Affiliated Experts

Mădălina Mocan

Affiliate Expert, ASFA Member & AYLP Fellow 2009
Moderator, Aspen Institute Romania leadership seminars; Civil Society Professional

Mădălina Mocan is a long-standing member of the Aspen Institute Romania community, as a leadership seminars moderator and fellow. Also, as affiliate expert, she has contributed significantly to the development of the leadership programs of the Aspen Institute Romania, advising on the curriculum and design of various programs, which are in continuous diversification.  In addition, […]

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Andrei Pogonaru

Affiliated Expert, ASFA Member & AYLP Fellow 2009
Founding Partner, Central European Financial Services (CEFS)

Andrei-Mihai Pogonaru turned his family office into a regional private equity asset manager. His proudest investment was helping purchase an outdated plastics factory, relocating it, and turning it into a successful bio-packaging company. He also built a thriving shopping center on the factory’s former site. In his free time, Andrei enjoys moderating leadership seminars at […]

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Alina Inayeh

Affiliate Expert & Lead Advisor, Aspen Institute Romania

Alina Inayeh is currently Lead Advisor with the Aspen Institute Romania, Marcin Krol fellow with Visegrad Insight (Poland), Non-Resident Fellow with German Marshall Fund. Alina’s field of expertise is defense and security, with a special focus on the Black Sea region. Her writings may be found on the websites of the institutes she is affiliated […]

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Radu Puchiu

ASFA Member, Affiliate Expert & Aspen Seminar Alumnus 2019
Director, Aspen Technology & Society Program

Since 2019, Radu leads the Technology and Society Program at Aspen Institute Romania, fostering the multi-stakeholder dialogue around the current and future challenges in the process of digital transformation and its impact on society. Co-Founder of H.appyCities, building digital platforms and mobile applications that empower citizens, communities, and local authorities to think, communicate and act collectively for […]

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Ana Maria Cătăuță

Affiliate Expert & ASFA Member & AYLP Fellow 2010
Director, Aspen Energy & Sustainabilty Program

Ana Maria Cătăuță was a Member of the Romanian Parliament between 2020 and 2024, representing the Social Democratic Party. Ana was Vice-president of the Pro America Group in the Romanian Parliament, President of the Joint Committee for UNESCO, Member of the Romanian Delegation to NATO PA, Secretary of the European Affairs Committee, and Member of the Committee […]

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Cristian Pîrvulescu

AIR Member & Affiliate Expert & AYLP Fellow 2009
Senior Fellow, Aspen Energy & Sustainability Program

Cristian Pîrvulescu is General Manager and founding partner of ENEVO Group, a power and automation specialized company. After five years of activity, the company was involved in major projects on 4 continents, working with some of the biggest utilities and having technical partnerships with all the top 5 technology producers in the world for the […]

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Roxana Voicu-Dorobanțu

Affiliate Expert & AYLP Fellow 2008
Senior Fellow, Aspen New Economy & Society Program

Roxana Voicu-Dorobantu is currently an Associate Professor in the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in Bucharest while being involved in other

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Ana Bobirca

Affiliate Expert & Aspen Seminar Alumna 2012
Senior Fellow, Aspen New Economy & Society Program

Ana Bobirca is a seasoned investment professional with over 20 years of experience in the investment fund industry. She has extensive board-level expertise across various sectors including energy, logistics, transportation, international forwarding, financial services, commercial real estate, construction materials, agribusiness, distribution, and consumer goods. Currently, she serves on the Supervisory Board of Hidroelectrica and is […]

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Cristian Vlădescu

Affiliate Expert
Senior Fellow, Aspen Healthcare & Quality of Life Program

Cristian Vladescu graduated in 1988 from the Faculty of Medicine at UMF “Carol Davila” in Bucharest, with a PhD in Medicine in 2000 and a MPH from the Nuffield Institute of Health, University of Leeds, UK in 1993. He also attended numerous postgraduate courses in public health, health economics, epidemiology, health policy, health management in […]

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