Yudi Yang – NexGen Global Forum

About Yang Yudi Having a multicultural upbringing, Yudi’s passion for the subject of international relations took root from a young age. Her innate interest in history and her own international experience had led her to focusing on breaking the barrier between people from different backgrounds. She has devoted to intercultural Read more…

Claire Harrison – NexGen Global Forum

About Claire Harrison Claire Harrison is an MA candidate in the Tsinghua-SAIS Dual Degree Program. A native of Summit, New Jersey, Claire split her undergraduate experience between Sciences Po in Menton, France and l’Institut Français du Proche-Orient in Beirut, Lebanon while obtaining her BA in Political Science and Middle Eastern Read more…

Monet Stokes – NexGen Global Forum

About Monet Stokes Monet Stokes graduated with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of Michigan in 2013. While attending university, she participated in activities focused on research, intercultural communication, international humanitarian crises, and the integration of international students into the university community. After graduating, she moved to South Read more…

Fitsum Mehari – NexGen Global Forum

About Fitsum Fitsum Mehari is a public relations and communications practitioner who has worked, both, in an internship and professional capacities in the field. His policy research background focused on the activities of regional (Pan African) forums and institutions. His more recent policy research interests focus on the political economy Read more…

Jingzhe Du – NexGen Global Forum

About Jingzhe Jingzhe Du graduated from the School of International Relations at Renmin University of China, majoring in International Political Economy. During undergraduate studies, she was awarded the National Scholarship and the Outstanding Graduates of Beijing. ​Jingzhe has broadened her international vision in many overseas practical experiences. At the Harvard Read more…

Yutao Xie – NexGen Global Forum

About Xie Yutao Date of Birth: Feb 22.1993 Education: just graduated from the School of Economics, Peking University. Internships: just finished a three-month internship at Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy, and now serve as a senior assistant at LSE-PKU Summer School responsible for the operation of this program. Honors and Awards: Sunshine Scholarship Read more…

Simon Paetzold – NexGen Global Forum

About Simon Paetzold Simon Paetzold graduated from the University of Münster with degrees in politics and economics, and has lived in both Mainland China and Taiwan. Simon has interned with the German Foreign Ministry in Geneva, the European Parliament, and the Global Public Policy Institute. At these institutions, he researched Read more…

Nathaniel Sher – NexGen Global Forum

About Nathaniel Nathaniel Sher graduated from Oberlin College in 2017 with high honors in History and a minor in Political Science. He was awarded the Comfort Starr Prize for his thesis on the 1973 oil embargo. While an undergraduate, Nathaniel interned with several non-profit organizations, including Breathe California, Taking on Read more…

Gibson Haynes – NexGen Global Forum

About Gibson ​Gibson Haynes is a resident contributor at the NexGen Global Forum and a member of the Editorial team, where his publications focus on China-Southeast Asia relations and current events. He is also an intern at the Carnegie Tsinghua Center for Global Policy in both the Communications and Operations departments.  A Read more…