Ioan Istrate Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

Brussels, Be

• As EIC Accelerator Judge, assessing applications from Europe’s pioneering startups, ensuring the commercial sustainability and technological potential of the continent • The European Innovation Council (EIC), developed by the European Commission, is Europe’s most ambitious innovation initiative, with €10 billion to invest in breakthrough technologies and disruptive innovations

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• Selecting and advising high-potential social-impact startups in the 6-month UNLEASH+ program, supporting solutions addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as mentor and expert.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Co-founded a cybersecurity provider of bespoke enterprise cybersecurity solutions to US & global clients

București, Ro

• Designed a €50M+ national soveregin VC fund, pre-seed stage ventures, in partnership with World Bank• Represented Romania in key international organizations (OECD AIGO, UNESCO AI etc.)• Led milestone MoUs with key international stakeholders, i.e., the State of Arizona, NVIDIA, UiPath etc.

București, Ro

• Founded the National AI Scientific and Ethics Council, the Romanian Government's advisory board on AI; top global AI experts, ensured gender parity and diverse range of scientific perspectives • Led design, approval, and secured €53M for the Romanian National AI Hub, for applied AI innovation• Implemented ION, pioneering public AI tool synthesizing citizen opinions, reaching almost 3M active users

București, Ro

• Represented Romania in the design process and in the Limited Partner Advisory Committee (LPAC) of the pioneering $1B, deep tech, multinational VC fund (23 NATO nations as LPs)• Assisted with drafting of national pioneering legislation ensuring Romania's continous commitment

Aberdeen, Gb

• Advised US, UK, and EU clients across a spectrum of industries, from FT100 to growing startups in; deep tech M&A and strategic projects, i.e. market entry, growth strategies, commercial due diligence etc.• An overview of consulting portfolio and impact: bit.ly/istrate_consulting

Berlin, Berlin, De

Pacific Palisades, California, Us

• Supported world leading neurosurgeons and top scientists in commercializing novel IP

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Directly elected to serve 13,000 graduate students at UCLA, presided the UCLA Graduate Senate

Culver City, Ca, Us

• Unique organization sparking innovation for the benefit of all humankind• Won 2016 XPRIZE Visioneers, integrating deep tech sectors into a cohesive robotic avatar solution. Project evolved into XPRIZE’s flagship project, the ANA Avatar XPRIZE

Bonn, Germany, De

• Initiated strategic projects across CEE & Europe, i.e. early-stage startup incubator, mobile advertising revenue share concept, cross-industry partnerships with major external stakeholders, internal optimization

Gb

• Accelerated growth in PwC’s regional strategy team; focused on CDD, market entry (75%+ of work)• Peformed projects and led workstreams and teams in mostly strategic advisory projects, i.e. commercial due diligence and business plan sustainability review, go-to-market strategy, market sizing

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Started consulting career in the final year of undergraduate studies, with client-facing responsibilities from week 1 of work, including commercial due diligence for the largest steel producer in Bulgaria

New York, New York, Us

Master'S Degree (Part-Time, Non-Residential), Artificial Intelligence Ethics And Society

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Master’S Degree, Geopolitical Studies

Bachelor’S Degree, International Business And Economics