Experts & Staff

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 2017 & Expert
Associate Professor, Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Clara Volintiru is Associate Professor in the Department of International Business and Economics (REI), at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE). She graduated a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and has been involved in various international research projects in the field of behavioural studies, good governance, informal exchanges […]

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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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Vlad Nicolae

Staff
Public Policy Programs Director

Before joining the Aspen Institute Romania, Vlad worked nine years as a policy advisor for the Netherlands Embassy in Bucharest, promoting Dutch economic interests in Romania. He facilitated Dutch – Romanian partnerships, focusing on the energy, maritime, infrastructure and transport & logistics sectors. During his earlier involvement in the implementation of several technical assistance EU […]

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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 Coordinator

Before joining the Aspen Institute Romania, Ioana worked in the field of management of projects financed through European funds, especially within projects dedicated to human resources development through entrepreneurial and managerial education, in the non-profit sector. During the year 2016, she was personal advisor to the Secretary of state responsible with the SMEs, business environment […]

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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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Vlad Ciobanu

Fellow 2016 & Staff
Community Manager, Aspen Institute Romania

A passionate social scientist, in more than a decade Vlad has developed his competencies as communicator, researcher, consultant and community builder in Romania and abroad. Between 2012 and 2017 Vlad worked with the Varieties of Democracy Institute in Sweden, contributing to the creation of the largest publicly available dataset of democracy indicators, and worked as […]

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