also gained experience working for the Kolleg-Forschergruppe Transformative Power of Europe at Freie Universität Berlin. Corinna holds a master's degree in political science from the University of Potsdam and studied European Studies in Magdeburg and Brno. Next to her native German, she speaks English and Spanish and has a basic knowledge of French and Czech.
John Alexander is a former Program Coordinator at GMF.
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