Diana is an innovation expert with extensive experience in strategic projects across sectors: international development, business, and the public sector. Currently, she acts as Private Sector Development Specialist with the World Bank Group, coordinating a series of projects on research valorization and innovation ecosystem development in Romania and Palestine.

She is a frequent guest speaker at national and European events, addressing the following topics: ecosystem design, policies/ programs for innovation, funding for innovation, entrepreneurship & startups. Creating long-lasting partnerships between unlikely allies stands at the core of her work in private companies (ICT industry), international organizations (UNDP, WB), professional networks (ARCADIA), government (MFA), and business support organisation (SPHERIK).

Diana has a BA in Political Science (Babes-Bolyai University, Romania) and a MA in International Relations and European Studies (Central European University, Hungary). She is a fellow of the Aspen Young Leaders Program in Romania and a Policy Leader fellow of the European Univerisity Institute in Florence.