As the Dean of the school, Gabriela fosters and encourages research within the school and supports curriculum development, the initiation and design of new programs in line with Envisia’s overall curriculum objectives and serves as the education and academic representative of the school to external bodies.

Currently, Gabriela is the Chair of the Academic Committee at the International Association for Sustainable Economy and the President of the Banking Commission, International Chamber of Commerce within the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a member of professional associations such as: Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, Association of the Romanian Financial and Banking Analysts and Association of Independent Administrators. She holds a PhD in Finance from the Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest.

She also has an extensive experience in financial services industry, before joining Envisia, Gabriela was CEO at the Romanian Banking Institute, Member of the Board of Directors and Chairperson of Triple E EFCB Committee at the European Banking and Financial Services Training Association etc.