Yana Tumakova is a public policy and sustainable development professional with more than twelve years of international experience in project management, research, public relations and policy analysis. Her work focuses on climate change, green economy, global governance, resilient cities and renewable technologies.

Throughout her career, she has contributed to a diverse range of organisations, including development cooperation agencies such as GIZ and KfW, political institutions including the German and Mexican Parliaments, leading research organisations such as SWP Berlin and DIE Bonn, as well as civil society and media organisations including Amnesty International and UNICEF.

She has also dedicated several years to voluntary engagement and furthered her expertise in sustainability through a scholarship with the Heinrich Böll Foundation focused on green policy development.

Yana possesses extensive knowledge of African and Latin American development challenges, with particular expertise in Egypt, Liberia, and Mexico. Fluent in German, English, Russian and Spanish, she is recognised for her strong communication skills, analytical approach, problem-solving mindset and results-oriented leadership.