Timothy Reno

Timothy Reno is a Lecturer at the Hertie School, where he teaches the graduate course Negotiation & Analysis for Global Security: Nuclear Policy Simulation. He serves as Executive Director of the IPLI Foundation, which supports research on international public policy challenges, and founded the Policy Simulator Lab (PSL) to train participants in EU governance policymaking through experimental simulations. Reno also advises the policy simulation startup PolSim and contributes as an expert to the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL).

• Education:
  • Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)
  • Hertie School

His research interests focus on European Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) and Arctic Governance, with a practical emphasis on policy simulation tools and training frameworks for complex governance scenarios. Reno bridges academic analysis with applied policymaking, particularly in EU and global security contexts.

At the Hertie School, he contributes to graduate education through immersive simulations, reflecting his expertise in translating theoretical security challenges into interactive training environments.