Herma Gjinko is a seasoned professional in strategic communications, currently serving as Senior Vice President at Teneo since September 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Director at FGS Global from June 2022 to August 2023, where the firm specializes in financial, public affairs, and crisis communications, and nearly nine years at Finsbury Glover Hering, where Gjinko progressed from Account Executive to Director, with a notable secondment in Düsseldorf as part of the Crisis and Special Situations team. Earlier positions include serving as Fulbright Scholar at the U.S. Department of State and a Research Assistant at Princeton University, contributing to research published by Cambridge University Press. Educational qualifications comprise a Master of Arts in International Business & Policy from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the College of the Holy Cross, supplemented by studies in German language and political science at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.