Executive Office

Ana has been engaged on management and coordination of EU and other international assistance since 2001, first as a consultant in the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and later in managing positions within the Ministry of Finance and the Serbian European Integrations Office (SEIO). As an expert in planning, programming and evaluation of EU and other international assistance, from 2014 to 2017 she served as Deputy Director - EU Funds Coordinator in the SEIO. She was engaged as the Head of Operative Structure for managing cross-border cooperation programs with BiH and Montenegro, chaired the working group on EU accession regarding Chapter 22- Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural Instruments, served as a member of Negotiation team for Chapter 22, the national coordinator for the Danube region and co-national coordiinator for EU strategy for the Adriatic-Ionnian region, a member of program borads of the Regional School of Public Administration and Regional Cooperarion Council etc. She worked on the development of strategic, planning and program documents regarding the use of EU and international assistance, including the instrument of pre-accession assistance - IPA, she was a member of steering committees and responsible for the implementation of more than 10 projects, took part in establishing the system of decentralized / indirect management of EU funds, coordinated Serbia's engagement in regional, cross-border and transnational EU programs, coordinated bilateral and multilateral assistance provided by more than 20 development partners. SHe has been engaged in NALED since September 2017 as a consultant for project preparation and cooperation with the EU and bilateral donors, later being appointed as the Director of Good Governance department in NALED, in charge of local economic development and capacity building programs.

Marko is born in Novi Pazar, completed high school in Belgrade and graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, department "International law". He is currently attending the final year of Master studies in International relations, organizations and EU integration. He gained his first professional experience in Vojvođanska and NLB bank, engaging in promotion, direct sales and advising clients in selecting baking products and services, later being engaged as an external legal consultant in Sandžak Economic Development Agency (SEDA). He has been a part of NALED team since 2010, gaining knowledge and skills in various positions regarding the organization of theme discussions and implementation of projects for strenghtening local government capacities in the field of local economic development and investment promotion. His work primarily focuses on cooperation with local governments and local economic development offices. One of his main tasks is the monitoring and realization of the international BFC SEE Business Friendly Certification in South East Europe (Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Croatia), and within the program he also engages as a lecturer at trainings for local governments and evaluators in the country an abroad. He also participated as a lecturer in trainings for future users of unified procedure system for construction permitting (EBPS) in Serbia. Since 2018, he has been an accredited by the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Government for conducting professional development programs for local government officers for the topic “Implementation of e-government and digitalization of administration”. He participated in the organization of numerous events and conferences for NALED members and partners.

Ivana has been actively dealing with the matters of the United States through additional studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences following the completion of graduate studies, starting from 2006. As a Project Manager in NALED she has years of experience in the field of local economic development and regional cooperation. Since 2012 she has been responsible for promoting and improving the business-friendly environment standards among the local governments in Serbia and the region (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and Macedonia). Within her team, Ivana is also in charge for developing and implementing models of cooperation between the public and private sectors with the aim of nurturing the dialogue and developing a sustainable business environment. She participated in numerous professional development seminars in the country and abroad, including the courses on corporate social responsibility, performance management, smart cities and improving local government competitiveness. Along with fluent English she also speaks Turkish language, with basic knowledge of Spanish.

Tatjana has been a part of NALED team since October 2014, forst as a Project Manager, later becoming Program Coordinator. She works on developing and managing projects, monitoring and identifying potential donors and financing programs, identification of partners and cooperation coordination. She received her BA in Law and LL.M. in Legal Sciences in the field of consumer protection, including a passed Bar Exam and specialization in International Contract Law. In her career so far, she gained professional and managing experience by working on development programs with international, national and regional organizations, Government bodies, research and development institutions, academic institutions and private sector. Among them are the Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations, European Center for Peace and Development (founded by the University for Peace of the United Nations), Agency for Deposit Insurance, Norwegian foundation SINTEF, International Development Norway company, etc.

Jelena joined NALED in 2019, as a consultant for the project Optimization plan for healthcare institutions network implemented by NALED for the Ministry of Healthcare, with the support of the World Bank. She has more than 15 years of professional experience on development programs in Serbia. She worked as project coordinator and finance expert on programs by Germand development bank KfW, KBC bank, UNDP, Economic department of the U.S. Embassy, EU municipal infrastrucure development project, IMF office in Belgrade. She is the author of the Financial Analysis course and she teaches at Belgian adult education web portal Coursle.org. She earned a magister degree at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade, and she completed bachelor studies at Russian economic academy Plehanov. She expanded her professional knowledge at trainings organized by KfW, KBC Bank in Belgium, IMF Institute in Washington. She speaks English and Russian.

Stefanos completed Bachelor studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences in 2016, International relations department, with an average grade 9.66, and he is currently in Master studies on “International humanitarian law and the human rights law” at the same Faculty. He is a scholar of the Young Talents Fund Dositeja and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development. He gained his first work experience in NALED, within the Local Economic Development / Good Governance department, previously being engaged as an intern. He is mostly engaged on the development and functioning of the regional Business Friendly Certification (BFC SEE) program, providing major contribution for the development of BFC SEE e-software and website. He also provides support in the implementation of local economic development projects, the most significant being: Developing partnerships with the private sector in BFC SEE cities and municipalities, Developing models for sustainable capacities for local economic development in Serbia and Promotion of investment potentials in business friendly cities and municipalities. Starting from June 2018, he has been appointed as Good Governance Officer.   

