David-Wilp Appointed as Vice President of External Relations

Washington, DC - The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) announced today that Sudha David-Wilp will assume the role of vice president of external relations and senior fellow. As part of this appointment, she will become a member of GMF’s executive team and split her time between GMF’s Washington, DC headquarters and its office in Berlin.

In her new position, David-Wilp will lead GMF teams covering communications, government relations, leadership programs, and strategic convening to engage new audiences on the transatlantic relationship.

Currently GMF’s office director in Berlin, David-Wilp is an expert on German-American relations and the transatlantic partnership. She has written for outlets such as Axios, CNN, and Foreign Affairs, and has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, Bloomberg News, NPR, and numerous German newspapers and broadcasters. Before joining GMF in 2011, she was director of international programs at the US Association of Former Members of Congress in Washington, DC, and managed outreach to Capitol Hill and US government officials for programs such as the Congressional Study Group on Germany. She is an alumna of the Robert Bosch Fellowship and the American Council on Germany’s McCloy Fellowship programs.

 “Sudha will be an essential bridge for explaining the value of the transatlantic partnership when back at home in the United States and creating opportunities for exchange between our US and European stakeholders,” said GMF Acting President Dr. Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer.