As Director EU Policy at Allied for Startups Benedikt engages on policy files ranging from AI to online platform regulation.
He is passionate about building legislation that empowers innovators, after having worked on the Digital Single Market (including GDPR, Copyright, P2B, Geo-blocking, Digital Taxation) in the last four years. Prior to joining AFS he worked for the European Small Business Alliance, Deutsche Welle and completed a traineeship at the Council of Europe.
Benedikt holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and History from Jacobs University Bremen and a Master of Arts in International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins University.