Team & Contact

Meet the Team of FES New York

Matthias Jobelius

Director

Matthias Jobelius is Director of the FES New York Office. He served as Head of the European Union and North America Department as well as the Central and Eastern Europe Department at FES Headquarters in Berlin. Matthias was FES Representative in Romania, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan and was posted to FES in India. He studied Political Science and Development Studies in Berlin and London.

Jennifer Landt

Head of Finance & Administration

jennifer.landt(at)fes.de

Jennifer Landt is the Head of Finance & Administration at the FES New York Office. She obtained a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Rostock in Germany. She is responsible for all operational and financial matters and is the leading hand in the organization of programs.

Sara Burke

Senior Policy Analyst

sara.burke(at)fes.de

Sara Burke is the senior expert in charge of global economic policy issues at the FES New York Office. Since 2008 her work has focused on economic policy frameworks in international financial institutions and United Nations, and the role of trade unions and other groups in civil society to hold corporations and governments accountable to international standards. She has published a number of papers on economic and social rights, most recently "A World in Protest" for the Routledge book Food Rights Food Riots. She received a master’s degree from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree from Reed College.

Volker Lehmann, Ph.D.

Senior Policy Analyst

volker.lehmann(at)fes.de

Volker Lehmann is a Senior Policy Analyst at the FES New York Office. His activities and publications focus on the role of the UN in international peace and security, on the nexus of peace and development, and on the various aspects of reforming the UN. He was involved in global governance reform initiatives such as the Albright-Gambari Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance. For this commission’s follow-up book Just Security in an Undergoverned World, published by Oxford, he contributed "Natural Resources, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, and Global Governance." He received a Ph.D. in political science from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a master’s degree in biology from the Free University of Berlin.

Merle Rutz

Policy Analyst

merle.rutz(at)fes.de

Merle Rutz is a Policy Analyst at the FES New York Office. Her work focuses on international dialogue and research related to the UN and the future of the multilateral system. In this role, she also contributes to FES’ North South Futures Forum as well as to a new collaborative effort to generate high-quality global data on security and multilateralism. Before joining FES, she worked with international NGOs such as CIVICUS and Oxfam on strengthening civic space, labor rights, gender justice, and democratic participation. She holds a B.A. in European Studies and an M.A. in Political Science.

Livia Marie Johnson

Program and Communications Officer

livia.johnson(at)fes.de

Livia Marie Johnson is the Program and Communications Officer at the FES New York Office. Livia holds a German law degree and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International and European Law from Tilburg University in the Netherlands, where she specialized in international law and global governance. Her academic background includes a focus on comparative law, complimented by study experience in Switzerland and an internship at the German Consulate General in Bordeaux, France. Most recently, she worked as a Carlo Schmid Fellow at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

If you are interested in our work and would like to participate in our events, we invite you to introduce yourself and get in touch with us !

Please note that we are currently unable to offer internships. Should opportunities arise in the future, they will be announced on our website or through our social media channels.

Location

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
United Nations and Global Dialogue | New York Office

747 Third Avenue, Suite 34D
New York, NY 10017

+1 (212) 687-0208

info.newyork(at)fes.de

Our Mission in New York

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) office in New York serves as a liaison between the United Nations, FES field offices and partners in developing countries to strengthen the voice of the Global South. more

Team & Contact

Meet the Team of FES New York

Matthias Jobelius

Jennifer Landt

Sara Burke

Volker Lehmann, Ph.D.

Merle Rutz

Livia Marie Johnson

If you are interested in our work and would like to participate in our events, we invite you to introduce yourself and get in touch with us !

Location

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung United Nations and Global Dialogue | New York Office

Our Mission in New York

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
United Nations and Global Dialogue | New York Office