Founder of BFD Private Diplomacy SRL (november 2025), a strategic advisory firm specializing in public policy, governance, negotiation strategy, and high-level institutional engagement. Through this platform, she advises organizations on stakeholder relations and strategic positioning in complex political and regulatory environments. Romanian legal and public affairs expert whose career spans strategic advisory, institutional governance, justice reform, and high-level policy coordination. With extensive experience supporting senior decision-makers across key state institutions, she has established herself as a trusted adviser in the fields of justice, internal affairs, and international cooperation. Between 2018 and 2023, she served as adviser to three successive Romanian Ministers of Justice. In these roles, she provided legal and strategic counsel on institutional reform, judicial policy, and interinstitutional cooperation. She played a central role in facilitating dialogue between the Ministry of Justice, the Romanian Government, Parliament, judicial authorities, and European institutions, including the European Commission. In 2023, she was appointed State Counsellor within the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Romania, where she contributed to executive decision-making and coordinated domestic and international initiatives of strategic importance. Concurrently, she served as Honorary Counsellor within the Ministry of Internal Affairs until October 2025, supporting policy coordination and institutional dialogue on matters of national significance. She was directly involved in two major milestones for Romania: the successful conclusion of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) in the field of justice and the negotiations leading to Romania’s accession to the Schengen Area in 2023–2024. Her contributions to public service have been recognized through several high-level distinctions, including the National Order “For Merit” – Rank of Knight (2025), the Honor Emblem of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (2025), and the Distinction of Honour of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (2024). Alongside her professional activities, Drăghiciu has contributed to academia as an Associate Lecturer at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and as a Research Assistant in Legal Sciences at Titu Maiorescu University. She holds a law degree and a master’s degree in criminal sciences and is currently pursuing doctoral research on the international responsibility of states in environmental law. Fluent in English and Spanish, she combines legal expertise, policy analysis, diplomatic acumen, and executive leadership.
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