Sebastian Buck

McCloy Fellow & MPP Student at Harvard | McKinsey Alumni | Passionate about the intersection of international law and corporate social responsibility

New York, New York, United States

About

Experience

  • Harvard's Belfer Center (9 mos)
    • Emerging Technology Teaching Assistant to Eric Rosenbach
      Jan 2026 - May 2026 · 5 mos

    • Crisis Management Teaching Assistant to Juliette Kayyem
      Sep 2025 - Jan 2026 · 5 mos

  • Summer Associate | President's Office at The Rockefeller Foundation
    May 2025 - Aug 2025 · 4 mos

    - Supported the President’s Office on strategic initiatives spanning global development and energy access - Drafted internal memos and board materials for new multi-year programming - Coordinated with program teams and external partners to surface investment opportunities and policy levers

  • Research Assistant at Reimagining the Economy Project, Harvard Kennedy School
    Dec 2024 - May 2025 · 6 mos

    - Researched €2B transformation fund to analyze impact on economic diversification/energy transition - Collaborated with government officials and industry leaders to assess funding mechanisms - Developed a research-backed framework to evaluate transformation funds

  • McKinsey & Company (3 yrs 2 mos)
    • Junior Engagement Manager
      Jul 2021 - Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      - Designed policy recommendations in the area of education - Assisted companies with ESG strategy implementations, esp. supply chain rectification policies - Built international organizations dealing with public health strategy Selected Projects: Establishment of a public health organization in Africa • Created the governance model of the organization incl. successive implementation • Recruited and hired 120+ FTE throughout 7 month-stay in Addis Ababa Formulation of policy recommendations for the German education system • Analyzed the German educational landscape through statistical surveys and qualitative interviews • Drafted policies focusing on access to higher education (i.e. for first- generation students)

    • Institution Building and Public Health Secondment
      Aug 2022 - Feb 2023 · 7 mos

  • Public Management Consulting Intern at PwC
    Apr 2021 - Jun 2021 · 3 mos

    - Operated monthly project controlling for a major client - Designed workshop concepts and presentations for various clients - Worked independently across five management projects