Sebastian Burduja is a development advisor and entrepreneur with significant experience across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. His areas of focus include: management consulting, regional and urban development, corporate and public governance, and infrastructure investments. From 2012 through 2016, he served as a Regional Development Specialist for the World Bank in Washington D.C., focusing on Europe and Central Asia. Previously, he worked as a Consultant for Dalberg Global Development Advisors, a strategic advisory firm specializing in global development solutions. He previously worked for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, McKinsey & Co., and the National Endowment for Democracy. He is the Founding President of the League of Romanian Students Abroad (LSRS), now the largest Romanian non-profit network in the world. He is also the co-founder of the CAESAR Foundation, a global research, educational, and civic action think tank. He holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School, a Master’s in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Bachelor’s degree in Comparative Politics from Stanford University.