Corina Ghiațău is a specialist in organizational development, innovation, coaching, and psychotherapy, with over 18 years of hands-on experience in HR, internal process innovation, team development, and strategic coaching for leadership teams. She has held both internal HR management roles in multinational and entrepreneurial companies, as well as management consulting positions, where she has built and scaled HR operations, implemented performance management systems, and led talent development programs in Romania and other countries (France, Poland, Ukraine, Serbia).

She is recognized in Romania for creating employee-centered HR frameworks, including award-winning wellbeing programs noted for their pioneering and innovative approaches. With experience across various industries and international contexts, Corina is certified in coaching, clinical psychology, organizational psychology, psychotherapy, as well as HR methodologies. She specializes in diagnosing personal and organizational challenges and aligning people, teams, and internal processes with growth objectives.

In her free time, Corina is passionate about methods for unlocking human potential and enhancing wellbeing—from traditional Indian yoga to psychology and the science of biohacking.

Raul Lupaș is a clinical and organizational psychologist, psychotherapist, and holds a PhD in Education Sciences. With specializations in health psychology, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, and schema therapy, he leverages his expertise-which is further strengthened by a master’s degree in International Business and teaching experience at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. Together with the Mind Education team, he supports organizations and leaders through consultancy, training, and coaching, contributing to the development of people-centered work environments adapted to current and future challenges. His portfolio includes collaborations with companies such as Deutsche Bank, Allianz Țiriac, Société Générale, Orange, Holcim, Bosch, and EMAG.

Cristina Opran is a Senior Consulting Associate at Human Invest. With over 6 years as a Services Business Manager in the corporate environment and more than 11 years of experience in training and organizational development, Cristina comes from the technology sector, where she designed and led programs for developing management and leadership skills for both experienced managers and high-potential employees preparing to take on people manager roles for the first time in their careers. Through her programs, Cristina facilitates accelerated learning by creating virtual learning communities, using virtual platforms, gamification, and customized case studies.

Since 2012, she has used the consultative approach model developed by Performance Consulting UK to analyze employee development needs, which she considers one of the most successful models for building partnerships with business leaders.

Since 2015, she has been an accredited trainer for the SLII Experience™ by Blanchard, delivering the program both virtually and face-to-face for managers in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. She also facilitates other Blanchard programs such as Conversational Capacity, Building Trust, Giving Feedback, Self Leadership, Leading People through Change, and Team Leadership. Since 2016, she has been certified to use and interpret Hogan assessments, providing feedback to managers who use them for career and succession planning.

Cristina is an engineer by profession, holds a Master in Business Administration from Central European University, is an ICI (International Association of Coaching Institutes) accredited coach, and since 2019 has started her training as a transactional analysis specialist at Yorkshire Learning Centre

Dragoș Băjenaru has been playing Go for over 30 years and has the rank of 6 dan. He studied for a year at the Nihon Ki-in school in Tokyo, where he deepened his understanding of the game.
He is a graduate of the Computer Science Department of the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Bucharest and works in the field of artificial intelligence. He uses Go as a pretext to illustrate the principles of strategy, decision-making under uncertainty, negotiation and adaptability.

Andrei Stupu is a Fulbright Doctoral Researcher at the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation within the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University. With a highly interdisciplinary background, Andrei is currently a doctoral student at both the Doctoral School of Educational Sciences at Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca and the Doctoral School of Philosophy at the University of Bucharest, Romania. His research spans the fields of human intelligence, moral psychology, and educational philosophy.

In addition to his academic pursuits, Andrei serves as a Patron of the International Values-based Education Trust in the UK, collaborating with British scholars and global education experts to promote ethical living and values-based education. His passion for understanding how individuals develop wisdom is expressed in his PhD thesis, which focuses on creating and testing a conceptual model of ethico-moral intelligence with practical applications in educational settings. Under the supervision of Professor Danielle Allen, he will elaborate the final study for his PhD research.

During his Master’s degree, Andrei was awarded an Erasmus+Fellowship in Portugal, where he was affiliated with The Human Neurobehavioural Laboratory at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, and he won the title of the Erasmus Student of the Year for his results as an exchange student.

Andrei’s professional endeavors extend beyond academia. He serves as a learning and development consultant for various HR departments across Europe and is also a lecturer, trainer, vocational orientation counselor, and certified consultant for psychometric assessments. Further enhancing his expertise, he is pursuing a teacher accreditation program in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation.

Throughout his career, Andrei has been a board member for educational non-governmental organizations, advocating for programs aimed at increasing educational access for disadvantaged communities. He has promoted vocational orientation courses for high school students and has been a passionate ambassador for fostering multicultural dialogue between youth in Romania and other countries from all over the globe.

Corneliu Bodea is the CEO of Adrem, one of the largest Romanian entrepreneurial businesses in the energy services sector. With a history of over 30 years on the local market, Adrem comprises three companies active in the energy field: Adrem Invest, Adrem Engineering, and Adrem Link. Corneliu has complemented his technical background with management studies, an MBA from the Open University in the UK, and the Board Directors’ Programme at Henley Business School.

Since 2014, he has also served as President of the Romanian Energy Center (CRE), a non-governmental organization active both in Romania and Brussels, representing the interests of the main players in the energy sector and facilitating European dialogue in the field. With extensive experience in managing complex activities and over 1,600 employees, Corneliu actively contributes to the development of the Romanian entrepreneurial environment and energy policies.

Andreea has over 25 years of executive management experience, leading local and international teams of over 1,000 employees. She has successfully established operational centers in multiple countries and expanded existing ones. She holds a degree in Management from ASE and has completed Executive Development programs at Queen’s University in Canada and INSEAD in France.

Valentin Radu is an entrepreneur with 16 years of experience in Technology and Online Marketing. He is Founder and CEO of Omniconvert, a conversion optimization platform that has received numerous international awards.

Florin Petrescu is an educational partner of the LEADERS Foundation, facilitating memorable sessions on leadership and adapting to change. He is Senior Faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership for Europe where he helps companies increase their organizational agility and develop new generations of leaders. He holds a Masters in International Human Resource Management from Cranfield School of Management in the UK.

Beatrice is the CEO of the Leaders Foundation. A graduate of the Polytechnic University and of one of LEADERS’ successful programs, she discovered that there is no such thing as “no can do.” Today, she channels her energy, optimism, and overflowing confidence into organizing the most ambitious project for high school students in Romania and coordinating teams of volunteers in ten cities across the country, ensuring that the foundation’s ideas and actions remain dynamic and consistent. She scrupulously analyzes and implements the LEADERS vision, aiming for a long-term impact in the student communities the foundation reaches.

Elena believes in people’s ability to evolve and discover their path. She is actively involved in education, cultivating healthy behaviors and leadership skills. She is an ANC-licensed vocational counselor and a licensed user of the Jackson Vocational Interest Survey (JVIS) psychometric instrument. Elena holds a Master’s degree in Psychodiagnosis, Experiential Psychotherapy, and Personal Development (PEU) from the University of Bucharest.

Mădălina is a trainer, training designer and coach. Her role within the Leaders Foundation programs is to create and deliver the most effective educational content through creative methods. She has expertise in training, credit risk, sales and HR. She practices systemic coaching and conducts equine guided education programs.