Götz Bechtolsheimer

Götz Bechtolsheimer was previously a Social Impact Fellow at the Center of High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania, on the project team that produced our guidance on substance use disorders. Götz has a PhD in International History from the London School of Economics, an MA in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, as well as an MA in Modern History (First Class Honors) from the University of Edinburgh. His research focused on Western interventions in Africa during the Cold War and classes taught at the LSE included ‘From Colonialism to Nationalism in the extra European World’. Alongside his academic background, Götz has worked in the private sector for the past ten years as a founding partner and the sole manager of a commercial real estate business across Europe.