Shqipe Neziri Vela

Bio

Shqipe Neziri-Vela has over 20 years of expertise in anti-corruption, energy, and extractive industries. She is a Program Manager at the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and teaches Energy Policy at Rochester Institute of Technology campus in Kosovo. Previously, she worked with the U.S. Department of State, World Bank, UNDP, UNICEF, OSCE, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. She is a co-founder and chairperson of Kosovo Women in Energy & Mining.

• Program Specialist (Energy)

  U.S. Department of State - Full-time From August 2018 to Present

  Support the management and oversight of the largest investment in energy sector in Kosovo ($300M) by the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

• Lecturer, Energy Policy

  Rochester Institute of Technology - Part-time From August 2017 to Present

  Teach and develop an undergraduate course on energy policy, covering key topics such as energy systems, regulatory frameworks, economic and environmental impacts, extractive industries, and global energy issues.

• Co-founder, Chairperson

  Kosovo Women in Energy and Mining - Freelance From February 2022 to Present

  Women in Energy & Mining is a strategic hub aiming to advance gender equality efforts in energy, mining, and adjacent sectors.

• MA in Public Policy

  Central European University From September 2010 to June 2011
• MA in Public Administration

  University of York From October 2009 to June 2010

• Albanian
• English
• German
• Serbian
• Spanish

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