MALOU C. VAN DRAANEN GLISMANN

LinkedIn | m.c.van-draanen-glismann@lse.ac.uk

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

BSc International Relations and Mandarin Chinese, expected graduation date June 2024

● Current Average: First Class Honors (GPA: 4.0)

● Relevant coursework included International Political Economy, Foreign Policy Analysis, South China Sea Politics

● Representative at LSE Departmental Academic Board and LSE Student Mentor

Study abroad, Taiwan National Normal University, Taipei

US State Department, Charles B. Rangel Program for International Affairs

Rangel Scholar

Sep. 2020 – Jun. 2024

London, United Kingdom

2022 – 2023

Jun-Jul. 2023

Washington DC, US

Aug. 2019 Capstone project on espionage and foreign policy in US-German relations ranked in top 5% New Haven, US

Yale University, Yale Young Global Scholars, Foreign Affairs Session

German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)

Nov. 2020 – Present Awarded full tuition scholarship for bachelor’s and master’s degree based on academic excellence and public service

Work Experience

London Politica – Political Risk Consultancy

London, United Kingdom

Nov 2022- Present Research Analyst of the China Watch Division and Staff Writer for the Asia Pacific Spotlight Desk

● Wrote and published bespoke weekly analysis reports on China’s foreign policy and economy for political risk clients

Carnegie China – Carnegie Endowment’s Beijing Centre

Beijing, China

Jun – Sep 2022 Global Summer Intern in the Media Team (remote)

● Wrote 60 Inhouse Media Briefings for the newsletter, edited website articles, created a journalist databank, and 15 plus social media posts

● Developed 10 bespoke media strategies for the promotion of publications across media outlets leading to a 10% increase in readership

● Led an intern team in conceptualising three episodes of the “China in the World” podcast, including scripts, guests and talking points, a script for a promotional video, and in redesigning the podcast episode logo which has been adopted as the new design template

London School of Economics

Undergraduate Research Assistant of the LSE International Relations Department

Sep. 2021– Jun. 2022

London, United Kingdom

● Collected and analysed research data from 200 plus Dutch newspaper articles on a project about democratic backsliding and the infringement of International Law by EU member states, and independently adapting relevant quantitative research methodology

Adverit Compliance – law firm

Legal Analyst Intern

Aug – Sep 2021

Hamburg, Germany

● Prepared presentation and script for the Adverit Academy’s certificate course that provides CEOs with basic legal knowledge in German public law, civil law, and procedural law. Updating the teaching materials for laypersons raised client satisfaction by 25%

LSE Society for International Relations – The Grimshaw Club

Managing Editor of the Bluebird Blog for International Affairs (since 2022)

Vice-President (2021-2022)

London, United Kingdom

Sep. 2020 – present President (2023-24)

● Manages a university society with +500 members, overseeing a team of 25 committee members and an International Affairs publication

● Organised +30 events and excursions, increasing number of partnerships with embassies by 30% , winning Society of the Year Award

● Fundraised +3000 pounds for the Ukrainian red cross

SSC Management Consult

Aug – Sep 2020

Consultant Intern Cologne, Germany

● Conducted a report on human resources data analytics, which shortened process times for client contact management by 25%.

● Conducted a report on German federal funding policy regarding sustainable renovation grants relevant to the banking sector

KfW Development Bank

Student Intern in the Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iraq Department (Team Governance and Peace)

Oct. 2019

Frankfurt (Main), Germany

● Assisted in researching three background briefings on a water sanitation project in Kabul and in conducting a political risk report on an infrastructure project in the Kunduz province

SKILLS

● Languages: native speaker in German, Dutch, and English, advanced level in Mandarin and basic French

● Advanced level Microsoft Office Suite, Google Data studio, obtained the 2022 LSE Skills Accelerator training in “Data Analysis”

● Marketing experience using Meta Professional Suite, Canva, InDesign, Mailchimp (Newsletter), and LinkedIn Premium

Excited to merge principles of design and strategic thinking with global frameworks in service of the public sector.

Brooklyn, NY 11225 lauraelisewalton@gmail.com

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