Albulena Xhelili Berisha PhD

Deputy Chief of Party, USAID CEA KCSF

^{Albulena is a Ph.D. in Economics (UK) and a Post-Doc in Economics based in the International Monetary Fund (IMF, Washington DC), specialising in bank efficiency, euroisation and macroprudential policies. She is an expert with 14 years of experience in Kosovo’s financial system and international organisations paired with almost a decade of teaching experience of economics courses. Abulena is currently serving as the Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) of CEA USAID activity implemented by the KCSF in Kosovo. She is also a sustainable finance consultant experienced in ESG reporting of the private sector and regulatory initiatives, risk analysis, integrated due diligence and sustainable finance strategies. Albulena previously also served for 13 years at the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo (CBK). She has a proven track record of effectively managing different professional and complex departments and strategic working groups at the CBK, where she led and reformed the licensing (DLS), financial stability, and anti-money laundering departments, addressing the financial ecosystem and contributing to Kosovo’s financial stability. She has been pivotal in the design and development of the key projects on drafting the financial legislation of the CBK with international donors and private sector. Abulena has led and contributed to dozens of working groups, designing and drafting key financial legal and regulatory frameworks of crucial importance to the financial system of Kosovo.}