CURRICULUM VITAE. General manager, NEWSWALL d.o.o.

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1 ALEKSANDRA DRECUN, J.D. Beograd, Svetog Save 28. Serbia, Europe CURRICULUM VITAE Academic background J.D., Belgrade University Law School Bar Admission, Serbia and Montenegro Post-graduate studies, Criminal Procedure Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Mid-Career Master in Public Administration Edward S. Mason Program in Public Policy and Management Professional experience Aug May 2007 Aug 2008 General manager, NEWSWALL d.o.o. Special Advisor to the Minister for the National Investment Plan and Member of the Projects Evaluation Committee of the Serbian Development Fund, Government of Serbia Drafted regulations on application and disbursement process and coordinated funding with other government agencies and international finance institutions Sep Lecturer, Post-Graduate Studies, Belgrade University Law School Lectures on anti-corruption issues Dec Sep 2006 Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of Serbia Directing and managing the activities of the Presidency of the Republic of Serbia; Coordinating the activities of the President of the Republic with focus on the relations with the Parliament, the Government, governmental bodies and the judiciary; Representing President in various official activities, programs and projects; Reforming and capacity building of the Presidency (review and revision of the organizational structure); Preparing and executing of the Presidency s budget; Communicating with public on behalf of the President Sep Dec 2004 Personal Advisor to the President of the Republic of Serbia Providing expert support to the President, especially on legal and financial issues; Analyzing laws submitted to the President by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia; Participating in governmental and parliamentary working groups for law drafting; 1

2 Coordinating activities of the Presidential Committee for Granting Pardons; Drafting strategies in the fields in constitutional competence of the President of the Republic; Preparing relevant documents for and advising on establishment of the People s Office of the President of the Republic Feb 2001 Sep 2004 Secretary General, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Republic of Serbia Member of the Committee for Legal Affairs and Governmental Bodies of the Government of the Republic of Serbia Member of the Committee for Legal Affairs and Governmental Bodies of the Government of the Republic of Serbia Member of the Serbian delegation for Enhanced Permanent Dialogue with the European Union Coordinating Ministry s activities; Reforming and capacity building of the Ministry (review and revision of the organizational structure, incorporation of new sections for: treasury, macroeconomic and fiscal analysis, budgetary control, foreign currency inspectorate, European integrations etc.); Coordination of and assisting in drafting large number of laws, by-laws, governmental decrees and other legal texts on: financial services, avoiding conflict of interests in performance of public duties, public procurement, financing of political parties, anti money laundering, accounting and audit, credit relations with foreign countries and international banking institutions, tax administration, customs, state budget preparation and execution, investment funds, taxes and other fiscal duties, insurance, securities, banking, restitution, games of chance, public debt, basic property legal issues, annual state budgets, state guarantees for loans from the WB, IDA, EC, EBRD, EIB and other international banking institutions, etc; Providing expert support to the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Council of Europe, Stability Pact and other international missions visits to Serbia; Acting as Ministry s contact point, coordinator and member of the steering committees for the projects of donors technical and financial assistance and institutional capacity building funds provided by the WB, UNDP, OECD, EAR, EBRD, OSCE, USAID, DFID in the areas of the MoFE competences (establishment of a EU compliant treasury systems, cash and debt management, accounting, establishment of the centralized payroll system under the Treasury, implementation of internal control and audit, enabling accurate control of public expenditures and budget transparency, public procurement, supreme audit institution, anti-corruption, tax reforms, decentralization of tax administration and VAT introduction, local infrastructure, preparations for European integrations etc.); Drafting strategy for, promotion and monitoring of the harmonization of MoFE legislative framework and legislation in the competence of the Ministry with regulations and standards of the European Union; Coordinating activities for the establishment of Public Procurement Directorate, 2

3 Municipal Infrastructure Agency, Anti-Corruption Council, Tobacco Directorate, Agency for IT and Internet Development, Anti-Money Laundering Directorate, Anti Organized Crime Unit, etc; Supervising the development and implementation of the MoFE IT system; Ensuring and coordinating internal and external communication of the Ministry Feb 2001 Mar 2004 Coordinator of the anti-corruption activities of the Government of the Republic of Serbia Supervising, directing and coordinating anti-corruption activities of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, line ministries, special organizations, agencies and other branches of government; Drafting anti-corruption legislation (laws and by-laws) and assisting ministries and special organizations in legal harmonization with international standards; Monitoring the implementation of related legal instruments, Leasing with international organizations, expert institutions, nongovernmental organizations and think tanks; Informing general public and raising awareness on the Government anti-corruption initiatives Senior Representative of the Republic of Serbia to Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) and Stability Pact Anti-Corruption Initiative (SPAI) Initializing joining of Serbia to GRECO and SPAI and preparing of needed governmental decisions and legal documents; Representing Republic of Serbia (in plenary meetings, evaluation visits, conferences and other events); Advocating and lobbing for signing and ratification of the related Council of Europe conventions; Coordinating activities in the Republic of Serbia in order to fulfill obligations according to the GRECO Agreement and other Council of Europe documents; Acting as anti-corruption expert in GRECO evaluation processes; Preparing evaluation process and providing expert and logistical support to the SPAI missions; Assisting in establishing of the Regional SPAI Liaison Office in Sarajevo Oct Feb 2001 Member of the Transition group established by Zoran Djindjic Providing expert support to the Prime Minister to be, especially on legal issues and donors assistance programs; Drafting laws and other legal regulations for the new democratic government Sep 1999 Feb 2001 Oct 1995 Sep 1999 Sep 1992 Sep 1995 Legal Adviser, Alliance for Change Democratic Opposition of Serbia Belgrade University, Police Academy, Assistant, Criminal Procedure Drecun Law Firm, Barrister 3

