Gerald Knaus

Gerald Knaus (born 1970 ) is an Austrian social scientist. He is a co-founder of the think tank European Stability Initiative (ESI).

Early life and education
Knaus was born in Bramberg am Wildkogel, Austria in 1970. He studied philosophy, political science and economics in Oxford, Brussels and Bologna.

European Stability Initiative
In 1999, Knaus co-founded the European Stability Initiative, a liberalist think tank, in Sarajevo. Today, the ESI has offices in Berlin, Brussels, and Vienna.

Policy
In 2019, he was appointed by Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Müller to serve on a commission in charge of drafting recommendations on how to address the causes of displacement and migration.

In 2020 he published the book "Welche Grenzen brauchen wir?" ("What Borders Do We Need?") on the future of asylum and migration policy.

Other activities

 * Centre for Economic and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), Member of the Advisory Board
 * European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member