Central and Eastern Europe

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. 

Brooke Tanner is a research assistant with GMF Tech and focuses on transatlantic regulation of emerging technologies and digital platforms.

She previously worked at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution, and the Mortara Center for International Studies. Tanner graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in international politics and a minor in Russian from Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service.