TEAM
Nicholas Dungan
CEO and founder, CogitoPraxis. Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council. Previously Adjunct Professor, SciencesPo; President and CEO, French-American Foundation; Associate Fellow, Royal Institute of International Affairs; Director, Chatham House Foundation, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce New York Chapter. Earlier senior investment banker at Merrill Lynch and Société Générale. Author, Gallatin: America‘s Swiss Founding Father.Master’s in economics and finance, SciencesPo; bachelor’s in history, Stanford University.
Nicholas Dungan
CEO and founder, CogitoPraxis. Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council. Previously Adjunct Professor, SciencesPo; President and CEO, French-American Foundation; Associate Fellow, Royal Institute of International Affairs; Director, Chatham House Foundation, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce New York Chapter. Earlier senior investment banker at Merrill Lynch and Société Générale. Author, Gallatin: America‘s Swiss Founding Father.Master’s in economics and finance, SciencesPo; bachelor’s in history, Stanford University.
Nicholas Dungan
CEOVanessa Badré
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. American University Faculty Fellow. Lawyer, art historian, keynote speaker using art to explore socio-economic themes and concepts. Research focus on problems analysis and decision-making. Previously corporate lawyer, Citroën and Peugeot, Colgate-Palmolive. Graduate of SciencesPo; MA in art history, La Sorbonne; master’s in law, Paris II Panthéon Assas.
Vanessa Badré
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. American University Faculty Fellow. Lawyer, art historian, keynote speaker using art to explore socio-economic themes and concepts. Research focus on problems analysis and decision-making. Previously corporate lawyer, Citroën and Peugeot, Colgate-Palmolive. Graduate of SciencesPo; MA in art history, La Sorbonne; master’s in law, Paris II Panthéon Assas.
Vanessa Badré
Senior AdvisorAmbassador Joachim Bitterlich (Ret) CBE
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Board Director and Consultant. Teaches geopolitics and strategic affairs at ESCP Paris Business School, ILERI Paris and other institutions. Previously chief European, foreign and security policy advisor to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, German ambassador to NATO and Spain, EVP International and chairman for Germany of Veolia. Graduate of University of Saarbrücken and École Nationale d’Administration. Commandeur of the Ordre national du mérite, Officier of the Légion d’honneur.
Ambassador Joachim Bitterlich (Ret) CBE
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Board Director and Consultant. Teaches geopolitics and strategic affairs at ESCP Paris Business School, ILERI Paris and other institutions. Previously chief European, foreign and security policy advisor to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, German ambassador to NATO and Spain, EVP International and chairman for Germany of Veolia. Graduate of University of Saarbrücken and École Nationale d’Administration. Commandeur of the Ordre national du mérite, Officier of the Légion d’honneur.
Ambassador Joachim Bitterlich (Ret) CBE
Senior AdvisorDr Abigail Linnington
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Professor of international security studies, Fletcher School, Tufts University. Previously US Army Colonel and helicopter pilot, specialised at US Department of Defense in military strategy and planning, defence policy, professional military education. Graduate of United States Military Academy, West Point; master’s and PhD, Fletcher School, Tufts University. Has lived in France, Korea, Afghanistan.
Dr Abigail Linnington
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Professor of international security studies, Fletcher School, Tufts University. Previously US Army Colonel and helicopter pilot, specialised at US Department of Defense in military strategy and planning, defence policy, professional military education. Graduate of United States Military Academy, West Point; master’s and PhD, Fletcher School, Tufts University. Has lived in France, Korea, Afghanistan.
Dr Abigail Linnington
Senior AdvisorMaurits Regenboog
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Independent corporate finance advisor and investor. Industry advisor to Volpi Capital, London.Ambassador of P Capital Partners, Stockholm. Previously senior management positions at ABN AMRO Bank, Amsterdam; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Tokyo; BHF Bank, Frankfurt; Charterhouse Bank, London. MBA, Rotterdam School of Management of Erasmus University.
Maurits Regenboog
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Independent corporate finance advisor and investor. Industry advisor to Volpi Capital, London.Ambassador of P Capital Partners, Stockholm. Previously senior management positions at ABN AMRO Bank, Amsterdam; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Tokyo; BHF Bank, Frankfurt; Charterhouse Bank, London. MBA, Rotterdam School of Management of Erasmus University.
