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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.

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

M.Ed., Education, University of Cambridge

Postgraduate Diploma in Development Management, The Open University

Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict and Development, The Open University 

P.G.C.E., University of Cambridge 

B.A., University of Cambridge

Charles E. Schulze
Founding Partner

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

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

M.Ed., University of Cambridge

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

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

*Ongoing

Matej Damborsky
Founding Partner

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

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

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

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

Shawn Desker
General Counsel

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

BVC, College of Law

LL.B, University of London 

Andrew Bauer
Associate Partner

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M.Phil., Development Studies, University of Oxford

B.A., Land Economy, University of Cambridge

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

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

Postgraduate Certificate in Development Management, The Open University   

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

Daniel Taub
Senior Consultant

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

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

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

Chinese Language Studies, Tsinghua University

B.A., East Asian Studies, Princeton University 

P.G.C.E, University of Southampton

Tom Moffat
Senior Consultant

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

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

B.A., History, University of Southampton

*ongoing

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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

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

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

Economics, University of Santiago de Compostela

Acting, Pábulo Escuela de Teatro

M.Sc., International Development, University of Edinburgh  

B.A., Geography, University of Cambridge

M.Sc., International Development, University of Bristol

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

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

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

M.A., University of Cambridge 

B.A., English Tripos, University of Cambridge

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

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Michael Brown
Technical Fellow

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

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

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

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

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