Sebastian Pieper works as a project manager at Das Progressive Zentrum in Berlin with a focus on democratic innovation, state and administrative reform and political strategy. In this role, he is responsible for projects in the thematic area of “Resilient Democracy”. Before joining Das Progressive Zentrum in 2023, he worked as a lecturer and research assistant at the Technical University of Munich and the Humboldt University of Berlin. Sebastian studied political and administrative sciences, philosophy and economic and social history in Munich, Guangzhou, Washington D.C., and Berlin.