Karin von Hippel
Karin Lisa von Hippel is the former Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute.
Early life
Karin Lisa von Hippel was born in February 1965 to Marianne and Arndt von Hippel.von Hippel grew up in Anchorage.
Education
von Hippel holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, an MSt from Oxford, and a BA from Yale.Career
von Hippel worked for the United Nations and the European Union in Somalia and Kosovo.von Hippel was a senior research fellow at the Centre for Defence Studies, King’s College London.
von Hippel co-directed the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC.
von Hippel was a Senior Adviser in the Bureau of Counterterrorism in the US Department of State for six years.
von Hippel was a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations.
von Hippel was chief of staff to General John R. Allen while he was Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter-ISIL.
von Hippel is the Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute.