Draft:Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer
French-Dutch political scientist and president of the German Marshall Fund
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Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer is a French-Dutch political scientist and the president and CEO of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF). She was appointed to the role on 30 April 2025, becoming the first European to lead the organization.[1] A dual French-Dutch citizen, she has more than 20 years of experience in transatlantic relations, geopolitics, European affairs, and corporate diplomacy. She previously served as GMF's senior vice president for geostrategy, acting president, and director of its Paris office.[2][3]
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King's College London
Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer | |
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| Education | Sciences Po (PhD, MA) |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po King's College London |
| Occupations | Political scientist, think tank executive |
| Known for | President and CEO of the German Marshall Fund |
| Notable work | Hamlet en Irak |
Early life and education
De Hoop Scheffer is the niece of Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary General of NATO (2004–2009).[4] She holds a PhD in political science from Sciences Po in Paris, along with two master's degrees in political science and conflict studies from the same institution. She also studied at King's College London.[2][1][5]
Career
De Hoop Scheffer began her career with roles in academia and international organizations. She served in United Nations peacekeeping operations in 2006 and held positions at the French Ministry of Defence from 2006 to 2009. She was an associate professor at Sciences Po Paris and a research fellow at the Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri).[2][5]
From 2009 to 2011, she worked on the policy planning staff of the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. During 2010–2013, she advised NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe. She was an associate fellow with Ifri's United States program from 2011 to 2016.[2][5]
In 2012, de Hoop Scheffer joined the German Marshall Fund as director of its Paris office and senior fellow. She rose through the ranks, serving most recently as senior vice president for geostrategy, where she led GMF's geostrategy, policy, and risk advisory initiatives across Europe, the United States, and the Indo-Pacific. She also served as acting president prior to her full appointment.[1][2]
As president and CEO, she focuses on strengthening transatlantic cooperation amid shifting global alliances, with an emphasis on security, economics, technology, and the Indo-Pacific region. She advises governments, multinational corporations, and financial institutions on geopolitical and macroeconomic trends.[2]
Publications
De Hoop Scheffer is the author of the book Hamlet en Irak (CNRS Éditions, 2007), which analyzes the evolution of U.S. foreign policy doctrine and its application in Iraq.[2][6]
She is a frequent public speaker and contributor to media and policy discussions on transatlantic relations, European security, and global geopolitics.[2]
Affiliations
De Hoop Scheffer serves on several advisory and governance boards, including:
- Member of the Trilateral Commission
- Independent board director on the Supervisory Board of Meridiam
- Member of the French Treasury Strategic Committee
- Chair of the advisory board of the French Chief of Defence Staff
- Member of the board of the France-Nederland Cultuurfonds
- Member of the advisory board of the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique
- Member of the editorial board of The Washington Quarterly[2][3][7]
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