Core Team
Patrizia Cogo
Patrizia is Co-Founder and Co-President at GenEI. She is a researcher on EU foreign policy, with a focus on India, China and the Global South.
Manisha Bieber
Manisha is a Co-Founder and the Director for External Relations at GenEI. Her research focuses on EU-India trade and skilled migration.
Vanisha Hemrajani
Vanisha is the Head of Events at GenEI. She is passionate about engaging diverse stakeholders in the EU-India corridors.
Dimitrios L. Margellos
Dimitrios is the Editor-in-Chief at GenEI. Dimitrios is a Berlin-based published author in the field of Global Megatrends.
Aditi Mukund
Aditi is Co-Founder and Co-President of GenEI. Her research explores the intersection of climate, gender, and security in the Indo-Pacific.
Matias Diaz
Matias is a Co-Founder and Director for Internal Relations at GenEI. He brings several years of experience leading youth- and security-focused grassroots.
Avtansh Behal
Avtansh is the Head of Communications at GenEI. He brings significant experience on Indo-French relations.
Riccardo Campana
Riccardo is the Newsletter Lead at GenEI. He holds a master’s degree in Hindi and Urdu languages from Ca’Foscari.
Editorial Committee
Aahil Sheikh
Aahil is an Editor at GenEI. He is a digital policy professional, specialising in platform governance and AI safety, focusing on EU-India.
Divanshi
Divanshi is an Editor at GenEI. She is a community leader and human rights researcher specialising in gender justice and youth civic engagement.
Laura C. Remy
Laura is an Editor at GenEI. A former translator for the UN, she currently works in policy with a focus on East Asia-EU relations and security.
Yash Madhav Johri
Yash is an Editor at GenEI. A Delhi based litigation lawyer, he runs his independent law firm, Johri & Co. He has worked for renowned Indian law firms.
Partnerships Committee
Anna Prats Bachiller
Anna is a Partnerships Officer at GenEI. She is a Policy Officer at the Government of Catalonia working on Asia, with a focus on China and India.
Rinkesh Ahuja
Rinkesh is a Fundraising Officer at GenEI. He is an M&A Consultant at Deloitte supporting clients in buying and selling of companies.
Adrien Léger
Adrien is a Partnerships Officer at GenEI. He is as a Programme Officer at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Enlargement.
Devyani
Devyani is a Partnerships Officer at GenEI. She works as Manager, Policy Advocacy at the Federation of European Business in India (FEBI).
Communications Committee
Paridhi Bhanot
Paridhi is a Communications Officer at GenEI. A multimedia journalist and communications strategist, she specialises in geopolitics and gender.
Mareike Busse
Mareike is a Communications Officer at GenEI. She brings extensive experience in European youth policy and advocacy.
Arushi Chakravarty
Arushi is a Communications Officer at GenEI. Her work focuses in the the governance of climate adaptation and technology uptake.
Sanskriti Sachdev
Sanskriti is a Communications Officer at Generation EU-India. She specialises in the sociology of migration, public policy, and human rights.
Kavya Sharma
Kavya is a Communications Officer at GenEI. She is a communications and advocacy specialist focusing on energy and climate policy.
Yogita Khanolkar
Yogita is a Communications Officer at GenEI. She brings expertise in intercultural communication and skilled migration to Europe.
Events Committee
Valentina Barnabei
Valentina is an Events Officer at GenEI. Her work explores the intersection of literature, environment, and mobility in South Asian urban contexts.
Devika Makkat
Devika is an Events Officer at GenEI. She is a non-resident Research Associate at CSDR, New Delhi, where she leads the Europe vertical.
Internal Relations Committee
Felix Bhattacharya
Felix is an Internal Relations Officer at GenEI. A Master’s candidate at Fletcher, he focuses on Global Governance and Conflict Resolution.
Davide Cava
Davide is an Internal Relations Officer at GenEI. A PhD Student in Hindi in Naples, he is devoted to building cultural bridges between India and Europe.
Newsletter Team
Ole Trieloff
Ole is a Newsletter Editor at GenEI. He is a postgraduate student of Intl. Relations and Area Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi.
Ondřej Fiser
Ondřej is a Newsletter Editor at GenEI. Based in Prague, his focus is on economic development policy and financial regulation.
Sapna Suresh
Sapna is a Newsletter Editor at GenEI. She focuses on Indian and French foreign policy and the intersection between European and Asian security.
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