Michael Schwarz is the Executive Director of Stiftung Mercator since 2014. Prior to that, he served as the foundation’s Director of the Centre for International Affairs. He joined the non-profit sector in 2005, working as a project manager, management assistant and most recently director of communications for the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Stuttgart, Germany. He began his career as a consultant at CNC, an international strategic communications consultancy. Schwarz studied public policy and political science in Germany and the US.