The CEO of STEMwise, a sister company of Impuls Consulting, specialized in consulting on centralized EU funds and programmes, including advocacy and Brussels liaison. From 2013 to 2023, a Senior Advisor and EU Policy Expert based in Brussels, with over 20 years of experience across various business sectors gained in international organizations such as the UNDP, OSCE, U.S. Embassy, USAID, META Group, and the European Commission.

A proven track record of managing and implementing international donor programmes worth $10-72 million in South-East Europe and Eurasia, leading to significant economic improvements and enhanced access to finance. Successfully managed a plethora of European funded programs contributing to better absorption of EU funds, revision, and implementation of S3 strategies, establishment of European networks and partnerships, cross-border investments, policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, policy recommendations and other.

Anita’s recent expert assignments focus on providing the advice to the European Commission on the Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) instrument project implementation, evaluating its performance, and assessing future exploitation potential, as well as other different programme areas.

Moreover, Anita is an Expert Evaluator for Horizon Europe, I3, and Regional Innovation Valleys instruments, and a Project Reviewer for the European Commission. Due to work in the European public affairs domain, a specialist in the policy and regulatory domain, i.e. Brussels liaison and advocacy.