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Jessica Johmann, MA

Head of Executive Office

Tel.: + 49-228-815-0221

e-mail: johmann@vie.unu.edu

Background

Jessica Johmann holds a Bachelor's degree in International Business from the International Business School of the University of Bournemouth, UK and a Master's degree in International Relations with a regional focus on Latin America, Middle East and South-East Asia from the CIDOB Foundation - Centre for International Relations and Development Studies in Barcelona, Spain and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). She is a fluent speaker of German, English, Spanish, French and Portuguese with basic knowledge of Korean and Arabic.

Prior to joining UNU in Bonn, she gained three years work experience as an International Junior Product Manager for the South-Korean SK Group at its European headquarter in Frankfurt. This was followed by a posting in Barcelona where she worked one and a half years for a Swiss International Consulting Group in the field of business development. Jessica Johmann is a Programme Associate working within the Executive Office at UNU-EHS and UNU-ViE. Her work focuses on institutional development and new UNU initiatives.