Stephanie von Stein

About Stephanie von Stein

Director of Employer Relations, Columbia SIPA | Connecting Global Talent with Impact Careers in Policy, Climate, Finance, Biotech, & Philanthropy. I\'m driven by a deep commitment to building global understanding, drawing on extensive international program leadership and policy experience. Formerly, Director of International Engagement at The Good Food Institute and founder of Waterkeeper Alliance\'s China programs. Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire geographically dispersed teams, build strategic coalitions, and design effective program strategies that drive results. Strong multicultural competency. Languages: Advanced proficiency in Mandarin and foundational knowledge of German and French.

Experience

1. Director of Employer Relations

   Columbia Sipa

   Jan 2026 — Present · NY, US

   I’m excited to share that I’ve started a new role as Director of Employer Relations at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University.What I love about this role is that it gives me a wonderful excuse to continually reconnect with colleagues and friends across the full arc of my international career - from South and East Asia, to Latin America, to Europe and the MENA region, and across sectors including finance, human rights, climate change, environmental sustainability, biotech, philanthropy, and multilateral institutions.SIPA students are deeply curious, globally grounded, and eager to put rigorous training into practice in the real world. I’m excited to help strengthen the bridges between this talent and the organizations tackling today’s most complex global challenges - and to keep learning from the incredible community I’ve been lucky to build over the years.If you’re interested in hiring, mentoring, guest speaking, partnering, or simply exchanging thoughts on where global careers are headed, I’d love to connect.I’m grateful for this next chapter and for the global network that makes it so meaningful.

Education

• Columbia | SIPA

  Master of International Affairs, Economic Development

• Brown University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA , History

• School for International Training

  Tibetan Studies

• Middlebury College

  Language School - intensive summer language program - two years, Advanced Chinese Language Program

Skills

• Public Relations
• Public Policy
• Stewardship
• Strategic Communications
• Annual Giving
• Report Writing
• Research
• Policy
• Volunteer Management
• Fundraising
• Program Evaluation
• Philanthropy
• Water Quality
• Program Director
• Legal Research
• Proposal Writing
• Program Management
• Strategic Planning
• Environmental Policy
• Environmental Awareness
• Community Organizing
• Program Development
• Project Management
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Environmental Issues
• Grants
• Politics
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Education
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Public Speaking
• Editing
• Event Management
• Capacity Building
• Policy Analysis
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Environmental Law