Joshua Chamberlin is a Washington, DC-based program coordinator with GMF Cities. He has assisted with various projects on democracy, housing, and climate, among other issues. He interned at the Institute for Society and Politics in Czechia and taught English in Slovakia. 

Chamberlin holds a master’s degree in international affairs from the Pennsylvania State University School of International Affairs and a bachelor’s degree in archaeology and history from Lycoming College.

Adam Hsakou is a program coordinator in GMF’s Paris office.

Previously, Hsakou covered Poland as a journalist for Le Figaro and other French-language outlets.  

Prior to that, Hsakou was head of community for Central Europe at the Spanish venture capital firm Demium, where he helped foster the startup ecosystem in the region, and program manager at Polish Tech Day, an initiative that brings together French, British, and Polish entrepreneurs.

In 2019, Hsakou served as a parliamentary attaché in charge of communication for a member of the French parliament. 

Hsakou has interned at the French embassy in Warsaw, the European Commission, and the communications agency Havas Paris.

Hsakou holds a master's degree in economics and management of government and international organizations from Bocconi University and a master’s degree in international public management from Sciences Po Paris. He is fluent in French, Polish, English, Spanish and Italian, and has a basic knowledge of Russian.

 

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