Alexandra Gritz was a student assistant to the director’s office from October 2022 until December 2023. She received a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Cologne and made study visits to the London School of Economics and Political Science, to the Université Grenoble Alpes and to Moscow, where she attended both the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) and Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).

Gritz is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Eastern European studies with a focus on economics at the Freie Universität Berlin.