About the Geneva Policy Outlook
The Geneva Policy Outlook is a new digital publication that places its finger on the pulse of Geneva’s global policy space. It looks at upcoming strategic and operational trends relevant for professionals working on global affairs in Geneva and beyond.
By providing forward-looking perspectives, it aims to provide research-based analysis grounded in experience and expertise as a foundation to shape and accelerate collaborative responses to global challenges.
The Geneva Policy Outlook is an initiative of the Geneva Graduate Institute in partnership with the Republic and State of Geneva, the City of Geneva, and the Fondation pour Genève.
Our Team
Gabriel Gomes Couto is the Operations Coordinator for the Geneva Policy Outlook. He is also an Advisor for Sustainability and Climate Change at the Peace Dividend Initiative, and a Strategic Partnerships Coordinator at the Geneva Graduate Institute. Specialised in peace mediation, climate security, and environmental peacebuilding, he holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies from the Geneva Graduate Institute and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Swetha Ramachandran is the Editorial Coordinator and Language Editor for the Geneva Policy Outlook. She is a doctoral researcher in the Department of International Relations/Political Science at the Geneva Graduate Institute. Her research explores the politics of aid financing in West Africa. She is a Consultant for the International Labour Organization and a Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Centre for Humanitarian Studies. She previously worked as a development professional in Sierra Leone, South Sudan, DRC and Lesotho. She holds a Masters degree from Johns Hopkins SAIS in Washington DC. Personal website here.
Léna Rieder-Menge is the Communications and Community Building Manager for the Geneva Policy Outlook as part of her functions as Manager of Strategic Partnerships and Public Relations in the Office of the Director at the Geneva Graduate Institute. She also manages the Advancing Development Goals International Contest, also known as The Geneva Challenge. In parallel to her work, she is the Co-Founder and President of FLAG21, a Geneva based association aiming to facilitate the social inclusion of refugees through sport, and a Board Member of AGIR. She holds a Master’s degree in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy from City, University of London and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Geneva.
Dr. Achim Wennmann is the Editor of the Geneva Policy Outlook and has led the strategic development of this initiative as part of his functions as Director for Strategic Partnerships of the Geneva Graduate Institute. He is also Senior Researcher at the Institute’s Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) and Lecturer in Conflict, Peace and Security Track of the Institute's Interdisciplinary Programme. Achim has over 20 years of experience in strategic management of complex projects across research, policy, and practitioner communities and has served in multiple advisory roles for international organisations, companies, foundations, governments. For more information see here.
Dr. Xinyu Yuan is the Academic Coordinator for the Geneva Policy Outlook. She is a Post-doc Researcher at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP), and visiting lecturer for the Interdisciplinary Master Programme (MINT) of the Geneva Graduate Institute. She holds a Ph.D. in International Relations and Political Science from the Geneva Graduate Institute. Her research on rising powers, peacebuilding and peacekeeping, norm contestation, and competitive socialization has been published in reputable journals.