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Andrew Cohen joined the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) as its first-ever managing editor in October 2022.

His appointment followed seven years as communications director for the Pew Research Center, the Washington, DC-based “fact tank” that conducts international public opinion polling and demographic analysis. He also served for seven years as the communications director for the Bertelsmann Foundation, the North American subsidiary of the Germany-based Bertelsmann Stiftung. He oversaw both organizations’ interaction with the media and other external audiences.

Hermine Sam is a Brussels-based program coordinator for GMF South. Her research interests include regional integration and geopolitical competition in West Africa.

Sam has developed and hosted several podcasts, including the “EXTRA2020” series for the French embassy in Belgium and the “Thinking Across Latitudes” mini-series, which explores global trends through a southern Atlantic and Mediterranean perspective.

Sam holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in political communication from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Alex Wilson is a senior development officer based in Washington, D.C. 

Ilaria Magazzino is a Development Coordinator, Multilateral and Donor Relations

Dmitry Dobrovolski is a the senior coordinator for GMF's Fund for Belarus Democracy.