Foltea Marina
Main achievement
Managing Director at Trade Pacts. Invited speaker at the World Trade Organization
About
Marina Foltea is a remarkable specialist in international economic law, the founder and executive director of the consulting firm Trade Pacts, based in Geneva, Switzerland. With a career spanning over 20 years in international trade, she provides strategic consulting to global companies and government institutions on international economic law, public policy, and market access. Among her notable achievements are her Ph.D. in International Economic Law obtained summa cum laude from the University of Bern in 2010, the Walther Hug Prize for the best doctoral thesis in law in Switzerland, as well as her appointment by the WTO as an expert in the Permanent Group of Experts on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. A graduate of the Moldova State University with a magna cum laude law degree, Marina Foltea began her career at the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova, where she made essential contributions to the country's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) by drafting over 15 government regulations. She collaborated with prestigious institutions such as the World Trade Institute in Bern, Università Bocconi in Milan, and Japan Tobacco International, and represented clients in negotiations on free trade agreements, generating annual savings of hundreds of millions of dollars. Her publications, including the book "International Organizations in WTO Dispute Settlement" published by Cambridge University Press, explore the role of international organizations in resolving trade disputes. Based in Switzerland, the hub of international diplomacy, Marina Foltea is fluent in several languages, including Romanian, Russian, English, Italian, and French, reflecting her Moldovan roots and global expertise. Although details of her personal life remain private, her commitment to capacity-building and advocacy projects demonstrates a deep dedication to balancing private interests with sustainable public policies, positioning her as a role model for women in Moldova in the field of international business.
