Core Team - Berlin Economics

Dr Ricardo Giucci

Managing Director

Dr. Ricardo Giucci is Managing Director at Berlin Economics. His consulting and researching activities focus on monetary, fiscal, and trade policy, as well as regional integration.

Dr Ricardo Giucci

Managing Director

Dr. Ricardo Giucci is Managing Director at Berlin Economics. His consulting and researching activities focus on monetary, fiscal, and trade policy, as well as regional integration.

After studying economics at the Free University of Berlin, he became a lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance and a research fellow at Potsdam University, where he obtained a PhD degree in economics.

Dr. Giucci serves as a high ranking economic policy advisor in several countries, in particular in Ukraine, Belarus, Germany, Moldova, and Georgia, as well as in the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan. He is the team leader of the German Economic Team, active in Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

He also provides regular consultancy services to private companies in the real and in the financial sector.

Robert Kirchner

kirchner@berlin-economics.com

Authorized Representative

Robert Kirchner has been an authorized signatory at Berlin Economics since 2007. He is Deputy Team Leader of the project „High-level government consultation on behalf the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy“, which includes Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Robert Kirchner

Authorized Representative

Robert Kirchner has been an authorized signatory at Berlin Economics since 2007. He is Deputy Team Leader of the project „High-level government consultation on behalf the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy“, which includes Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

After studying economics at the University of Potsdam and at the Warwick Business School, he worked as a research assistant at the University of Potsdam for five years.

His research and consulting focuses on macroeconomics and the financial sector, with a particular focus on transition economies. In addition, Mr. Kirchner is involved in numerous other economic policy consulting projects in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia.

Michael von Stackelberg

stackelberg@berlin-economics.com

Bid Manager

Michael von Stackelberg has been working as Bid- and Human Resources Manager at Berlin Economics since the beginning of 2021, where he is responsible for the acquisition and management of bid processes as well as project management.

Michael von Stackelberg

Bid Manager

Michael von Stackelberg has been working as Bid- and Human Resources Manager at Berlin Economics since the beginning of 2021, where he is responsible for the acquisition and management of bid processes as well as project management.

After studying political science with a focus on development policy in Freiburg, Michael von Stackelberg initially worked for GIZ in Germany as well as the external structure.

Among other things, he worked in Ghana on sustainable value chains and the cross-cutting issue of IT tools and digitization. He is also a certified EU project manager.

Diana Pascaru

pascaru@berlin-economics.com

Project Manager

Diana Pascaru has been working at Berlin Economics as a Project Manager since 2017.

Diana Pascaru

Project Manager

Diana Pascaru has been working at Berlin Economics as a Project Manager since 2017.

She graduated in law from State University of Moldova and holds a Master’s of Law Degree in International Law from Humboldt University in Berlin.

Diana Pascaru brings with her a broad experience in the areas of foreign policy, cooperation with international organizations, bilateral economic relations, promotion of foreign investments and development cooperation.

Ilona Kaiser

Financial Accounting

Ilona Kaiser has been an authorized signatory at Berlin Economics since 2019

Helene Bendig

bendig@berlin-economics.com

Student Trainee

Helene Bendig has been working as a student trainee at Berlin Economics since 2021. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and is currently enrolled in the Master’s program in Public Economics at Freie Universität Berlin.

Helene Bendig

Student Trainee

Helene Bendig has been working as a student trainee at Berlin Economics since 2021. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and is currently enrolled in the Master’s program in Public Economics at Freie Universität Berlin.

In addition to her studies, she worked at the ECB, the Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V. and at the headquarters of the German Foreign Office.

She gained international experience at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, the German Embassy in Baku, and Tbilisi State University in Tbilisi.

Carolin Busch

busch@berlin-economics.com

Analyst

Carolin Busch has been working for Berlin Economics as an analyst since 2020 and coordinates the consulting activities of the German Economic Team in Moldova.

Carolin Busch

Analyst

Carolin Busch has been working for Berlin Economics as an analyst since 2020 and coordinates the consulting activities of the German Economic Team in Moldova.

She completed a Bachelor’s degree in Management, Philosophy and Economics at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management and a Master’s degree in International Development Studies at the Philipps University of Marburg.

During her studies she worked for GIZ in Tajikistan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, where she focused on financial inclusion and sustainability in the agricultural sector.

In addition, she contributed to the promotion of intercultural education in the Kyrgyz Republic through her participation in the Lectureship Program of the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Asia.

