Experience

PurposeTech

• Czechia
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Venture Partner

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Selecting and sourcing startups; Screening and Due Diligence; Providing Assistance on best practices in the Western Balkans; Advising for execution of startegic plan



STUDIO X Ventures

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Founder @StudioXVentures

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  Studio X Ventures provides advisory and syndicated investments bringing to the US market, early stage startups that are led by women / diverse entrepreneurs and a product team in the Western Balkans. I select startups, provide due-diligence & hands-on assistance to the founders matching their priority needs with domain expertise and resources from both the US and the Western Balkans. I manage Studio X Ventures and relations with partners, experts and investors



Impact Hub Belgrade

• Serbia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder @Impact Hub Belgrade

  • Apr 2013 - Present

  Belgrade, Serbia

• Co-Founder

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  Belgrade Impact Hub Belgrade is part of a global network of entrepreneurial communities. Impact Hub Belgrade is the place to go to for gender-diverse founders, entrepreneurs, startups, small and growing businesses and Tech companies to develop their business for sustainability, resilience and growth



Venture Growth Accelerator

• CEO

  • May 2018 - May 2020

  Belgrade, Serbia



PM Group

• Ireland
• Architecture and Planning
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Sector Policy Expert

  • Mar 2013 - Apr 2013

  Belgrade Assessment and IPA programming for the sector of Human Rights and Social Inclusion in the Project Preparation Facility 5 - a project funded by the EU and implemented by a consortium led by PM Group



OSCE Mission to Serbia

• expert consultant on Roma employment measures

  • May 2012 - Nov 2012

  Belgrade evaluate current measures and strengthen the existing ones to further promote Roma employment



Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities

• monitoring of implementation of EU projects

  • Apr 2011 - Oct 2012

  Technical assistance in the implementation of PRAG procedures throughout the management of EU funded projects in local self-governments



Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit

• Development and writing of projects for IPA funded tenders;

  • Oct 2011 - Feb 2012

  Serbia



Halifax Consulting d.o.o.

• research consultant

  • Mar 2012 - 2012

  Belgrade



World Health Organization

• Switzerland
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• cultural anthropologist/ethnographer

  • Dec 2010 - Oct 2011

  Serbia ethnographic work based on participant-observation in a Roma community; elaboration of an ethnographic publication on the Roma subjects of the SWIFT project (social enterprise) supported by UN agencies in Serbia



NALED

• Project manager for GIZ funded Rural sensitive certification

  • Mar 2010 - Oct 2011

  Serbia



ICF Consulting Services

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Peer Country Expert for Roma employment in the EU funded Mutual Learning Program

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2010

  Serbia Carry forward desk research and desk analysis on the labor market situation of Roma in Serbia Produce Peer Country Comment paper Discuss and present the Peer Country Comment paper at the Peer Countries Conference



The Government of Serbia: Deputy Prime Minister’s Office - Poverty Reduction Strategy Implementation

• Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) Trainer for Rural Development Regional centers network

  • Apr 2008 - Mar 2009

  Belgrade



European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) - Support to a Rural Development programming and payment sy

• Consultant on gender and cross-cutting issues

  • Jun 2007 - Dec 2007



Cittadinanza Onlus - Rimini

• Evaluation consultant: Social Inclusion and Community-based approach for children with disabilities

  • Oct 2006 - Nov 2007

  Belgrade Social Policy Needs Assessment, Mapping and Project Development



European Agency for Reconstruction - Non-formal Education – A step Towards Recognition Implemented

• Project manager

  • Jun 2005 - Feb 2006

  Belgrade Project management



Caritas Italiana

• Italy
• Religious Institutions
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2005

  Belgrade Deinstitutionalization of psychiatry and Community-based Mental Health program: Design, Coordinate and manage activities, stakeholders, partner organizations Manage budget