Leonie graduated in 2015 from Sciences Po Paris with an MA in International Public Management. She spent part of her Master’s degree in Washington, D.C., at George Washington University, where she served as a contributor to the International Affairs Review. Prior to her BA in Political Sciences from Sciences Po Paris, she held an internship at the German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, São Paulo. As a result of her German and Brazilian heritage, taking a balanced view of public and corporate governance in both developed and developing economies matters to her.