Ivana completed her studies in Molecular Biology and Physiology at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, has 15 years of work experience in the civil sector in the field of project management, strategic development and international cooperation, and her most recent experience was in the preparation and implementation of projects supported by various domestic and international donors such as: EU, USAID, UNICEF, UNDP, GIZ, embassies of different countries and ministries of the Republic of Serbia. Previously, she was engaged in the Startit Organization, first as the director of the project team, and then as the executive director, where she gained rich work experience on the entire project cycle, cooperation with donors and had the opportunity to work according to EU procedures. She worked on creating the framework and leading the process of developing a strategic plan for the European region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, the largest youth organization in the world, and she was also the general secretary of the Serbian Scout Association and a member of the board of directors of the highest representative body of youth in Serbia - the Umbrella Organization of the Youth of Serbia (KOMS). She joined the NALED team in April 2023 in the position of Project Management Manager.

Mila finished her Bachelor studies at the University of Belgrade (Faculty of Geography) and then completed her Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tourism Management at the universities in Denmark, Slovenia and Spain. She was a scholarship holder from Young Talents Fund ’Dositeja’, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and the European Commission. She has been an activist in the field of youth policy development, advocacy and capacity-building of youth to partake in socio-political processes. She used to be the Governing Baord member and the president of the National Youth Council of Serbia – KOMS, as well as a volunteer/project coordinator in other youth non-governmental organizations in Serbia and the region. She represented Serbia at the fora organized by the United Nations, the European Commission and OSCE as a youth delegate, and currently serving a 2-year-long mandate at the Advisory Council on Youth of the Council of Europe, a unique co-managament system in the world. She joined NALED’s Projects Unit as an intern in November 2019, where she currently serves as the Projects Officer.

Mila completed her Bachelor studies in tourism at the University of Belgrade (Faculty of Geography) and then Erasmus Mundus joint master studies in tourism management at universities in Denmark, Slovenia and Spain. She was a scholarship holder of the Dositej Fund for young talents, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, as well as the European Union. She is a long-term activist in the field of youth policy development, public advocacy and capacity building of youth and civil society for active participation in socio-political processes in Serbia, the region and Europe. She was a member and president of the Governing Board of the highest representative body of youth in Serbia - KOMS, and for more than 5 years she has volunteered in other civil society organizations in Serbia and the region where she participates in EU and Sida-funded projects. She represented Serbia and young people at the forums of the United Nations, the European Commission and the OSCE as a youth representative, and she was also a youth delegate in the Youth Council of the Council of Europe, the only management structure in the world. Since February 2021, she has been providing support as an expert for youth participation in the Youth Council of the Government of the Republic of Serbia. She joined NALED in November 2019 in the Project Preparation Unit, where she prepared projects for various international donors and since June 2022 she has been engaged as a Project Implementation Specialist in the Unit for EU Projects and Regional Cooperation.

Milica graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, department of International Relations, and master studies of USA, at the same faculty. During her studies she was a member of student organizations, a demonstrator for the subject Comparative politics and she attended a large number of seminars and trainings on the topic of gender equality. During her studies she attended internship at City Administration of Subotica, UNICEF and multinational company Erst&Young in Belgrade. After obtaining her bachelor degree and enrolling in master studies, Milica started working in a non-government organization European Movement in Serbia, on projects related to gender equality and regional cooperation. She is an alumni of the Popularna demokatija program implemented by the Westminster Foundation in cooperation with the Faculty of Political Sciences. Milica joined NALED in September 2020 as Good Governance Officer.

Danilo completed his basic academic studies at the Faculty of Media and Communications at Singidunum University. Danilo has more than 20 years of experience in writing and implementing social, development and humanitarian projects, as well as extensive experience in working with donors. He worked as a project manager in ADRA Serbia (Global Humanitarian Organization) and the non-governmental organization Group 484. As a consultant, Danilo had the opportunity to work for numerous international organizations: the European Commission, UNHCR, UNDP, DRC, MARRI, and in front of the Service for Human and minority rights led the development of the Strategy for the reintegration of returnees based on the readmission agreement. He has extensive experience in advocating and lobbying for the rights of vulnerable groups before relevant national and international decision makers. In 2007, at the proposal of UNHCR, he was a representative of civil society for the area of ​​the former Yugoslavia at consultations with UNHCR High Commissioner Antonio Guterres. He taught at the Faculty of Political Sciences in the Master's studies, on the subject "Globalization and Social Policy". He is the author of numerous analysis studies and reports and speaks English, Russian and French. He joined the NALED team in June 2022 in the position of Project Coordinator in the Project Preparation Unit.

Uroš graduated from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science in 2016. In addition, he gained two master’s degrees from the same Faculty, one in International Affairs and one in International Security, in 2018 and 2019. He was awarded with a scholarship by the OSCE Mission in Serbia and became a member of their alumni network. Furthermore, he is an author of several articles and policy papers in the area of international politics and security. During MA studies he was an intern in the NIS Group. Before joining NALED, Uroš was employed in the Ministry of Justice in Sector for European Integration and International Aid, as a Junior Advisor, engaged in projects funded by the EU IPA funds and cooperation with other state  institutions under project activities. Uroš joined NALED in February 2021 as an associate within Good Governance Department. He speaks English and Russian.

Goran graduated from the Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade. As a student-researcher, he participated in the work of the faculty Human Security Research Centre, dealing with research and organisation of academic events. He attended two one-year educational programs, „Applied Diplomacy“ of the European Movement in Serbia and „Future Studies“ of the Belgrade Open School. He gained his first experience of working on projects during a six-month internship at the non-governmental organisation Belgrade Open School. After completing his studies, he worked for a year as a student assistant at the Faculty of Security Studies and then completed a short term-internship at the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF). Later, Goran worked at the European Consulting Group (ECG) as an assistant in the preparion of tenders for large projects in the region funded by the EU, where he had the opportunity to get to know the entire project cycle. Prior to joining NALED, he was a project associate at the non-governmental organisation European Movement in Serbia, coordinating the implementation of smaller grants in various fields.  He attended numerous seminars, trainings and conferences on democracy, human rights, international politics, security, as well as Serbia’s accession to the European Union. He trained karate for ten years, as well as folk dance in the Academic Cultural and Artistic Association of the University of Belgrade „Španac“. He joined NALED in February 2021 as a Good Governance Officer.

