Christen Corcoran, Associate Director of Global Land Alliance, a social scientist with a background in governance and social theory. She is a climate, social and racial justice activist. She holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Universität Bremen and Jacobs University, with an area of focus in rule of law and border theory. Corcoran served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Morocco where she worked in the youth and gender development sector. She speaks German and Moroccan Arabic.