Amanda joined CEP in December 2012 after having graduated from the American University in Bulgaria with a double major in Political Science & International Relations and European Studies. In CEP, she worked on topics under the Good Governance Program Area such as policy making and participation of external stakeholders and public administration reform from the perspective of accession negotiations.During the duration of her MA in European Political and Administrative Studies at the College of Europe in Bruges she underwent a consultancy traineeship led by Accenture and the Lisbon Council on the topic of smart cities.Currently, she is at g+(europe), a Brussels-based public affairs and public relations consultancy working on energy policy issues. Amanda carries special interest in gender issues.