Uroš graduated from the Faculty of Law at Union University. During his studies, he was a member of the United Nations Club of the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade, where he was the head of the Model United Nations Department. At the same time, Uroš was one of the founders and a member of the non-governmental organization "United Nations Association of Serbia", where he had the opportunity to work on projects such as: "Dialog Coffee", whose network enables cooperation between different cities and young people through various activities - workshops, seminars, conferences, and in 2020 he was chosen as the representative of Serbia on the project "Youth Delegates of Serbia to the United Nations", which was organized with the support of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Sports. During his mandate on the project, he dealt with the organization of the meeting, writing reports for the General Assembly, reporting on youth policy. He joined NALED in August 2021, as an intern in the Good Governance department.

Nikola graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences, majoring in social work and social policy. He is currently attending master's studies at the faculty of the same name, majoring in Public Administration, Local Self-Government and Public Policy. Since his high school days, he has been active in the non-governmental sector in his native Knjaževac, where he participated in numerous projects in the areas of local and youth activism, multiculturalism, children's rights and environmental protection, and is currently a member of the Youth Advisory Body of the Knjaževac municipality. Nikola joined the NALED team as a project implementation practitioner where he will be involved in the ongoing activities of the Department for Good Governance. 

Aleksandar completed his basic academic studies at the Faculty of Security, University of Belgrade. During his studies, he worked on projects in the field of combating terrorism, participated in organizing conferences and panel discussions both at his home faculty and at the Faculty of Political Sciences. He became familiar with the work of the civil sector through the establishment of the Center for the Creation of Policies and Strategies, where he held the position of chairman of the board of directors. Aleksandar has completed a course for writing projects for EU funds, which, in addition to other trainings he attended, helped him during his work at the Center. Also, he has published two public policy proposals and one scientific paper. In parallel, he worked as a sales manager, where he developed communication and negotiation skills. Aleksandar joined the NALED team in June 2022.

Dušan has been dealing with regulatory reforms in the field of public administration and economic development since 2001. He has cooperated with NALED in various roles, ever since the organization was established, currently as Economy and Good Governance Advisor. He took part in devising the concept and realizing NALED's Grey Book, the campaign Ask When, the Regulatory Index of Serbia and the Business Friendly Certification in South East Europe. Some of the reforms where he had one of the leading roles refer to the issues of real estate registration, construction permitting, abolishing para-fiscal charges, labor legislation, property taxation, land use and development fees, decentralization and strengthening the authorities and capacities of local governments. He is a member of multiple working groups established by the Government and line ministries, including the Joint Group for Improving Serbia's Position in the World Bank's Doing Business List. From 2018 to early 2019 he was a senior expert in business legislation for the Serbia Investment Climate project by IFC as part of the World Bank Group. Prior to this, he was a Business Policy and Economic Governance Director in USAID Business Enabling Project (USAID BEP), and later served as the Deputy Chief of Party for the same project. From 2002 to 2010 he led policy teams in USAID projects dealing with decentralization and local economic development. From 2001 he was Project Director in the Public Administration and Local Government Center (PALGO). He has a PhD degree in economics, a Magister degree in local economic development, and he graduated from the Faculty o Political Sciences in Belgrade. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy from Boston, USA, and Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences. His expert and scientific works have been published in Serbian, English and Spanish.

Jasmina graduated from the Faculty of Law, University in Belgrade, the International Law department in 2001, after completing the I Belgrade Gymnasium. As part of the second generation of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade, in 2002 she specialized in European Union legislation within an international program organized in cooperation with the European University of Nancy. Early work engagement in the area of finance encouraged Jasmina to continue post-graduate studies at the Faculty of Law in the Commercial Law department, earning a Magister cum laude degree in 2005 with the thesis “Fusion of companies in Yugoslavia and the EU”. Crowning her knowledge and experience in various areas of law, she passed the national judicial exam in 2007 before the Ministry of Justice, and the bar exam in 2016 before the Belgrade Chamber of Lawyers. From 2013 to 2016 she engaged in research work for a PhD thesis in the field of commercial crimes. She attended English course in London in 2001. Parallel with professional development programs, she has been building a years-long career in the banking sector. From 2002 to 2010 she gained priceless work experience in as Legal Affairs Coordinator in Srpska Banka, moving to the position of Assistant Director in Jubmes bank in 2010, and later the Legal Affairs Director. She has been a member of NALED team since October 2017 dealing with policy reform (Law on Registration in the Real Estate and Utility Lines Cadaster, Law on Fees for Use of Public Goods, Insolvency Law, Company Law, Law on Public Procurement, Law on Litigation Procedure etc.), coordinating the activities regarding the World Bank's Doing Business report, being a part of working groups and projects (for elimination of stamps, urban and rural land consolidation, optimization of procedures, informal employment etc.) and coordinating the work of Property and Investment Alliance and BFC Club. 

Marko is an economist with more than 10 years of experience in major domestic and international organizations, in domains of economic research, banking and academia. He has earned his PhD degree on the subject of ‘’Factors of regional competitiveness’’ at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in 2015, as well as the master’s degree on the subject of ‘’Role of corruption in FDI attraction – case of Central and East European countries’’ at the same university in 2010. He has joined NALED in 2021, in the role of Head of competitiveness unit, after having spent two years as senior economist in CEVES, and in parallel as a Serbian national consultant with UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs. Beforehand, Marko spent seven years in banking, of which two in role of the asset liability manager and five as macroeconomist in Addiko bank. Apart from this, Marko regularly holds lectures in macroeconomics and finance at some of masters programs of the University of Nice, as well as on programs of the Mokra Gora school of management. He has authored a significant number of studies, analyses and scientific articles in Serbia and abroad. Marko speaks English and French fluently.

