Thekla Ebbert

Short vita

As a project lead for Thailand and regional project advisor of Asia, Thekla monitors geopolitical developments in the region, compiles political background materials, and manages the foundation's cooperation with the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD). She has been with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom since 2019. She initially worked in the foundation's Berlin office before heading the Brandenburg regional office from 2022 to 2023. Prior to that, she was a research assistant at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society at LMU Munich and completed short-term placements at the Canadian Embassy in Berlin and other institutions. Thekla holds an M.A. in Political Science and a B.A. in North American Studies and International Law from LMU Munich and conducted research on EU-China relations at Fudan University in Shanghai.