Maibritt Henkel

Hometown and Country:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Extracurricular Interests:

Fed Challenge, Rethinking Economics, Crimson OpEd, Radcliffe Research Partners

Favorite place in Harvard Square?

Nine Tastes

What can FIPpers talk to you about?

Research, journalism, economics, politics, why it's great to live in the Quad

Languages Spoken:

Danish, German, English

Maibritt's grown up moving between Denmark, the UK, and Germany, and is now a proud Pforzheimer House resident. She's a rising senior jointly studying Economics and Social Studies because she couldn't decide if she loved fiscal policy or political philosophy more. At Harvard, she's conducted research on affordable housing, finance, and gender inequality, and is happiest when doing interdisciplinary things with interesting people. She's the co-founder of Harvard Rethinking Economics and hopes that there are some revolutionaries among the incoming FIPpers! Talk to her about anything: adjusting to the American party scene, the upcoming presidential election, missing home, how to make the perfect salad dressing in the dining hall, why to study economics, why not to study economics, how to find a bike in Cambridge etc.