Jacob Appelbaum

Experience

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  Self-Employed / Owner

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Wholesale Product Sourcing

  Founded my own business, product sourcing from China. I purchased women's and electronic accessories from international manufacturers and wholesalers and sold through diverse e-commerce channels. I also sourced custom-branded promotional products for a local firm. The products I sourced and re-sold produced gross sales surpassing $650,000.

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  The Hague University of Applied Sciences

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Student Ambassador

  Organized and represented the school at a diversity of events during the school year including trial study days, open days, networking events, information fairs, etc.

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  Leiden Model United Nations Foundation

  Nov 2018 - Apr 2019

  As a member of the delegation of LeidenMUN, I represented the Republic of Indonesia to the Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC) at Harvard National MUN. LeidenMUN provided me with an intensive 13-week preparation track, which included mock debates, one-on-one personal development sessions, and skills labs that taught us public speaking, leadership, teamwork, negotiation, and lobbying. This experience taught me a lot of the United Nations, as well as gave me insight into the complexities of international affairs and diplomacy. My dual delegate and I also received an award of “Diplomatic Commendation” for our performance during the conference. Show less

  • Delegate to Model United Nations of The Hague

    Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

  • Delegate to Harvard National Model United Nations

    Nov 2018 - Feb 2019
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  Leiden Model United Nations Foundation

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Worked to improve our foundation's processes and deepened our cooperation with similar organizations in The Netherlands.• Lead our response to the COVID-19 pandemic while ensuring the continuity of the foundation through working to diversify our events and activities with safety at the forefront. • Assisted in the selection and training of delegates with the skills necessary to participate at various Model UN conferences, including Harvard National MUN.• Presented skill labs, moderated debates, and also worked one-on-one with delegates through the personal development program.

  • President

    Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Board Member: Delegate Trainer

    Jun 2019 - Feb 2020
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  Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

  Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

  Academic Consultant

  • Part of a group of 14 students tasked with advising the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on which 3 SDGs (in developing countries) are most at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic and how the Ministry can define and measure sustainable recovery. • Tasked with generating recommendations for the Ministry on how they can best engage in action through international organizations and other types of multilateralism to enable a sustainable recovery from COVID-19. • Within the project, I was a sub-group leader leading a team of four other students. Show less

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  Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

  Oct 2021 - Jan 2022

  Contributor - Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT)

  Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker: Conducted background research ongovernment responses to the current global coronavirus outbreak for the world's firstgovernment policy tracker, contributing data to database of 120+ countries. Collaboratingwith a team of 100+ researchers, students, alumni from the Blavatnik School of Government and other departments at the University of Oxford.

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  Green Templeton College, University of Oxford

  Nov 2021 - Jul 2022

  Co-captain (Men's) - Green Templeton Boat Club

  Helped the men's team to our most successful year on record; helped recruit, interview, and hire a new head coach; organised our participation for the first time in two international external regatta (Head of the River Race and Henley Royal Regatta).

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  BET Consulting GmbH

  Dec 2022 - now

  -Advising a large German steel producer on their transition to climate neutral production through the use of renewable hydrogen in the DRI process. This included working on the public tender process for the electrolyser, EU hydrogen regulatory requirements, hydrogen pricing, price adjustment, delviery profile strucuring, and hydrogen supply contract negotiaton.-Sell-side due diligence of a large German heat contracting portfolio (25,000+ installations)-Supporting in the building of a model for the future price development (LCOX) of various green molecules, including biomethane, ammonia, methanol, and renewable and low carbon hydrogen. Show less -Market overview and regulatory analysis of various forms of (renewable) energy in the DACH region.-Commercial buy-side and sell-side due diligence of companies covering a diversity of energy sectors and topics including: -Commercial and regulatory buy-side due diligence of biogas and biomethane companies -Buy-side due diligence of various (large) district heating networks throughout Germany-Buy-sell due diligence of onshore wind portfolios and wind repowering projects/portfolios in Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Lithuania.-Buy-side due diligence of PV portfolios in Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Latvia Show less

  • Senior Consultant

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Junior Consultant

    Dec 2022 - Jan 2024