Jenny Scharrer

Associate

Expertise

My expertise lies in private sector development in emerging and developing markets. I have also worked for many years on economic reform and stimulus projects for governments both in the Middle East and Germany. At the Emergia Institute, I am a consultant and expert for private sector development - especially in the field of agribusiness.
In my most recent project with the Emergia Institute, I worked for an agribusiness client looking at the development of biofuels and the company's strategic response.

Joy at Work

Bridging the gap between identifying and addressing key sustainability challenges in the developing world and making an investment of a company in that field a profitable endeavor.
Working with creative people from diverse backgrounds.

Previous Experience

For nearly two years I have lived in Vietnam working for OXFAM Hong Kong. I was responsible for conducting market research in commodities such as coffee and sugar and for defining interventions that would increase income for farmers in the respective sectors.
As a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, I focused on economic reform for the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Prior to that I worked in Ethiopia for the GTZ and in Congo, DRC on a World Bank project promoting private sector development and favorable investment climate in these countries.
Since March 2009, I am working in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology on a team administrating the German Stimulus Pact. I am responsible for preparing decisions on federal guarantee schemes for major companies.

Education

I studied law at the Free University of Berlin and the Sorbonne, Paris. I hold a LL.M. from the European Academy for Legal Theory in Brussels. From 2001-2003 I was a McCloy Scholar at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, where I received a Master in Public Administration (MPA). I was also awarded an ERASMUS scholarship as well as a scholarship from the German National Merit Foundation.

Languages

German, English, French