Constantin-Alexandru Manda

Executive Director, Social Policy & Education

Alexandru is the co-founder of the Institute and leads our Social Policy and Education Program. He is a standing member of the Directory Board of the Institute and contributes to our strategic planning. He is also a Program Coordinator and Expert in Public Policy at the Romanian Academic Society. He is a relevant voice in the Romanian public space on topics related to education and social policy. In 2020, he coordinated the Special Report of the Romanian Ombudsman regarding public scholarships for primary and secondary education students.

He also led a national campaign that resulted in the allocation of over 130 million euros by the Romanian Government for the payment of past due scholarship and welfare provisions to primary and secondary education students. He also coordinated an advocacy campaign that increased the allocated budget for education with 30 million euros in 5 Romanian counties.

For his activity, he was awarded, in 2021, with the “European Youth of the Year” and was included in the 30 under 30 of the Romanian edition of Forbes. Currently, Alexandru continues his graduate education in law at the University of Bucharest and is a fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar, being part of the Public Policy New Voices Europe program.