Bodo Ellmers is currently Managing Director and Director of the Financing for Development and International Financial Architecture Programme at Global Policy Forum Europe. He represents the organization in several international NGO networks, and is recognized for his expertise on reform processes at the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Before joining Global Policy Forum Europe, he worked for the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) in Brussels for eleven years, most recently as Head of Policy. During this period, he participated in UNCTAD expert groups, represented civil society organizations in the OECD Working Party on Aid Effectiveness, coordinated advocacy at the International Monetary Fund and advised the UN General Assembly on debt crisis resolution.
Earlier in his career, he served as Policy Advisor for the German branch of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty and worked as a consultant for the UN Millennium Campaign, VENRO, CONCORD and WEED.
He holds degrees in economics and political science from the Free University of Berlin.