Jessica Bither

Jessica is a Senior Expert for Migration and leads the Foundation’s work on digital technologies and human mobility. Her expertise includes the intersection of tech and migration, the international dimension of German migration policy, and the geopolitics of managing human mobility across borders. She has served as an analyst, advisor and member of strategy processes, including as a Migration Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United State (GMF). She frequently speaks and writes on current migration and refugee policy issues and is also a trained moderator and policy dialogue facilitator. Jessica holds a Master’s degree in international relations from the Free University of Berlin, the Humboldt University, and the University of Potsdam, and a Bachelor’s degree in international studies from Vassar College (USA).