| 2000-2001 | Studium Generale, Leibniz Kolleg, Tübingen |
| 2001-2004 | BA (Hons.) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, New College, University of Oxford |
| 2004-2005 | MSc in European Politics and Governance, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science |
| 2005-2006 | Research Associate, Federal Trust for Education and Research, European Policy Program, London |
| 2006-2007 | Trainee, European Central Bank, EU Institutions and Fora Division, Frankfurt |
| 2007-2009 | Head of Program, German Council on Foreign Relations, Globalization and World Economy Program, Berlin |
| 2008-2014 | Dr. rer. pol. in Political Science, Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies |
| since 2009 | Associate Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin |
| 2009-2012 | Freelance Country Expert on Germany/Eurozone, Eurasia Group, New York City |
| 2010 | DAAD Fellow, AICGS - American Institute of Contemporary German Studies, John Hopkins University, Washington |
| 2011-2012 | Fox International Fellow, MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University, New Haven |
| 2012-2013 | Fellow, Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, Berlin |
