Episode 26: Natalia Gavrilița talks about disinformation, election manipulation by Russia and defending democracy.
In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar talk to Natalia Gavrilița about disinformation, election manipulation by Russia and how democracy is a constant work in progress.
Natalia Gavrilița is co-founder and director of Partnerships for New Economy, a new economic policy think-tank focused on Moldova's EU integration. She also serves on the Supervisory Board of Moldova's National Bank, the ECFR Board, and the Academic Council of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies.
As Moldova's 15th Prime Minister (August 2021 - February 2023), Gavrilița led the government through multiple overlapping crises caused by the war in neighbouring Ukraine, while also advancing ambitious anti-corruption, economic, and governance reforms. With extensive experience in development economics and politics, Gavrilița previously served as finance minister (June-November 2019) and as Managing Director at the Global Innovation Fund in London.
Gavrilița holds a bachelor's degree in International Law from Moldova State University and a master's in Public Policy from Harvard University.