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Expertise

Thuso’s team is highly international, speaking over 15 languages, and has extensive experience of in-country work in over 40 countries.  All are graduates of world-leading universities, and are drawn from academia, management consulting, and the military.

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Selected staff profiles include:

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Matthew Goldie-Scot
Managing Director

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M.Sc., Learning and Teaching, University of Oxford

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M.Ed., Education, University of Cambridge

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Postgraduate Diploma in Development Management, The Open University

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Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict and Development, The Open University 

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P.G.C.E., University of Cambridge 

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B.A., University of Cambridge

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Charles E. Schulze
Founding Partner

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Doctorate, Public Policy and Political Economy, University of Buckingham Vinson Centre*

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M.B.A., London Business School, University of Hong Kong, and Columbia University in the City of New York

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M.Ed., University of Cambridge

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M.Phil., Management, Judge Business School University of Cambridge

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B.A., Politics - International Relations, University of California

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*Ongoing

Matej Damborsky
Founding Partner

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M.Sc., Comparative and International Education, University of Oxford

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M.Phil., Management, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

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M.Sci., International Relations and Global Issues University of Nottingham 

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Alexandra Tigan
Head of Operations

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M.Sc., Language Education, University of Edinburgh

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M.A., European Studies (Languages), University of Aberdeen

Shawn Desker
General Counsel

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M.Sc., Finance, IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School

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BVC, College of Law

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LL.B, University of London 

Andrew Bauer
Associate Partner

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M.Phil., Development Studies, University of Oxford

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B.A., Land Economy, University of Cambridge

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Officer Commission (Lieutenant), Infanterie Offiziersschule 10, Swiss Armed Forces

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Nasir Kazmi
Associate Partner

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M.B.A., International Management, Royal Holloway, University of London

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M.Sc., International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad  

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Postgraduate Certificate in Development Management, The Open University   

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B.A., Economics & Statistics, University of Punjab  

Daniel Taub
Senior Consultant

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Regular Commissioning Course, The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS)

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M.Sc., War Studies, King's College London, University of London 

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Asian Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 

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Chinese Language Studies, Tsinghua University

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B.A., East Asian Studies, Princeton University 

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P.G.C.E, University of Southampton

Tom Moffat
Senior Consultant

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Regular Commissioning Course, The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) 

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M.Sc., Education & Innovation, University of Southampton* 

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B.A., History, University of Southampton

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Patricia Vlad
Senior Consultant

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Daniel Cronin
Senior Consultant

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Nina Schoonman
Consultant

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M.A. (Cantab.), University of Cambridge

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P.G.C.E., UCL IOE, University of London

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B.A., Education Tripos, with Modern Languages and Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge

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Economics, University of Santiago de Compostela

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Acting, Pábulo Escuela de Teatro

M.Sc., International Development, University of Edinburgh  

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B.A., Geography, University of Cambridge

M.Sc., International Development, University of Bristol

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B.A., Biological Sciences, University of Oxford

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Daniel O'Brien
Senior Consultant

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M.A., UCL Institute of Education

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P.G.C.E., Mathematics, University of London

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B.A., Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge

Adham Mohsin Sedeeq
National Consultant & Regional Expert

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B.A., Computer Engineering, University of Kurdistan

Alexandra Strnad
Curriculum Specialist

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M.St., Creative Writing, University of Oxford

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M.A., University of Cambridge 

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B.A., English Tripos, University of Cambridge

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C.E.L.T.A., English as a Second Language, University of Cambridge

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Michael Brown
Senior Consultant

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Ph.D., Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of The Western Cape 

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B.Sc., Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of The Western Cape 

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Sport Science, Stellenbosch University

Henry Aufderheide
Graduate Fellow

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M.Sc., Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology, University of Oxford

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B.A., Classical Civilization and Anthropology, Archaeology, New York University

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