Maurits Regenboog
Senior AdvisorÉliane Rouyer-Chevalier
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Non-executive director, Legrand and Ipsos, previously board director at Vigeo Eiris. Consultant, IFC World Bank. Earlier EVP, Edenred; head of investor relations, Accor; chair of IR Cliff. Created Executive Masters in Governance and Climate (2022) and Investor Relations and Financial Communications (2013), Paris Dauphine University. Masters in economics, Paris Assas. Chevalier of the Legion d’honneur
Éliane Rouyer-Chevalier
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Non-executive director, Legrand and Ipsos, previously board director at Vigeo Eiris. Consultant, IFC World Bank. Earlier EVP, Edenred; head of investor relations, Accor; chair of IR Cliff. Created Executive Masters in Governance and Climate (2022) and Investor Relations and Financial Communications (2013), Paris Dauphine University. Masters in economics, Paris Assas. Chevalier of the Legion d’honneur
Éliane Rouyer-Chevalier
Senior AdvisorDr Sebastian Schwark
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Partner at FleishmanHillard, Berlin, and Visiting Fellow at The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Washington, DC. Previously Managing Director at Edelman, Berlin, Head of New York Office at Portland, Visiting Fellow at the European Institute at Columbia University, New York, and Congressional Fellow at The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Washington, DC. Expertise in corporate citizenship and reputation management. Ph.D. in political science from Georg-August-Universtät Göttingen.
Dr Sebastian Schwark
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Partner at FleishmanHillard, Berlin, and Visiting Fellow at The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Washington, DC. Previously Managing Director at Edelman, Berlin, Head of New York Office at Portland, Visiting Fellow at the European Institute at Columbia University, New York, and Congressional Fellow at The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Washington, DC. Expertise in corporate citizenship and reputation management. Ph.D. in political science from Georg-August-Universtät Göttingen.
Dr Sebastian Schwark
Senior AdvisorRichard Spiegelberg
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Deputy chairman, City of London Sinfonia. Advisor to EPIC Private Equity. Previously senior positions at Merrill Lynch, Coopers & Lybrand, J Walter Thompson. Earlier at Economist Intelligence Unit and The Times. Author The City, power without accountability; Wilhelm Spiegelberg, a life in Egyptology. Former trustee of the Forum for European Philosophy and ICAN children’s charity. Graduate of the University of Oxford.
Richard Spiegelberg
Senior Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Deputy chairman, City of London Sinfonia. Advisor to EPIC Private Equity. Previously senior positions at Merrill Lynch, Coopers & Lybrand, J Walter Thompson. Earlier at Economist Intelligence Unit and The Times. Author The City, power without accountability; Wilhelm Spiegelberg, a life in Egyptology. Former trustee of the Forum for European Philosophy and ICAN children’s charity. Graduate of the University of Oxford.
Richard Spiegelberg
Senior AdvisorGaia Bellavista
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Government and public sector consultant for a multinational firm focused on sustainability. Previously consultantin the Governance and Innovation team for the United Nations Development programme, including portfolio design and data innovation for Eastern Europe-Central Asia. Co-founder of Carbon Neutrality Challenge. Master’s in International Public Management, SciencesPo, including exchange year, University of Toronto.
Gaia Bellavista
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Government and public sector consultant for a multinational firm focused on sustainability. Previously consultantin the Governance and Innovation team for the United Nations Development programme, including portfolio design and data innovation for Eastern Europe-Central Asia. Co-founder of Carbon Neutrality Challenge. Master’s in International Public Management, SciencesPo, including exchange year, University of Toronto.
Gaia Bellavista
AdvisorJason Chau
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. MPhil candidate, St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford. Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Student, Interviews Editor of the Oxford Political Review. Research assistant at Oxford’s Global Parenting Initiative. Previously at United Nations on knowledge management for peacekeeping missions. Has also worked as a legal assistant and management consultant. LLB, University of Bristol with First-Class Honours.
Jason Chau
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. MPhil candidate, St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford. Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Student, Interviews Editor of the Oxford Political Review. Research assistant at Oxford’s Global Parenting Initiative. Previously at United Nations on knowledge management for peacekeeping missions. Has also worked as a legal assistant and management consultant. LLB, University of Bristol with First-Class Honours.
Jason Chau
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. MPhil candidate, St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford. Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Student, Interviews Editor of the Oxford Political Review. Research assistant at Oxford’s Global Parenting Initiative. Previously at United Nations on knowledge management for peacekeeping missions. Has also worked as a legal assistant and management consultant. LLB, University of Bristol with First-Class Honours.
Jason Chau
AdvisorJairo Gonzalez Ward
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Account executive for a leading public affairs firm specialising in multi-sector strategic communications and stakeholder engagement. Has lived in France, China, Lebanon, New Zealand and USA. Avid alpinist, former championship fencer and competitive footballer. MA in International Security, SciencesPo; BA in Political Science, City College of New York, designated top student in Political Theory and International Relations.
Jairo Gonzalez Ward
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Account executive for a leading public affairs firm specialising in multi-sector strategic communications and stakeholder engagement. Has lived in France, China, Lebanon, New Zealand and USA. Avid alpinist, former championship fencer and competitive footballer. MA in International Security, SciencesPo; BA in Political Science, City College of New York, designated top student in Political Theory and International Relations.