Dmitry Chervyakov

chervyakov@berlin-economics.com

Consultant

Dmitry Chervyakov joined Berlin Economics as an Analyst in 2017 and coordinates the activities of the German Economic Team in Belarus.

Dmitry Chervyakov

Consultant

Dmitry Chervyakov joined Berlin Economics as an Analyst in 2017 and coordinates the activities of the German Economic Team in Belarus.

He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from the Freie Universität Berlin in Economics, with a focus on Econometrics and Macroeconomics.

Prior to joining Berlin Economics, Dmitry Chervyakov worked as a Research Assistant in the Macroeconomics and Forecasting departments at the DIW Berlin and was a Research Intern in the area of Global and European Macroeconomics at Bruegel, a Brussels-based economic policy think-tank.

Lukas Feldhaus

feldhaus@berlin-economics.com

Analyst

Lukas Feldhaus joined Berlin Economics in 2020. He works as an analyst in the project “Consulting Ukrainian decision makers on low-carbon policies”, funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

Lukas Feldhaus

Analyst

Lukas Feldhaus joined Berlin Economics in 2020. He works as an analyst in the project “Consulting Ukrainian decision makers on low-carbon policies”, funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

After receiving his bachelor degree in physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, he obtained a Masters of International Affairs from both Columbia University in New York and the Hertie School in Berlin in 2020. Throughout grad school, he focused on energy markets, financing sustainable infrastructure in emerging economies and on security politics.

Before joining BE, Lukas has gained work experience at a VC fund in Zurich, the human rights department of the German mission to the UN in Geneva, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, at the science desk of the German weekly “Die ZEIT”, at the Brunswick Group in Berlin and at the Dynamo Energy Hub in New York.

Denis Kletzel

kletzel@berlin-economics.com

Project Manager

Denis Kletzel has been a project manager on energy economics issues in the project “Advising Ukrainian Decision Makers on Low Emission Policy Paths”, funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), since 2021.

Denis Kletzel

Project Manager

Denis Kletzel has been a project manager on energy economics issues in the project “Advising Ukrainian Decision Makers on Low Emission Policy Paths”, funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), since 2021.

After interdisciplinary Bachelor/Master studies with focus on Political Science, Business Administration and Slavic Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, he completed a Master of Science in Eurasian Political Economy & Energy with focus on macroeconomics, energy policy and energy security in Eurasia and the EU at King’s College London.

He has many years of project management experience in Germany and Russia. At an established consulting firm in Berlin for the public sector, Denis Kletzel most recently acted as a senior consultant on hydrogen.

From 2012 to 2016, he worked for the German Academic Exchange Service as a lecturer in regional science and project manager in international cooperation in the Russian Federation.

Manuel von Mettenheim

mettenheim@berlin-economics.com

Analyst

Manuel von Mettenheim has been working for Berlin Economics since 2020 as an analyst in the project “Consulting Ukrainian decision makers on low-carbon policies”, funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

Manuel von Mettenheim

Analyst

Manuel von Mettenheim has been working for Berlin Economics since 2020 as an analyst in the project “Consulting Ukrainian decision makers on low-carbon policies”, funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

After completing his bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science at the University of Potsdam, he completed the master’s program in public economics (M.Sc.) at the Free University of Berlin.

During his studies, Manuel von Mettenheim worked at the German Embassy in Moscow, the Institute for Eastern European Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, the Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO) and the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW).

Julian Milek

milek@berlin-economics.com

Analyst

Julian Milek has been working as an analyst for Berlin Economics since 2020 and focuses on macroeconomic modeling and the development of macroeconomic forecasts.

Julian Milek

Analyst

Julian Milek has been working as an analyst for Berlin Economics since 2020 and focuses on macroeconomic modeling and the development of macroeconomic forecasts.

He studied economics at the Humboldt University of Berlin (B.Sc. and M.Sc.) with a focus on dynamic and monetary macroeconomics as well as economic policy.

During his studies he gained practical experience as an intern and working student at DIW Econ, the Ifo Institute for Economic Research and EY.

Alexandra Möller

moeller@berlin-economics.com

Project Assistance

Since 2018 Alexandra Möller works at Berlin Economics as a Management Assistant and Project Assistant in public relations and governmental advice.

