Sven Gerst is a philosopher and political economist with an interdisciplinary background in philosophy, politics, and economics. Sven holds advanced degrees from King’s College London, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and the University of Mannheim and has previously studied and worked at Harvard University, Duke University, St. Petersburg State University, and National Taiwan University. He is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the public philosophy magazine ævum.