Wade Hoxtell

Wade serves as head of operations and finance at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin. In addition, he recently worked on technology-related topics such as artificial intelligence, automation, internet governance, cybersecurity in development, disinformation, and co-authored a study on measuring the impact and effectiveness of think tanks. He led the Transatlantic Digital Debates program, a year-long fellowship that brought together 18 young professionals from Germany and the US to discuss challenges and opportunities related to the digital transformation of our society. He also has expertise in international and German development and humanitarian policy, particularly multi-stakeholder partnerships and the role of the private sector in development and humanitarian assistance.

Wade is also head of operations at the Berliner Institut für Governance & Leadership (BIGL), a think tank and training institute in Berlin that supports leaders in corporate governance, particularly supervisory board members and similar decision-makers, in responding effectively to complex ecological, social and technological challenges.

He holds a master’s degree in European studies from Jagiellonian University in Krakow and undergraduate degrees in international relations, German language and culture, European studies, and global cultures from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From 2001 to 2002, he studied at the University of Bonn, where he received a state certificate in the German language. Before joining GPPi in 2006, he was a project assistant with the Aspen Institute Berlin. From 2003 to 2004, he worked as a legislative aide in the Wisconsin State Senate.