Garry Poluschkin

poluschkin@berlin-economics.com

Analyst

Garry Poluschkin has been an analyst in the Berlin Economics team since 2019. He also coordinates the company’s consulting activities in Ukraine.

Garry Poluschkin

Analyst

Garry Poluschkin has been an analyst in the Berlin Economics team since 2019. He also coordinates the company’s consulting activities in Ukraine.

After studying Business and Economics at the University of Osnabrück and at the Durham University during his Bachelor program, he completed his M.Sc. in Economics with specialisation in Empirical Economics at the University of Osnabrück.

As a student research assistant, he worked for the Institute of Economic Structures Research. During his studies, he gained experience at the ifo Institute and the Deutsche Bundesbank.

Ina Rumiantseva

rumiantseva@berlin-economics.com

Project Manager

Ina Rumiantseva joined Berlin Economics in 2019 as project manager in the project “Consulting Ukrainian decision makers on low-carbon policies”, funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

Ina Rumiantseva

Project Manager

Ina Rumiantseva joined Berlin Economics in 2019 as project manager in the project “Consulting Ukrainian decision makers on low-carbon policies”, funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

She holds a university diploma from the Chair of Energy Economics at Technical University Dresden.

From 2012 to 2014 Ina Rumiantseva has been working for the German Eastern Business Association (OAOEV) as head of department Belarus, Ukraine and Southern Caucasus.

She accompanied the project “Energy efficient city” in collaboration with the western Ukrainian town of Schowkwa beyond her employment with the OAOEV, among others as coordinator for the initiative “Energy Efficiency Ukraine” (focus housing sector). She has been working with different partners of the initiative, among other with the German Energy Agency (dena) and the Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe (IWO).

Nikolas Schmidt

schmidt@berlin-economics.com

Consultant

Nikolas Schmidt joined Berlin Economics in 2020. He manages the consulting activities in Armenia.

Nikolas Schmidt

Consultant

Nikolas Schmidt joined Berlin Economics in 2020. He manages the consulting activities in Armenia.

Previously, he worked as a strategy consultant for the German public sector and for GIZ in Ukraine. He also gained experience at the German Foreign Office and in business consulting.

He holds a Master of Public Policy with a concentration on policy analysis from the Hertie School in Berlin. He specialised in economic policy and governance in the post-Soviet space during further studies at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow and the Belarusian State University.

He conducted his BSc studies in Economics and Politics at the Universities of Bonn and Potsdam.

Sebastian Staske

staske@berlin-economics.com

Consultant

Sebastian Staske has been working for Berlin Economics since 2020 and coordinates the activities of the German Economic Team in Georgia.

Sebastian Staske

Consultant

Sebastian Staske has been working for Berlin Economics since 2020 and coordinates the activities of the German Economic Team in Georgia.

His work focuses on analyses of current consulting topics in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia and Uzbekistan.

He completed his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Economics at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. During his studies, he dealt extensively with questions concerning economic growth.

He previously worked as an analyst for Berlin Economics.

Clemens Stiewe

stiewe@berlin-economics.com

Consultant

Clemens Stiewe joined Berlin Economics in 2018 and works as a Consultant in the project “Consulting Ukrainian decision makers on low-carbon policies”, funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

Clemens Stiewe

Consultant

Clemens Stiewe joined Berlin Economics in 2018 and works as a Consultant in the project “Consulting Ukrainian decision makers on low-carbon policies”, funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

After obtaining a B.Sc. in Economics from Potsdam University, he completed a M.Sc. in Econcomics at Freie Universität Berlin.

During his studies, Clemens Stiewe has worked at the German Bundestag, KPMG and with the consultancy Syspons.

Rouven Stubbe

stubbe@berlin-economics.com

Analyst

Rouven Stubbe has been working for Berlin Economics since 2021 as an analyst in the project “Advising Ukrainian decision-makers on low-emission policy paths”, funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), as well as on other projects related to energy policy.

Rouven Stubbe

Analyst

Rouven Stubbe has been working for Berlin Economics since 2021 as an analyst in the project “Advising Ukrainian decision-makers on low-emission policy paths”, funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), as well as on other projects related to energy policy.

After an interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree with a focus on political science, economics and Middle East studies at Sciences Po Paris and a study visit to UC Berkeley, he completed a master’s degree in economics with a focus on environmental and energy economics at the Toulouse School of Economics.

He focused on applied econometrics, energy markets, agricultural economics and the pricing of non-tradable goods.

