Short Bio:
I holds a Double Major Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from Teiyko Post University in Connecticut, USA. During and after my studies, which I completed in 2003, I held a key roles in finance and business administration both in the field of aviation and at the multinational technology company International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).
As a businesswoman and entrepreneur, I have 2 decades of vast experience in founding, building and running companies. In 2016, I took the initiative in believing that the world should prepare for a future of renewable energy which burgeoned into a business idea: I founded Forward Energie with my husband and partner, Lulzim Zhuta. I am now the managing director of the Hamburg-based green energy supplier.
Having grown up in the United States I had to find a way to stay connected to my American culture her in Germany. That is why I chose using my managerial skills and putting them into the non-profit sector as vice president of the Amerikazentrum Hamburg e.V., a bi-national cultural institute that supports German-American educational and cultural exchange through its work.
