Alina Monica Antoci is a Senior private sector specialist in the Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment Global Practice, Trade, Investment and Competitiveness, Global Trade & Regional Integration Unit, at the World Bank Group.
Alina joined the World Bank Group in 2004 where she led the development and implementation of the “Logistics Performance Indicators (LPI)” project for the three editions of the “Connecting to Compete–Trade logistics in the global economy” reports. She is the lead author for the “Trade and Transport Facilitation Assessment–A Practical Guide for Country Implementation and authored chapters in various publications, including the World Economic Forum “Global Enabling Trade Report” (2008 and 2009 editions) and to the World Bank Group publication on “Border Management Modernization”. She is currently co-leading the publication of a new book highlighting new trends in trade facilitation, border management and customs modernization. In her current position with the Global Trade & Regional Integration Unit of the World Bank Group, Alina contributes to high-level policy dialogues, provides technical leadership and leads operational implementation of projects in Trade Facilitation, Border Management and Customs Modernization in over 70 countries, with a focus on high developmental impact.
Prior to joining the World Bank Group in 2004, she worked for the Harvard Center for International Development (CID), the European Commission, and the Romanian Ministry of Finance. She holds a Master’s in Mathematics and Information Technology, Operational Research and Statistics from Romania, a Certificate in International Tax Policy and Administration from Harvard Law School and a Master’s in Public Administration, International Trade and Finance from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.