After completing her bachelor’s degree at the University of Geneva, Alicia Joho earned a dual master’s degree in International Relations and Human Rights from Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics and Political Science. During her studies, she focused her research on peace and security policy, gender equality, and postcolonialism. In her master’s thesis, she used case studies from Colombia, Yemen, and the Philippines to examine the conditions necessary for women’s effective participation in peace negotiations. Through professional experience at the Office of the UN Secretary-General in New York, the Swiss Mission to the EU in Brussels, the FDFA in Bern, and a national NGO, Alicia has engaged with issues related to gender, foreign policy, and youth participation. She is also actively involved as a volunteer—as a co-founder of the Student Think Tank for Eurasian Relations (STEAR), as a member of Women in International Security Switzerland (WIIS), and with the Federal Youth Session.