Irena completed bachelor studies in Journalism at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade as the best student in her generation, and later the multidisciplinary Master studies in Terrorism, Organized Crime Security at the University in Belgrade. She is a scholar of the Young Talents Fund – Dositeja, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, the Education Secretariat of the City of Belgrade and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. She joined NALED in January 2016 as an intern in NALED's Communications department, later moving to the position of Researcher in NALED's Policy department, where she works on collecting and processing data for a variety of NALED's projects and activities (desk research, interviews, focus groups, internal workshops), developing policy briefs and studies using various methods of analysis (comparative analysis, cost simulation, impact analysis, standard cost method). She is the author of Analysis on Tax and non-Tax Burden to Start-Ups and participated in the development of several policy briefs dealing with taxation, shadow economy, cashless payments, the position of youth at risk etc. She speaks English and Italian. 

Oliver has worked for many years as an economic development specialist at a senior management level on European projects through the CIM Integrated Experts program. All of these projects were located within local economic development agencies / Chambers of Commerce and Industry and focused on an analysis of potential business development issues and opportunities. In addition to the agency-driven understanding of economics, Oliver has practical first-hand knowledge of the private sector - as Country Manager for a trading company, he was responsible for the expansion of the business logistics, purchasing and sales for distribution and retail activities. Oliver is highly experienced in business accompaniment for potential business expansions thanks to the broad-ranging experience with the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce in Singapore, Czech Republic and Australia. Previous to NALED’s engagement, Oliver was employed as a Regional Director General of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry office in the county of Altenkirchen, the third largest county industrial base in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, with 8,000 companies.

Adis graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Belgrade and passed Bar Examination at the Ministry of Justice of Serbia. Throughout seventeen years of work experience, he worked as a law clerk and then as a lawyer in the civil matter, labor relations, contractual relations and business law contracts, as well as in the field of foreign trade turnover. From 2001 he worked as an internal auditor to implement the application of regulations, rules and procedures of USAID, DAI and implementation of project activities of USAID's project SLGRP dealing with the reform of local government. During a period of five years, he worked as an Internal auditor and HR Manager in USAID's MEGA project that dealt with local economic development, being engaged in the process of drafting rules and procedures, and implementing labor legislation and regulations of positive law. Joined NALED from September 2011 where he is engaged mostly in monitoring and promoting regulatory reforms relevant for businesses and business improvement, and monitoring the process of adopting relevant by-laws. He also worked on human resources and contracting tasks, and since 2015 he has been dealing with electronic construction permitting, the unified permitting procedure and the work of Call Center for the implementation of the Law on Planning and Construction.

Nikola is a law graduate who has been employed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia since December 2014. He spent three years at the Center for Support to Investment and Public Private Partnership as an expert associate for public private partnership. After that, he worked at the Economic Matters Centre for a year as an advisor in the field of labor law and state aid. For the last two years, he has been engaged in the Innovation Department as an independent advisor for innovations, where he provided information on funding, regulations and participated in activities for the development of the innovation ecosystem in Serbia. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Novi Sad in 2011. After that, he successfully completed two masters - European Law at the Faculty of Law of the Union University in Belgrade in 2015 and Public Procurement Management at the University of Tor Vergata in Rome in 2014 as an EBRD scholarship holder. From March 2021, he was hired by NALED as the coordinator for regulatory reform. He is fluent in English and German, and speaks basic French and Portuguese. He is currently in the second year of doctoral studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, majoring in administrative law.

Ana completed graduate and master studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences, earning the title of Master Politicologist for International Relations - module International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law. She was the winner of the national and a participant of the world competition in the field of international humanitarian law. She participated in numerous seminars and education programs in the country and abroad. Before NALED, she gained professional experience in international SFV Consulting Group as an Intern for international development, and she also has experience in insurance, where she worked as Assistant Underwriter for two years. She is interested in state and international affairs, currently working in NALED as Policy Assistant for projects regarding e-government. She speaks English and French.

Jelena graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of East Sarajevo. During her student days, she was active in the NGO sector through membership and active work in a youth organization. She gained her first work experience in the profession while doing an internship at the Kastratović Law Office in Belgrade. After a two-year internship, she got a job at the "Branko Ćopić" elementary school in Belgrade, in the position of lawyer-secretary, where she performed all the legal tasks necessary for the functioning of this institution. She also worked as a lawyer-secretary at the Institute for the Education of Children and Youth in Belgrade, where, in addition to managing the general affairs department, she conducted public procurement procedures, drew up contracts, kept staff and personnel records of employees and all other necessary legal tasks. Jelena is engaged in the Unit for Property and Investments as an Associate for Regulatory Reform.

Nevena completed Bachelor studies at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, within the department of Politicology. She gained her first work experience in the municipality of Cukarica, in the Property, Legal and Housing Affairs department, being engaged as an intern. She spent two and a half years at the civil society organization Crta - Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability, working on improvement of the transparency, openness and participation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia through the Open Parliament Initiative. She is an alumni of Crta's Academy for Democracy and OSCE Dialogue Academy for Young Women. She was a short-term observer at the Croatian president elections and at the elections for councilors for the Assembly of the City of Belgrade. She speaks English. Nevena joined the NALED team in June 2021 as an associate within the Entrepreneurship and Investments department.

