Lecturers

Areas of Expertise: Alignment of systems with European legal regulations and behavioral business analytics for enhancing system resilience and security in an international environment.

Focused on effectiveness and efficiency, with experience in over 150 projects and 15 years at the C-level of management.

Earned a doctorate on the topic of analysis, audit, and supervision of organizational and technical measures for compliance with European data protection regulations, using a model based on the combined application of specific ISO/IEC standards.

Completed specialized programs at the University of Oxford, including Oxford Executive Leadership, Oxford Executive Finance, Oxford Executive Strategy, and Oxford Artificial Intelligence, obtaining certification as an Oxford Strategic Management Executive. Additionally, completed the FinTech specialized program at Harvard University and the Mastering Negotiation and Influence program at MIT.

Board Memberships and Advisory Roles:

• Member of the Supervisory Board of OTP Bank d.d.

• Chairwoman of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee

• Deputy Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Risk Committee

Recognized as an approved expert by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in the area of Technical Expertise in Emerging Technologies and Information Security.

Accredited Lead Tutor and Senior Certification Lead Auditor at TÜV NORD CERT, Germany’s leading certification body, for information security, cybersecurity, privacy protection, security and resilience, and business continuity management systems. She is an advisor to the Management Board of TÜV NORD Adriatic and an authorized tutor and evaluator for regulatory-oriented products and services with approval for compliance frameworks including GDPR, NIS2, DORA, CER, and AI Act.

Certified EUROPRIVACY Seal Expert, Implementer, and Auditor—the first officially approved GDPR certification scheme by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), based on a combinatorial model similar to her doctoral research.

Entrepreneurial and Academic Roles:

• Founder and director of two active companies:
• A consultancy firm specializing in ISO/IEC management system implementation and audits and European legal compliance
• An agency focused on behavioral marketing and market analytics
• Lecturer of “Digital Economy” and Senior Lecturer at Effectus Institute of Finance and Law
• Lecturer of “Behavioral Marketing” at the MBA Program in Business Administration, Behavioral Economics Track

Consulting, Research, and Memberships:

Consultant to domestic and international organizations in both private and public sectors, and an author of numerous scientific and professional papers as well as educational programs related to European legal compliance, information security and resilience, risk management, ISO/IEC standards, and business & market intelligence.

Member of multiple professional organizations:

• Croatian Lobbyists’ Association (HDL)

• Hybrid Warfare Research Institute (HWRI)

• International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

• Project Management Institute (PMI)

• Information Security and Business Continuity Technical Committee at the Croatian Standards Institute (member of ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC, ETSI)

International Professional Certifications:

• ISO/IEC 27001 – Information Security, Cybersecurity & Privacy Protection Management Systems (Accredited Lead Tutor & Lead Auditor)

• ISO 22301 – Security & Resilience: Business Continuity Management Systems (Accredited Lead Tutor & Lead Auditor)

• ISO/IEC 27701 – Privacy Management Systems (Lead Auditor)

• EUROPRIVACY – Expert, Implementer, and Auditor

• ISO/IEC 27005 – Information Security Risk Management (Lead Auditor)

• ISO 31000 – Risk Management (Lead Auditor)

• ISO 9001 – Quality Management Systems (Lead Auditor)

• ISO 14001 – Environmental Management Systems (Lead Auditor)

• ISO 45001 – Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems (Lead Auditor)

• ISO 50001 – Energy Management Systems (Lead Auditor)

• ISO 37001 – Anti-Bribery Management Systems (Lead Auditor)

• Behavioral Forensic Professional

• Certified Oxford Executive Leadership

• Certified Oxford Executive Finance

• Certified Oxford Executive Strategy

• Certified Oxford Artificial Intelligence

• Certified Harvard FinTech

• Certified MIT Mastering Negotiation and Influence