Nina Locher was the personal advisor to former President of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Dr. Ellen Ueberschär. She previously worked as a freelance writer, focusing on the EU-UK relations and being the author of the foundation’s Brexit Blog. From 2016 to 2018, she worked at the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung as a project manager, where she was responsible for projects on Turkey, Greece and European energy transition.

Nina completed her studies in Public Administration and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in London and the Hertie School in Berlin, with previous posts in Istanbul, Konstanz and Frankfurt. Her interests lie in strengthening democracy, civil society and participation, with a focus on Europe and Turkey.