Philine holds a BA in International Relations (Royal Holloway, University of London) and an MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (University of Oxford). She pursued her interests in political feminism and migration studies by working with displaced women and girls in Rwanda, Greece and Germany. After her studies, Philine was head of fundraising and project manager at the NGO Hanseatic Help e.V.

At THE NEW INSTITUTE, Philine is Program Coordinator for the programs “Africapitalism” and “The Future of Food”.