EDUCATION

MPA: Master in Professional Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin, USA (2010)

BBA: Bachelor of Business Administration, The University of Texas at Austin, USA (2010) 

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – State of New York

Authorized Chartered Accountant (EKR) – Albania 

AREAS OF INTEREST

Research: Project finance, Public Finance Management, Internal Financial Controls, Portfolio and Debt Management

Teaching: Advanced Finance, Financial Analysis, International Finance

EXPERIENCE

Academic Experience

University of New York Tirana (AL), Department of Business Informatics and e-Business, Lecturer (2016 -Current)

The University of Texas at Austin (USA), Department of Mathematics, Undergraduate Assistant (2007 -2008)

Professional Experience

Albanian Supreme Audit Institution, Director of State Budget Audit Department (2017 – 2019)

Albanian Deposit Insurance Agency, Head of Finance and Investments Unit (2013 – 2017)

Ernst & Young LLP, Financial Services Office (NY, USA), Assurance Senior/Staff (2010 – 2013)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

EKON.AL, The first Albanian business and economics blog, Co-Founder and Author 

RESEARCH OUTPUTS

Refereed Conference and Seminar Presentations

University of New York Tirana (2021, Tirana), Academic Seminar, Public Debt Reduction: A missed opportunity

Young EUROSAI Conference (2019, London), Relevance, Relevance of Big Data in auditing: Case of Albania

International Association of Deposit Insurers Executive Training Seminar (2014, Tirana), Deposit Insurance Funding: Key Questions, Diverse Approaches, Funding and Investment Policies in Albania

AWARDS AND HONORS

Sommerfeld Scholar, The University of Texas at Austin, 2010

Distinguished Scholar Award, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008