Sigrid Gruener is a program manager at the\xa0Dag Hammarskjold Foundation\xa0who focuses on peace building, security and development.\xa0Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked as a practitioner, trainer and researcher in the field of development, peace building and conflict transformation for International Solutions Group, Relief International, and Columbia University\u2019s Center for International Conflict Resolution. Sigrid earned a master's in International Affairs from\xa0Columbia University\u2019s School of International and Public Affairs.