Dr. Hans
Bellstedt

Founder and Managing Partner

Hans Bellstedt (Dr. phil.) is the founder and managing partner of Hans Bellstedt Public Affairs GmbH. Prior to starting hbpa in 2008, he had founded the communications agency Plato GmbH together with Scholz & Friends in 1999 and managed it until the end of 2007. Hans was a staff member of Christian Democratic Foreign Affairs spokesman Karl Lamers MP from 1990 to 1991, personal assistant to Chambers of Industry and Commerce-president Hans-Peter Stihl (1992-1995) as well as an editor of executive publications at ABB Asea Brown Boveri AG.

The 55-year-old is lecturer for Public Affairs at the TU Berlin and publisher of the 2010 anthology “Public Affairs. Strategies and instruments of interest representation for science, economy and institutions”. His assessments of current political developments are published on

Open Europe Berlin, Carta and the hbpa-blog.

Alina
Klein

Account Manager

Alina Klein (M.P.P.) works at hbpa as an Account Manager and supports customers with stakeholder mapping, profiling, policy analysis and project coordination.

Alina studied European Studies at Maastricht University in the Netherlands and holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. She spent two semesters in Spain during her studies.

Before joining hbpa, Alina gained professional experience in the political representation of the Allianz Deutschland AG in Berlin, the Volkswagen Group EU affairs office in Brussels and the German Bundestag.

Sascha
Novoselic

Account Manager

Sascha Novoselic (M.A.) is an account manager at hbpa responsible for internet policy and digitalization. He analyses political processes in these fields, drafts reports and background papers and organizes innovative event formats between business and politics.

Sascha studied Political Science and Public Law in Erlangen as well as Politics and Public Management in Friedrichshafen. He gained practical experience in the field of public affairs by working at the Berlin office of MSL Germany and in the representative office of the 1&1 Internet AG. He was also an intern at the IT-department of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI).

Christopher-Paul
Radtke

Account Manager

Christopher-Paul Radtke works as an account manager at hbpa. His core policy fields are energy, environmental and general economic policies.

Christopher-Paul observes and analyses political and legislative developments about which he regularly edits policy reports for his customers. He drafts background papers on specific topics and designs panels and event formats bringing together business representatives with political stakeholders.

After successfully completing his commercial apprenticeship, Christopher-Paul acquired a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Politics from the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Berlin. He gained first experiences in PA and PR at Weber Shandwick before starting at hbpa.

Saskia
Stedtfeld

Junior Associate

Saskia Stedtfeld (M.A.) is a Junior Associate at hbpa. She studied at Maastricht University in the Netherlands and holds a Bachelors’ and Masters’ degree in European Studies with a specialization in Public Policy and Administration. She spent her ERASMUS-Semester at Aix-Marseille University in France.

Prior to joining hbpa, Saskia completed an internship at the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), where she worked on business development with companies and foundations.

At hbpa, Saskia is charged with stakeholder mapping and profiling, thematic research and screening as well as project coordination. She also takes care of the hbpa social media channels.

Alina
Derfler

Summer Intern

As summer intern, Alina Derfler (B.A.) supports the hbpa-Team with monitoring and political background anaylsis in the areas of environment and energy.

She studied Interdisciplinary Russian Studies with a focus on politics, administration and economics at the University of Potsdam. During her studies, she completed a semester in Moscow. As an intern for the political department of the German Embassy in Moscow, she gained practical experiences in political communications.