Anna Kuchenbecker

Anna Kuchenbecker, Ph.D. has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Anna most recently served as the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at the European Council on Foreign Relations since March 2018. Prior to that, they worked as the Deputy Director at The Aspen Institute Germany from February 2015 to February 2018. Anna has also held positions as a Senior Partnership Adviser for Europe at The Institute for Inclusive Security in 2014, and as a Senior Partnership Adviser at The Institute for Inclusive Security / Hunt Alternatives Fund from 2012 to 2014. Before transitioning to the non-profit sector, they worked as a Major Gifts Officer at WAMU 88.5 from 2008 to 2012. Anna has also worked as the Director of the Washington Office at Bucerius Law School from 2005 to 2008 and as the Interim Director of Stewardship at The George Washington University Law School from 2003 to 2004. Anna began their career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Hamburg from 1999 to 2001.

Anna Kuchenbecker, Ph.D. holds a degree in History with a doctorate (Dr. phil) from Technische Universität Berlin. Prior to that, they completed their Master of Arts (MA) in History and Slavic Languages at the University of Hamburg in 1992.