Rouven Stubbe’s work benefits from his experience at the Forum Ökologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft, a political risk consultancy, as well as in the International Monetary Policy Department of the Deutsche Bundesbank. Rouven Stubbe is an alumnus of the German National Academic Foundation.

Anne Mdinaradze

mdinaradze@berlin-economics.com

Analyst

Anne Mdinaradze has been an analyst for Berlin Economics since 2016 and works as a Coordinator for the German Economic Team.

Anne Mdinaradze

Analyst

Anne Mdinaradze has been an analyst for Berlin Economics since 2016 and works as a Coordinator for the German Economic Team.

After finishing her BA in Interdisciplinary Russia Studies at the University of Potsdam, she studied East European Studies with focus on Economics at the Free University in Berlin.

During her MA studies she was an intern at the German Business Association Georgia and the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) in Tbilisi.

Anne Mdinaradze is alumna of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation.

David Saha

saha@berlin-economics.com

Consultant

David Saha is a consultant at Berlin Economics, specialising in public finance, sector regulation and the economics of conflicts.

David Saha

Consultant

David Saha is a consultant at Berlin Economics, specialising in public finance, sector regulation and the economics of conflicts.

He has advised the governments of Ukraine and Georgia since 2014.

He has previously worked at Thuringian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Science and Digital Society and the economic policy think tank Bruegel in Brussels.

Mr. Saha holds a MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics, a MA in Political Science from Columbia University and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of York. He is an Alumnus of the German National Merit Foundation.

Lucas Unterberg

unterberg@berlin-economics.com

Manager Communications

Lucas Unterberg has been Public Relations Manager at Berlin Economics since November 2020. Before joining BE, he worked as a student trainee at the Council of the Baltic Sea States in Stockholm.

Yanina Valasach

valasach@berlin-economics.com

Project Assistance

Yanina Valasach joined Berlin Economics in 2019 as a project assistant in government consulting and in the project in the project “Consulting Ukrainian decision makers on low-carbon policies”, funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

Yanina Valasach

Project Assistance

Yanina Valasach joined Berlin Economics in 2019 as a project assistant in government consulting and in the project in the project “Consulting Ukrainian decision makers on low-carbon policies”, funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

Yanina Valasach holds a diploma in International Relations from the Belarusian State University in Minsk and a B.A. in Public Relations from the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover.

Monika Wahry

wahry@berlin-economics.com

Finance

Monika Wahry has been working in accounting since 2019

Monika Wahry

Finance

Monika Wahry has been working in accounting since 2019

Her main areas of activity are payment transactions, financial accounting, travel expense accounting and preparatory work in project accounting.

She has many years of experience in the banking and industrial sectors. As a banker she worked for the Hypo Vereinsbank and in the accounting departments of various industrial companies.

Woldemar Walter

walter@berlin-economics.com

Consultant

Woldemar Walter works as Consultant at Berlin Economics. He coordinates the German Economic Team in Uzbekistan. His work focuses on the fields macroeconomic analysis and trade policy.

Woldemar Walter

Consultant

Woldemar Walter works as Consultant at Berlin Economics. He coordinates the German Economic Team in Uzbekistan. His work focuses on the fields macroeconomic analysis and trade policy.

Woldemar Walter completed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in macroeconomics at the Free University of Berlin, and has worked in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Deutsche Bank Research, and the Market Economy Foundation.

Dr Georg Zachmann

zachmann@berlin-economics.com

Head Energy & Climate Department

Dr Georg Zachmann has been with Berlin Economics since its foundation. His consulting work focusses on the energy economy. He manages our Energy and Climate Department and leads the project “Consulting Ukrainian decision makers on low-carbon policies” as a team leader.

Dr Georg Zachmann

Head Energy & Climate Department

Dr Georg Zachmann has been with Berlin Economics since its foundation. His consulting work focusses on the energy economy. He manages our Energy and Climate Department and leads the project “Consulting Ukrainian decision makers on low-carbon policies” as a team leader.

The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

Dr Georg Zachmann graduated from the Technical University of Dresden with a doctoral degree on the inefficiency in the European energy market.

In addition to his long-time consulting work with the German Advisory Group Ukraine and the German Economic Teams for Belarus, Moldova, and Georgia, Georg Zachmann has worked with the economic think tank Bruegel on energy and climate topics.