Veronica Cretu

Short bio: Veronica Cretu, Public policy, AI4GOV, Data4Development Expert, Envoy with the Open Government Partnership, Member of the Committee on AI at the Council of Europe and Co-founder of the Moldova4EU Diaspora Task Force.

With over 20 years of experience, Veronica has been a driving force in open government, data governance, internet governance, civil society development, gender equality. Her work has had impact across various regions and continents, including the EU, Eastern Partnership (Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia), Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan), South Asia (Nepal), Western Balkans (Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro), Africa (Liberia and Zimbabwe), Mexico. 

Veronica brings expertise in designing and implementing capacity-building programs for various target audiences, including public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Currently, Veronica serves on the Committee on AI and the Access Info Group at the Council of Europe. 

Her academic background includes an MA in Artificial Intelligence for Government, MA in Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy and a Postgraduate Diploma in Diplomacy and IT.  Veronica is originally from Moldova and is currently based in Vienna, Austria. 

2025 roles: 

• Veronica is currently Co-Chairing the Sub-Committee on Data Governance and AI under the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization of Moldova - https://mded.gov.md/scia/ 

• Member of the Committee on AI at the Council of Europe, 

• Member of the Board of Advisors of RESPOND project - Rescuing Democracy from Political Corruption in Digital Societies (RESPOND) project is implemented by the Università di Bologna https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101132405 

• International Consultant with the World Bank covering Ukraine (Citizen Engagement in restoration of Ukraine and the role of digital platforms and AI for CE), Azerbaijan (Data Driven Decision making for public sector)  and Georgia (Data Governance). 

• Expert with UNFPA on Data Governance and AI for Public Sector in Moldova.