4 Professional and personal interests and memberships May Oct Vice-President, Harvard Club Serbia Founder, Festival of Politics Founder, Women s Government of Serbia (Currently chairwoman as the Minister of Interior) Women s Government: The idea was conceived by the OSCE as a way to promote ambitious and successful women in politics, Serbia s most under-utilized human resource. One of Belgrade s daily newspapers sponsored an election in which readers voted for the most qualified woman candidate for each ministerial portfolio and I was elected as the Minister of Interior. Since then this NGO has expanded to include less publicly well-known professional women with the mission to promote women expert potential. May President of the Managing Board, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra Mar President, International Anti-Corruption Center Establishing of the non-governmental organization; Supervising and coordinating of the activities; Drafting strategies, action plans and concrete project proposals in the field of anti-corruption, fight against organized crime, money laundering, budget transparency, decentralization of public administration, etc; Implementing projects and reporting to donors; Representing the organization in communication with relevant governmental institutions, international and civil society organizations Nov Sep Nov Nov Mar 2002 Mar 2004 Member of the Board, Junior Achievement Serbia Member of the Board, NALED Deregulation Workout President of the Managing Board, Children to Children Charity Fund Member, Victimological Society of Serbia Expert, Council of Europe, Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) Other activities, training and conferences Serbia, Belgrade, November 2008, OSCE, 10th Cross-Border Crime Colloquium Turkey, Istanbul, February 2008, World Bank, Conference Public Investment Management Serbia, Belgrade, February 2007, CARDS Twinning Programme Institutional Capacity Building Regarding EU Integration Process, Round Table "Stable Currency for Sustainable Economy" Serbia, Belgrade, February 2007, Cutting Edge, Conference "Public Relations Planning in Public Administration", lecturer 4

5 Serbia, Belgrade, February 2007, ESI and BFPE, Conference "The Cost of EU Integrations" Serbia, Belgrade, September 2006, Transparency Serbia and Conrad Adenauer Foundation, Avoiding Conflict of Interest in Serbia Regulation and Implementation Great Britain, Edinburgh, August 2006, The Scottish Parliament, Festival of Politics Serbia, Belgrade, May 2006, Transparency International, Conference "Avoiding Conflict of Interest in Public Administration Lessons Learned", lecturer Finland, Helsinki, December 2005, UNDP, Twinning Program with the Finish Presidential Office Institutional Capacity Building of the Office of the President Slovak Republic, Bratislava, November 2005, UNDP, Twinning Program with the Slovak Presidential Office Institutional Capacity Building of the Office of the President Serbia, Belgrade, May 2005, Cutting Edge, Conference "Public Relations Campaign Planning", lecturer Serbia, Belgrade, May 2005, EBRD, Annual Meeting Serbia, Belgrade, February 2005, Faculty of Management, Conference "Ethics in Business and Public Management", lecturer Croatia, Zagreb, January 2005, Transparency International Croatia, International Anti- Corruption round table "Free Access on Information Act and Preventing Conflict of Interest Act: What to do further?", lecturer Serbia, Belgrade, October 2004, OSCE Seminar "Corruption in journalism", lecturer Serbia, Belgrade, June 2004, OECD Seminar "Budget Transparency as an Anti-Corruption Tool" Croatia, Split, March 2004, British Council, UK - South East Europe Forum Building Partnership for the Future People and Politics Launch Conference Serbia, Belgrade, December 2003, OSCE and Ministry of Finance and Economy, Conference "Political Parties Funding", lecturer France, Strasbourg, November 2003, Council of Europe s Octopus Program against corruption and Organized Crime Greece, Thessalonica, November 2003, World Bank Conference «Good Governance Impact on Investment and Growth in Southeast Europe» Italy, Rome, November 2003, Associazione Giovani Classi Dirigenti delle Publiche Amministrazioni, Formez, European Conference for Young Public Administration Managers: «What role for Public Administations in the New Europe?» Czech Republic, Prague, November 2003, OECD, High Level Forum on Managing Conflict of Interest in Government and Public Sector Czech Republic, Prague, October 2003, SPAI Conference Transfer of know-how and exchange of experience with public administration reform between Central and Eastern European countries France, Strasbourg, October 2003, GRECO 15th Plenary Meeting Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, September 2003, 6th SPAI Steering Group Meeting Belgium, Brussels, May 2003, Stability Pact against Organized Crime (SPOC) Initiative Board Meeting Turkey, Istanbul, September 2003, OECD 5th Annual Meeting of the Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies France, Strasbourg, July 2003, GRECO 14th Plenary Meeting Serbia, Belgrade, March 2003, Ministry of Finance and Economy, South European Ministers of Finance Meeting Great Britain, London, September 2002, Adam Smith Institute Workshop Transparency, Accountability and Honest Government, lecturer USA, Washington DC, May 2002, SPAI Steering Committee USA, New York, March 2002, World Economic Forum 5

6 Languages English fluent French proficient Serbian (a.k.a. Croatian/Bosnian) mother tongue 6