Ioana Petrescu

Ioana Maria Petrescu
Minister of Finance
PresidentTraian Băsescu
Prime MinisterVictor Ponta
Third Ponta Cabinet
Preceded byDaniel Chițoiu
Succeeded byDarius Vâlcov
Personal details
Born (1980-07-01) July 1, 1980 (age 44)
Bucharest, Romania
Residence(s)Cambridge, MA
Alma materWellesley College
Harvard University
Occupationscholar and activist
Professioneconomist
Websitewww.ioanapetrescu.ro

Ioana Maria Petrescu (born July 1, 1980) is a Romanian economist who served as the country's Finance Minister.[1] She is a public policy scholar at Harvard Kennedy School[2] and runs a Romanian NGO "Pur și Simplu Verde" [3] that supports local governments in their efforts to transition to a greener economy.[4]

  1. ^ (in Romanian) Adina Vlad, "Cine este Ioana Petrescu", Adevărul, March 3, 2014; accessed March 12, 2014
  2. ^ "Former Romanian finance minister returns to US as visiting fellow at Harvard". 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Ioana Petrescu lansează "Pur şi simplu verde". La eveniment au vorbit reprezentanţi ai ONU şi din mediul academic din SUA şi Marea Britanie". 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Cele 8 obiective de tranziție energetică ale Delivery Unit Hunedoara au fost aprobate în ședința Consiliului Județean Hunedoara". 30 September 2022.