Luise Koch

Luise is an economist with a focus on behavioral and development research, currently completing her PhD at the Technical University of Munich, researching technology-facilitated gender-based violence against politically active women. She has worked with the World Bank and the German Development Agency (GIZ), and presented her findings at international conferences, including WHO's Global Forum for Adolescents and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative. Her publications span topics from online misogyny during elections to the promise and pitfalls of AI in political campaigns. Luise holds a Master’s degree in Development Economics from Göttingen and Florence, and a Bachelor’s in International Economics from Tübingen and São Paulo. She is passionate about strengthening digital literacy and engaging male allies in the fight against online gender-based violence.