Jairo Gonzalez Ward
AdvisorLoane Le Clouërec
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Master’s candidate in International Management and Sustainability, SciencesPo. Previously at Vanguard think tank, TotalEnergies public affairs, Maison de l’Estuaire (Le Havre). French-Peruvian competitive equestrian rider, competitive runner. Has lived in Madagascar, Scotland, France, Argentina and Angola. Speaks English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese. Bachelor’s in Economics and Society, SciencesPo, including exchange semester, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
Loane Le Clouërec
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Master’s candidate in International Management and Sustainability, SciencesPo. Previously at Vanguard think tank, TotalEnergies public affairs, Maison de l’Estuaire (Le Havre). French-Peruvian competitive equestrian rider, competitive runner. Has lived in Madagascar, Scotland, France, Argentina and Angola. Speaks English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese. Bachelor’s in Economics and Society, SciencesPo, including exchange semester, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
Loane Le Clouërec
AdvisorBarbara Matta
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Master’s candidate in International Security Studies, University of Bologna. European Union Junior Expert, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Punto Europa (Forlì). Teaches ‘History and Institutions of the European Union’ in middle and high school. Speaks Italian, English, French, German. Honours graduate in Diplomatic and International Studies, University of Bologna; ERASMUS exchange year at SciencesPo Reims campus, certificate in International Affairs and Strategy summa cum laude.
Barbara Matta
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Master’s candidate in International Security Studies, University of Bologna. European Union Junior Expert, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Punto Europa (Forlì). Teaches ‘History and Institutions of the European Union’ in middle and high school. Speaks Italian, English, French, German. Honours graduate in Diplomatic and International Studies, University of Bologna; ERASMUS exchange year at SciencesPo Reims campus, certificate in International Affairs and Strategy summa cum laude.
Barbara Matta
AdvisorPetra Nagy-Jevremov
Advisor
Petra Nagy-Jevremov
AdvisorRoberto Nugnes
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Master’s candidate, Leiden University. Co-founder and vice chair of IAPSS Italy, national chapter of International Association of Political Science Students. For eight years volunteered weekly at the soup kitchen in his neighbourhood, also offered structured educational programmes for teenagers. Speaks Italian, English, Spanish, French. Graduate in International Politics and Government, Bocconi University, including exchange semester at SciencesPo Reims campus.
Roberto Nugnes
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Master’s candidate, Leiden University. Co-founder and vice chair of IAPSS Italy, national chapter of International Association of Political Science Students. For eight years volunteered weekly at the soup kitchen in his neighbourhood, also offered structured educational programmes for teenagers. Speaks Italian, English, Spanish, French. Graduate in International Politics and Government, Bocconi University, including exchange semester at SciencesPo Reims campus.
Roberto Nugnes
AdvisorAurore Pasquet
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Computational neuroscientist. Associate at a strategic communications firm in London. eGovernance master’s candidate at Stockholm University. Neuroscience advisor on financial decision-making and research frameworks of biotech startups. Active in Zonta and One Loud Voice for Women. Speaks French, English, Spanish. Master’s and bachelor’s in neuroscience, King’s College London; Associateship of King’s College in Theology and Critical Thinking.
Aurore Pasquet
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. Computational neuroscientist. Associate at a strategic communications firm in London. eGovernance master’s candidate at Stockholm University. Neuroscience advisor on financial decision-making and research frameworks of biotech startups. Active in Zonta and One Loud Voice for Women. Speaks French, English, Spanish. Master’s and bachelor’s in neuroscience, King’s College London; Associateship of King’s College in Theology and Critical Thinking.
Aurore Pasquet
AdvisorAnton Strukoff
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. MPhil candidate in law at the University of Cambridge. Experience at Canadian Foreign Ministry and Investment Directorate of the European Commission’s European Social Fund. Previously research assistant at the University of British Columbia and at a law firm in Rome. Speaks English, French, Brazilian Portuguese. Graduate of the Dual Degree Programme between SciencesPo Paris and the University of British Columbia, in international relations, law, and commerce.
Anton Strukoff
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. MPhil candidate in law at the University of Cambridge. Experience at Canadian Foreign Ministry and Investment Directorate of the European Commission’s European Social Fund. Previously research assistant at the University of British Columbia and at a law firm in Rome. Speaks English, French, Brazilian Portuguese. Graduate of the Dual Degree Programme between SciencesPo Paris and the University of British Columbia, in international relations, law, and commerce.
Anton Strukoff
Advisor, CogitoPraxis. MPhil candidate in law at the University of Cambridge. Experience at Canadian Foreign Ministry and Investment Directorate of the European Commission’s European Social Fund. Previously research assistant at the University of British Columbia and at a law firm in Rome. Speaks English, French, Brazilian Portuguese. Graduate of the Dual Degree Programme between SciencesPo Paris and the University of British Columbia, in international relations, law, and commerce.