Experts & Staff

Vlad Nicolae

Staff
Acting Executive Director

Vlad Nicolae leads the executive team of the Aspen Institute Romania since the beginning of 2020, when he took over the Executive Director responsibilities. For the last three months of 2019 he fulfilled the position of Senior Director Policy & Partnerships. Starting September 2017, in his capacity of Public Policy Programs Director, he managed several […]

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Cornel Ban

Expert
Reader in International Political Economy, City, University of London

Cornel Ban joined City, University of London in January 2018 as a Reader in political economy. Prior to this he had worked as an assistant professor at Boston University and research fellow at Brown University in the United States. He was also a visiting researcher at the European University Institute and a visiting associate professor […]

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Clara Volintiru

Alumna 2018 & Expert
Associate Professor, Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Clara Volintiru is Associate Professor in the Department of International Business and Economics

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Daria Catalui

Fellow 2010 & Expert
Cyber Security Awareness and Training, European Commission

Daria Catalui is a passionate learner and volunteer: co-founder of Danube.EDU youth NGO. She is a cyber awareness professional starting back in 2010 then working for EU’s cyber security agency ENISA and currently for the European Commission. She is an advocate for the following projects which she had the chance to kick-off and helped grow […]

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Roxana Voicu-Dorobanțu

Fellow 2008 & Expert
Associate Professor, Bucharest University of Economic Studies

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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Florina Axinia

Staff
Public and Corporate Affairs Manager

Before joining the Aspen Institute Romania’s team in 2014, Florina followed her interest in the area of social advertising, culture and communication trends. Whilst beginning her studies for her BA in Social Studies she also started her career practicing in the public relations field and accumulating extensive professional experience in the private sector. As part […]

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Ioana Antonescu

Staff
Leadership Programs Manager

Ioana is managing since 2017 the Leadership Programs of Aspen Institute Romania, including the flagship programs such as the Aspen Young Leaders Program (young leaders aged 25 to 35), the Aspen Public Service Leadership Program (public sector representatives), the Aspen Seminar for Leaders (senior leaders), the Aspen Junior Seminar (students and young professionals, 20 to […]

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Mirela Apostol

Staff
Public Programs Manager

Before joining the Aspen Institute Romania, Mirela worked as project manager, conducting market research projects for one of the major global companies in this field. Coordinating multiple processes involved in the research mechanism, she developed her abilities to manage complex projects and to interact with diverse stakeholders. At the start of her career, Mirela acquired […]

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Iulian Mihalache

Staff
Public Policy Programs Coordinator

Iulian Mihalache is an International Relations graduate with a keen interest in EU foreign and energy policy and the geopolitics of the Eurasian region. After graduating with Academic Honors from Webster University, he specialized in Peace and Conflict Studies by doing a Master of Science ar Uppsala University in Sweden. Before joining the Aspen team, […]

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