Iva completed her basic and master's studies in spatial planning at the Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade. During her studies, she attended professional internships at the Public Company for Development of Building Land (City of Kraljevo) and the Directorate for Waterways (Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia). After the expert meeting of spatial planners held in Austria in 2015, with a group of students, she published the work "Protection of nature and the natural environment of Austria". She started her first job in 2018 at the Republic Geodetic Institute as a team member on the project Updating the Address Register After that, she worked in the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, in the Directorate for Waterways, as a GIS administrator and planning analyst in the Department for providing information on the state of waterways, river information services, planning and implementation of international projects. She participated in many trainings conducted by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA): "IPA II - Project Management Group", "Planning of IPA Funds and National Participation", "Public Policy", etc. Iva joined the NALED team as a regulatory reform intern in the Property and Investments Unit.

Iilja graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Belgrade and earned a degree in political science for international affairs. During his studies, he started volunteering and doing internships in the non-governmental sector in Serbia. He had the opportunity to participate in the Winter School "Sustainability of Political Systems in Eurasia", organized by the Moscow State University "Lomonosov", and as part of a regional program he also stayed at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Zagreb. He interned at the Youth Initiative for Human Rights and the Center for Geostrategic Research and Terrorism. Ilija joined the NALED team as an intern engaged in analytical and assistance tasks in the domain of digitization within the Department for Regulatory Reform. 

Dušan graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences, majoring in international relations, and he is currently studying for a master's degree at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade. During his studies, he was a collaborator on projects of the Association for the United Nations of Serbia, such as the Coffee Dialogue, Youth Delegates of Serbia to the United Nations, and numerous workshops and conferences. Dušan is engaged in analytical and assistance tasks as an intern within the Department for Regulatory Reform. He joined the NALED team in December 2021.

Jovana graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences, majoring in international relations. During her studies, she was a member of the School of Sustainable Development and Ecology" - CEDEM and a member of the BIMUN (Belgrade International Model United Nations) conference in the Economic and Social Committee. Jovana peaks 3 languages ​​perfectly: English, French and Italian. She wants to develop her work experience and knowledge in a progressive and innovative system that contributes to the improvement of the business environment in Serbia. She joined the NALED team as an Intern for Regulatory Reform.

Jelena came to our Organisation through the „Get Balkanized“ program on a four-month internship. Jelena is studying Sustainable Social Policy at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University, which is based in North/Rhine/Westphalia, Germany. During her studies she improved skills in politics, economics and communication, while her main career goal is to contribute to social equality and equal opportunity of chances for each country. She joined the NALED team in April 2023 as a Intern for Regulatory Reform.

During her career Milica has gained unparalleled experience working for more than 15 years with the private, public and civil sectors in Serbia and across the SEE region. As a marketing major, she was first engaged by Link group a leading company in IT education, to design product placement mechanisms and promotional materials. From 2007 through 2010, Milica held a post in USAID’s Municipal Economic Growth Activity (MEGA) program where she developed specific expertise in the field of local economic development and investment promotion as marketing advisor to more than 30 local government in Serbia. She continued her career as marketing manager in NALED, and soon grew to become Communications and Development Director. As a prominent member of NALED’s senior management team, Milica is in charge of NALED's strategic communications and positioning, public advocacy campaigns and events, creative solutions and membership development. Since 2021 she also serves as a Team Leader of the National initiative for cashless payments. She holds a master's degree from the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade, with certificates in business planning, marketing (Academic Training Association) and investment promotion (FIAS, World Bank). She attended professional development programs in the USA, China and India. She is a member of Mensa and NALED’s Ethics Committee.

Ivan joined NALED team in May 2012 as a Media Advisor, contributing to the organization's media visibility with his vast and years-long experience in journalism. He is in charge of media relations, develops press releases, monthly newsletter, business journal Synergy, coordinates media appearances for NALED and other activities aimed at promoting the work of the Alliance. He started working as a journalist in 2003, in the economic section of daily newspaper Danas, being promoted to Editor position of the same section in 2009. In April 2011 he started working in NIN as the Editor of economic section of this weekly magazine. Very soon he moves to the function of Editor of economy in the best selling newspaper in the country – Blic, where he worked until joining NALED. He attended professional development programs organized by Reuters and the European Journalism Centre in Brussels. He received the award for the best young economic journalist in Serbia in 2008 (National bank of Serbia). He also won the European Young Journalist Award 2010, awarded by the Directorate-General for Enlargement in the European Commission.

Višnja received her Bachelor degree from the Faculty of Philology at the University of Belgrade, studying Polish language and literature at the Slavic department. She gained expert training and fifteen years in various positions and jobs in the banking sector, while strengthening her managerial skills as a Branch Office Director.  She joined NALED team in July 2015 as Membership Development Manager. Her main responsibilities at this position include the designing of membership development strategies, developing cooperation with the existing members, attracting and engaging new members from the local government, business and CSO sectors, promoting NALED's values and ideas, and defining new activities and programs for members.

Maja is marketing professional who has been working 20+ years in Marketing and Communications with several national and global companies, in domains of branding, advertising, digital marketing, CSR, leadership and crisis communications. She has joined NALED in 2021 as Head of Marketing Unit. Maja earned her PhD degree on the subject “Importance of Establishing Brand Cultures” at The European Carolus Magnus University in Brussels in 2009. She successfully obtained Master of Science degree and Bachelor at Belgrade Faculty of Economics in the field of Marketing as one of the best students in her class. Her first job was with the New Moment marketing agency, and position with Serbian Chamber of Commerce followed. In 2008, she accepted Head of Marketing role in, at the time, newly established KBC Bank. She continued working in Serbian finance sector in AXA, one of the leading global insurance company, famous for its strong brand and innovative approach. Maja spent nearly three years as a Marketing Manager in BDO Serbia, member of international network of public accounting, tax and advisory firms. Working in ASUS as Marketing Manager for Balkans was her latest role. She has written several expert articles, published in various marketing magazines in Serbia.    

Jovana has been working in NALED since 2012 as Marketing and Communications Assistant, becoming Marketing Coordinator in April 2018. Within the Marketing team, she participates in promotional activities, event and campaign management, preparation of materials, communication through digital channels and translates all printed and online materials. With excellent knowledge of English, since the beginning of her studies she has been working as a translator in various areas, developing expertise in this vocation. She gained previous experience in the civil sector, working on the projects of education in the field of reproductive health and rights for vulnerable population. She is particularly interested in online marketing, marketing research and entrepreneurship. She graduated from the Faculty of Philology, group Spanish language and Hispanic literature. Wishing to expand her education, after graduating, she completed Master studies in the field of Marketing management at the Faculty of Economy in Belgrade, with Master thesis "Contribution of Destination Marketing to Investment Promotion". She expands her knowledge at various trainings such as the "Certificate Course in Performance Management" in New Delhi, India. 

Milica gained professional experience in communications and marketing during many years of work on the development and implementation of external and internal communication strategies, brand management, corporate responsibility and public relations program planning, both in smaller and multinational companies. Milica gained experience in promoting and improving the business environment, developing and organizing events, as well as establishing and nurturing relationships with member companies while working in the German-Serbian Chamber of Commerce. Milica speaks English and German fluently, and she edited all communication channels and bilingual publications of the chamber. She joined NALED in November 2021 in the position of manager for communications, events and CSR.

Stefani has been working more than 15 years within civil sector and domestic companies. Initiated cooperation with international organizations as a Field Coordinator on USAID /CRDA program, being in charge of four municipalities in Western Serbia. Responsible for coordination, management and reporting on all projects within regional office. As a team member, participated in the development of one of the first municipal LED strategies in Serbia. After short-term engagement in Group 484 at the position of Project Coordinator Assistant, she continues her career at pharmaceutical company Inpharm, later moving to the position of MoneyGram Team Assistant, dealing with introducing money transfer services into the Serbian banking market. She has gained specific work experience working at the biggest media company in the Balkans - Adria Media Group at the position of General Administrative Coordinator and Personal Assistant to CEO. She became NALED team member in 2015, taking the position of Administrative Assistant, later holding the positions of Project and Administration Assistant and Membership Officer, maintaining continuous contact with NALED members and partners. She graduated at the Polytechnic Academy in Belgrade, holding Bachelor degree in Economy. Attended courses and trainings in the field of LED, project management and negotiation techniques. Speaks English and Greek.

Sanja graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences, majoring in journalism and communication, and during her studies she wrote for the weekly Vreme. She continued her career at the eKapija business portal, where she rose from the position of journalist to deputy editor-in-chief. After that, Sanja moved to Diplomacy and Commerce magazine, where she ended her journalistic career. She started dealing with external communications for international clients at the well-known Belgrade agency Color media communications, from where she moved to the Executive group, and she continued to apply this experience at Mozzart, where she was in charge of PR and CSR. She improved her knowledge at numerous seminars and trainings in the country and the region, the most important of which are those organized by the Council of Europe. She joined the NALED team in July 2022.

Andrea completed her graduate studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University in Belgrade, as well as master studies in politicology, defending a master thesis "Political parody as a form of election strategy". During her studies, she was an active member of non-government organization Student Union Vršac, organizing sport manifestations and educational workshops for students. She was one of the founders of the first students' web portal in Vršac. She took part in the organization of major dancing competition and festivals. She gained practical knowledge in the field of marketing and journalism through internships in marketing agencies and the media, and she is currently one of the organizers of Vršac online conference wwvrsac. She joined NALED in October 2018, first as an intern in the Communications team, undertaking the position of Communications Assistant after six months. 

Aleksandra joined NALED first as an intern, and later as Public Relations Officer, actively taking part in the development of media content, promotional activities and other tasks within the PR unit. She gained her first work experience in the non-govenment sector, on the topic of improving the regulatory framework for doing business, in American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) as an intern in marketing and communications. During her studies in the field of literature, she was an active member of the debate club GSM Niš, which won the first prize in 2015 for the project Debattlefield within the program Centrifuga supported by Erste Bank. The same year, she had the first appearance in the business community, at the Summit of 100 Young Leaders of South East Europe, being one of the youngest participants and talking about raising awareness about the importance of the culture of speech, open dialogue and critical opinion. She has won several recognitions for creative writing and poetry. 

Anja completed her basic studies at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences of the University of Belgrade, majoring in Management and Organization. She continued her master's studies at the same faculty, on the Project and Investment Management module. During her studies, she was a member of the student organization ESTIEM LG Belgrade, within which she organized various projects and thus gained practical experience in the field of project management, marketing and public relations. As part of the organizational team, she took part in the world IT conference called "eMagine Conference powered by Robert Bosch". She successfully completed the course "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People powered by Methods and Franklin Covey", and has a certificate of successfully completing the real business simulation "Cesim Global Challenge Business Simulation". Too, as part of the organizational team, she was involved in the projects: Case Study Show, EduFair and Serbia Open. She joined the NALED communications and development team in July 2021, in the position of intern for membership development and CSR. 

Igor is in his final year of study at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, majoring in management. Igor gained his first work experience at Ipsos Strategic Marketing as a field researcher. Igor then moved to the position of marketing intern at Marklab, where he worked on web design, social media management, as well as testing and optimizing user experiences. His last engagement was in of the biggest media agencies in Serbia Media House, where he, as a marketing assistant, mostly dealt with media planning and leasing of online and offline media. He joined NALED in February 2022 as a communications intern in the Communications and Development Department.

Nada completed her basic studies in journalism and communication studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade. During her studies, she participated in the organization of important lectures, panel discussions, as well as visits to various media companies, thereby improving her skills in communication, public speaking, and event organization. In the last year of her studies, she did an internship at local television as a journalist-reporter. Nada has been engaged in the ongoing activities of the Public Relations Unit in NALED since December 2021. 

Bojana graduated in Psychology from the Faculty of Philosophy, University in Belgrade. During her studies she was awarded scholarship by the Republic of Serbia. Starting from 2007 she gained experience in human resources management in international companies in finance, FMCG and the IT sector. She started her career in UNIQA Insurance, a member of Austrian UNIQA Group, taking part in laying the foundation and establishing the function of HR development, being its manager from 2012 to 2015, continuing her career in Atlantic Group where she was in charge of human resources management within the strategic unit of the Distribution Group. She specialized in the field of talent attraction, assessment and development, the design and development of compensation and benefits plans, monitoring and improvement of employee performance and satisfaction, development and implementation of leadership programs and the overall strategic and operational HR management. She has been continuously building upon her formal education by following the global trends and tools in the field of HR development, and improving her managerial skills in numerous trainings and workshops. She is a licensed advisor with advanced education level in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy. She is a member of the Psychological Association of Serbia. She has been a part of NALED team since the beginning of 2018, building up the function of HR organization and development.

Luka completed his basic studies in psychology at the Faculty of Media and Communications, and he started gaining his first work experience in the last year of study in 2017, first as an intern in the human resources department of the Metropol Hotel, soon after which he was employed as the Human Resources Coordinator at the Metropol Hotel. His career further led him to the position of Human Resources Manager at the Mama Shelter Hotel in Belgrade, after which he returned to the Metropol Hotel, also to the position of Human Resources Manager. His last job was at the MK Group, where as HR Business Partner he was in charge of the hotel division - Grand Hotel on Kopaonik, Sheraton Hotel in Novi Sad and 88 Rooms Hotel in Belgrade.

Nikola graduated from the Faculty of Law, University in Belgrade in 2019, the department of law theory. During his studies he took part in Moot Court simulation competition titled „Judge the discrimination“ organized by the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality. After completing his studies, he gained the first professional experience in Law Office Goran Petronijević, as attorney intern. After a year, in July 2020 he continued his career in NALED as Legal Affairs Officer. Nikola is actively engaged in the work of cultural and artistic association „Srem“ from Jakovo, being a dancer for many years, and currently acting as a memebr of Managing Board, taking part in the reliazation of several tours. He has also actively engaged in horseriding since elementary school, in the equestrian club „Bojčin“ from Progar, where he now takes part in the association's management as a Managing Board member. 

Ana graduated from the School of Law and Business and thus obtained the title of professional manager. She gained her first work experience in the First Basic Court in Belgrade in administrative and technical work, and then in the business company "Kalman" and the company "Mondo vino M&G" in administrative, marketing and assistant work. She gained experience in marketing in her PR agency, especially in the field of social networks. Ana joined NALED in July 2021 in the position of administrative assistant in the Operative department.

Tanja is attending the final year at the Faculty of Economy, University of Belgrade, department of Trade Marketing and Management. She completed high school of economy in Užice, department of Business Administration. She is engaged as an administration intern in NALED, previously completing an internship in finance and administration, covering the tasks of updating and archiving administrative/technical documentation, assisting with the preparation of financial statements, documents for the annual and project audits, developing a database of employees and associates, gathering documentation and coordination with eternal accountants, performing administrative-technical tasks at NALED reception desk. She is one of the founders of a civil society organization „Moj krug“ (My Circle), currently being a member of Supervisory Board. The association is the first organization founded by young adults without parental care, with the aim of helping their peers in facing the social challenges upon leaving the social care system. 

Marija graduated from the Faculty of Law in Belgrade, department of International Law. During her studies, she took part in various conferences and tribunes improving her communication skills and learning about business practices in the field of law. During her last year of studies, she attended internship in a law office, gaining her first professional experience in the field of law. She successfully completed the MS Office course at Oxford Academy. She joined NALED in September 2020 as HR intern.

Dunja completed her basic studies at the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade, majoring in international studies. During her studies, Dunja practiced with a bailiff and had the opportunity to become familiar with the basic administrative activities and cases within the office. At the university, the subject of intellectual property was her favorite, so she plans to enroll in a master's degree in that subject, at the university of the same name. She joined the NALED team in July 2022 in the position of Legal Affairs Intern in the Legal Affairs Unit.

Branko graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the Belgrade University in 2003. He has been director of the Public Debt Administration at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia in period January 2012 - August 2018. His main responsibilities were - management of the Republic of Serbia public debt operations on the local and international capital market; monitoring of the investment projects financed from multilateral and bilateral sources and risk management. He significantly contributed to the development of the Serbian Government securities market with the introduction of new financial instruments and operations on the financial market (long-term dinar bonds, Eurobonds, buy-back operations, retail saving bonds). Prior to joining the Public Debt Administration, he was Deputy Treasurer at the Treasury Administration - Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia from 2009 to 2011. He started his career at the Public Debt Unit in the Ministry of Finance and Economy in 2003. From 2005 until 2009, he worked in the Electric Power Industry of Serbia, Delta Generali Insurance, Atos Consulting Ltd., ABS Minel and SAFEGE. He gained experience as consultant on DFID, European Commission and World Bank projects. He joined NALED Finance Department in January 2019 as finance advisor.

Vladimir gained his first professional experience in the Supreme Court of Serbia on administrative and archiving tasks, and later in the private sector, in retail of telecommunication equipment. He was a Shop and Retail Manager in Roaming Electronics from 2005, being in charge of supervision and coordination of sales and marketing staff, and external communication with the partners. In 2008 he started working as logistics support in event management and promotional activities for a Cyprus-based company Ultima Communications. Upon joining NALED in 2009, he initially engaged in web administration, IT equipment maintenance and logistics support, being promoted to the position of Logistics Manager two years later. He is in charge of procurement, technical support, event management and maintenance of IT systems, equipment and inventory, within his current position of Procurement and Event Coordinator.

Bojana completed graduate studies in 2017 at the Faculty of Economics, University in Belgrade, department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, earning the title of Ba Economist. She gained the first practical experience in Sberbank and Galenika Klirit. Upon graduating, she started working in National Statistics Office of Serbia as Statistics Analyst in the field of industry and energy. She joined NALED's Finance and Administration team in July 2018, currently holding the position of Finance Officer. 

Dejan has gained professional experience in Office for IT of the Government of Serbia from 2002 to 2005, and afterwards started working in USAID as Vehicle Fleet Assistant being in charge of cost planning, making reports and vehicle fleet maintenance. Starting from 2011, his tasks were expanded to logistical activities - preparing materials for seminars and other events, and support in event organization. He has been occasionally engaged in NALED since 2012, joining NALED team as Logistics and Transport Officer. He speaks English. 

Jovana is a student of final year at the Faculty of Economics  in Belgrade, department of Statistics, Information Science and Quantitative Finance. During her studies she attended numerous seminars and educational programs on personal development, marketing, sales, IT and project management. Along with formal education, Jovana is a talented makeup artist with numerous recognitions and awards in this field. She gained her first work experience in BDL Sistem as Assistant Accountant, and in January 2020 she joined NALED as Finance and Administration Officer. 

Milica completed her basic studies at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade, majoring in statistics, informatics and quantitative finance. After her studies, Milica wants to learn and develop further in the field of finance. Also, she is an active member of the KUD Dimitrije Koturović, where she plays the flute, and in her free time she likes to write songs and do photography. She joined the NALED team in April 2022 in the position of Finance and Administration Intern in the Finance and Projects Department

Marko gained twenty-one years of professional experience both in the private sector and on international projects. He gained his first working experiences as a procurement specialist at a company exporting berry fruits, where he was soon promoted to a Sector manager position. In 2003 he started working on USAID's SLGRP program as a Logistics Manager, gaining extensive experience in administration, particularly the organization of numerous seminars, workshops, conferences and other events. Since 2006, he started expanding his knowledge in the field of administration, holding the position of Office Manager within USAID MEGA project, leading a team and organizing the office operations. He started working in NALED since 2011 as Operations Director (NALED host), his main task being the reorganization of financial management, administration and HR. He soon moved to the position of Finance and Administration Director, and along with managing a team of 7 people, he also has a significant role in the organization's management structure. He is in charge of managing the organization's finance operations, event management and overall activities. He graduated from the school of Economics in Belgrade, and is finishing his studies at the Sports Academy in Belgrade. 

Ana started her work experience 2001 in a highly professional atmosphere of Hyatt Regency Belgrade at the position of receptionist and consierge. During her work in Hyatt, she attended a large number of trainings and gained significant experience in internal and external communication. From April 2002 she worked at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Belgrade, at several positions: receptionist, visa assistant, administrative assistant to diplomats, translator from Serbian to English and vice-versa. The Embassy work brought new experiences with regards to diplomatic corps and protocol and the culture and customs of the people of Republic of Korea. In January 2005 she started working in British representative office in Belgrade operating in trade of steel, holding the position of Office Manager and Administrative Assistant. Daily communication with colleagues in London and visits to London office contributed to her improvement of both spoken and written English language. She joined NALED in February 2013 as Administrative Assistant, being the first contact point for communication with NALED members and partners, and providing extensive administrative support to NALED's daily operations. She has been Office Coordinator since April 2018.

Vladimir gained his first work experience in 2006 in the company “Protector Security System” as the Head of Transport, performing the tasks of logistics and business management and actively engaging in designing the company's work policy, where his loyalty and responsibility particularly came into focus. In June 2010 he joined NALED as a Logistics Officer, being appointed as Motor Pool Coordinator in April 2018. He is in charge of logistics support in event management, administrative affairs and motor pool maintenance. Experienced in delivery, procurement, supplies and able to provide comprehensive support towards successful completion of complex projects.

Jelena gained her extensive work experience since 2002 on USAID's Sustainable Local Government Reform Program as Administration Officer, being engaged on the preparation of seminars, workshops, meetings and other events, and the organization of catering and the procurement of promotional material. Starting from 2006 she continued working on USAID MEGA program, taking part in the organization of larger events such as conferences and workshops. She occasionally also took up the tasks of reception and the finance department. In 2011 she took part in the completion of MEGA program, and starting from 2012 she was ocasional associate in the Ministry of Culture of Turkey, being engaged in th organization of public events such as the Turkey Days of Culture and Tourism Fair. From 2014 to 2019 Jelena also worked in the finance sector of Studio Externi as a teller. She joined NALED in December 2019 as NALED Lab Officer. 

Ljubomir graduated in economics from the Singidunum Faculty and thus gained the title of qualified economist/manager in tourism. He started his career in direct sales, where, in addition to working in the field, he was also in charge of giving presentations about the products themselves. Ljubomir comes from NAVAK (National Driving Academy), where as a safe driving coach he was in charge of training in safe driving, sports and security driving. In addition to practical, he also gave theoretical lectures, in Serbian and English. He was also involved in the organization of events and leading the group through the prepared program, and he was also responsible for taking care of the vehicles.

Cvetko gained his first professional experience in the company Sterling as a warehouseman, where his responsibilities included receiving and issuing goods, keeping records of the state of the warehouse, maintaining and storing goods, as well as preparing reports. Then he started working in the company Fashion & Friends (Guess, Superdry, Paciotti) as a salesman, where he took care of the reception, storage, maintenance and sorting of products. After one year, he transferred to the company Veropoulos - Jumbo to the position of warehouseman, where he is in charge of declaring and storing goods and products. Since December 2020, he has been employed in NALED's team as a logistics practitioner. He graduated from the High School of Graphics in Belgrade and is currently studying at the Higher Polytechnic School in Belgrade.