Irina Roventa joined the Martens Centre in May 2013, where she is in charge with financial administration, assists with recruitment and  with communications to members. She holds an MA in EU Administration and Public Policy  from the University of Bucharest and spent one semester at La Sapienza University in Rome, studying Economics. During her studies, she worked as an intern at the Romanian Embassy in Italy and at the National Agency of Civil Servants in Romania. Before joining the Martens Centre, Irina worked as Project Manager for one of the Centre’s member foundations. In addition to Romanian, she speaks English, Italian and has intermediate knowledge of French.