Shqipe Neziri Vela

Bio

Shqipe Neziri Vela is an energy sector specialist and an anti-corruption practitioner. She has over 20 years of professional experience with various development agencies and foreign governments managing large-scale projects in energy, environment, and anti-corruption. She is the co-founder and the chairperson of Kosovo Women in Energy and Mining. She teaches Energy Policy at Rochester Institute of Technology in Kosovo, and is a mentor at the Global Women’s Network in Energy Transition.

• Program Specialist (Energy)

  U.S. Department of State - Full-time From August 2018 to Present

  Support the management and oversight of the largest investment in energy sector in Kosovo ($300M) by the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

• MA in Public Policy

  Central European University From September 2010 to June 2011
• MA in Public Administration

  University of York From October 2009 to June 2010

• Albanian
• English
• German
• Serbian
• Spanish

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