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  • Mr Lenard Koschwitz
    Director European Affairs
    Allied for Startups

ABOUT

Lenard Koschwitz joined Allied for Startups in 2015. Previously he was the senior advisor to a Member of the European Parliament and Spokesperson for Justice and Home Affairs. During his time in Parliament he focussed on the data protection reform, cyber security and the Common European Asylum System. Further he was involved in coordinating the legislative work of the Parliamentary Group and its the position papers on these issues. Lenard is a passionate European, member of the European Federalists and the Europa Union. He studied political science, German literature and psychology in Germany and European Studies in Brussels. Lenard speaks German, English, French and Italian. During high school he founded an online magazine and event agency for music and lifestyle.