Mihai grew up pursuing his passion for sports, playing fencing as part of the national team, winning multiple medals in national and international competitions. The broad palette of lessons and values that sports brings, gave Mihai, very early on, the chance to observe and be part of life-changing experiences and encounters. As a student-athlete he used his travelling, emotions and attention to develop his interest and passion for people and the fascinating ideas that either keep them closer together or put them apart.
Mihai is a sociologist, trained in the sociology of religion, and currently acts as the Founder & Managing Partner of Agentia de Comunitati Social Seeds, the first community management agency that offers integrated services in Romania. Mihai is also Vicepresident & Executive Committee Member of the Romanian Fencing Federation and Founder & President of Sword Nation, a non-profit contributing to social inclusion through sports, in suburban Romania.
In all his endeavors, Mihai puts to work his expertise and passion in Business, Civil Society and Youth Education, in order to facilitate the connection among individuals and organizations that have the potential to accelerate social development in Romania. He is an Aspen Alumnus since 2018 and has been an Aspen Moderator since 2022, focusing on AIR’s youth Seminars – the Junior and Teen Leadership Seminars.
Mihai holds a BA in Politics from Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy and an MA in Political Violence from the University of Birmingham, UK. In his spare time, Mihai enjoys spending time with his family and close friends, playing his guitars, running, and writing poetry, as well as passing along his passion for the sport of fencing to as many youngsters as possible.

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