Before joining adelphi, Linde worked as manager for social innovation consultancy iPropeller, and as project manager for Oksigen Lab, a research organisation and incubator for social enterprises. Prior to that, she was affiliated with the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) in Brussels, managing network strategies, strategic communications, and market development. She started her professional career at two start-ups in London, before moving into a strategic communications and public affairs role for an Australian non-profit association and working as a PR consultant for Ogilvy Hong Kong.

She holds a Journalism degree from the London School of Journalism, and a Master’s degree in International Law from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Sonya earned a Masters in Public Policy at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin with a concentration in policy and data analysis, focusing on public communication and development policies. As part of her Master’s thesis in collaboration with the ASEAN Foundation, she examined the issue of citizen participation and identity ownership between institutions and citizens in South East Asia using data from the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications with first-class honours from the University of Melbourne, Australia and a certificate in Design Thinking from D-School Malaysia.