Henrik Enderlein

Henrik Enderlein (1974-2021) was Professor of Political Economy at the Hertie School as well as Founding Director of the Jacques Delors Centre. He served as President of the Hertie School from 2018 to 2021. His research focused on economic policy-making in Europe, in particular the euro, the EU budget, financial crises and fiscal federalism. In 2012/2013 he was the Pierre Keller Visiting Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. In 2006/2007 he was Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Duke University’s political science department. In 2003, Enderlein was awarded the Max Planck Society’s Otto-Hahn Medal for outstanding achievements by young scientists. He prepared his PhD at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne and held degrees from Sciences Po in Paris and Columbia University in New York. Prior to his academic career, he was an economist at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt.