Simona Marinescu (She / Her)

United Nations Senior Advisor on Small Island Developing States

United Nations

Doctoral DegreeUniversity of Bucharest, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest

United States

Summary

Over 20 years of experience in multilateral cooperation. Ph.D. in International Business and Economics specializing in development financing, social protection, climate-resilience and financing, programme management. Served in conflict settings: Iraq, Syria and Somalia. Led the UNDP Istanbul Center for Private Sector in Development and the UNDP New York Development Impact Group, overseeing programme quality assurance, results-based management, evaluation, aid transparency (IATI), North-South, South-South & Triangular Cooperation. Former Minister of Labor and Social Protection and Senator.

Experience

  • development
  • economic policy
  • conservation
  • tertiary education
  • labor
  • world bank group
  • romania
  • iraq
  • niue
  • samoa
  • syria
  • Sectors
  • Funders
  • Countries

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