Dimitar Keranov is a program assistant with GMF’s Engaging Central Europe program in Berlin. His areas of expertise are democratization and Bulgarian politics. Prior to joining GMF, Keranov worked at the Institut für Europäische Politik in Berlin and in the private sector.

Keranov holds a master’s degree in governance from the University of Hagen and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the Free University of Berlin. In addition to his native Bulgarian, he speaks English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Serbian, Russian, Czech, and Afrikaans. 

Monika Dlugosch is a Program Assistant for the Engaging Central Europe program of the German Marshall Fund. She is currently finishing her BA degree in North American Studies with a double major in Political science and Economics at the Free University in Berlin. She is fluent in German, English and Polish.