Leonard Baum is a visiting researcher focusing on competition policy, the digital economy and the regulation of digital platforms. He holds a Master of Public Policy from the Hertie School and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from the Goethe University in Frankfurt. Leonard was research assistant to Professor Joanna Bryson at the Centre for Digital Governance at the Hertie School. His diverse professional background includes the role of Policy Advisor for Labour and Social Policy in the Christian Democratic Party (CDU), several internships and traineeships in the German Bundestag and the European Parliament, as well as consulting.
