Claudia Neuschulz studied economics and social science at the Universität Erfurt, the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and the Freie Universität Berlin. She obtained a masters degree in water science, policy and management from the University of Oxford and worked with a research programme on water security and poverty to guide institutional and infrastructure investments in the water sector. Previously, she worked for the German Association of Water and Energy Industries. During her fellowship, she focuses on financing mechanisms for investments in sustainable use of water resources and the provision of water services.