Olivia Ciobotaru
Country Manager - Romania, Partner


As General Manager USA of Summit International Relations, Olivia Ciobotaru runs the day to day operations of the company. Having grown up and worked in Romania before coming to America for graduate school, Ms. Ciobotaru plays an essential role in identifying business opportunities for US companies in Eastern Europe and structuring deals for clients in the region.


Ms. Ciobotaru comes to Summit International Relations with extensive experience in business and international relations as well as project management expertise in the nonprofit sector. For the past eight years, Ms. Ciobotaru held senior positions with companies and organizations specializing in the agricultural and environmental sectors.


Before coming to Summit International Relations, Ms. Ciobotaru was the International Programs Director with a Unite States based environmental organization. Within this role, she took programs and campaigns from concept to completion. Ms. Ciobotaru successfully promoted public and environmental education via a worldwide network of 6,000 environmental and civil society groups in 174 countries.


Ms. Ciobotaru has directed public relations through out the world. Among other achievements, she organized the largest environmental event in Ukraine on municipal waste management attended by 150,000 people and brought American media campaign tactics to issues campaigns in Asia and Africa.


In the rapidly developing agribusiness arena of Eastern Europe, Ms. Ciobotaru also found success propelling a family business into one of the leading companies producing alfalfa, potato, and mustard seeds in the region.


Ms. Ciobotaru ‘s educational background is in international business and finance. She holds a Master of Business Administration from James Madison University in Virginia (USA) and a bachelor degree in international business and finance from Romanian-American University in Bucharest. She is fluent in Romanian, English, Spanish, and French and has knowledge of German and Italian.


Summit International Relations Principals

Petre Roman
Former Romanian Prime Minister
Founding Partner

Sean Kennedy
CEO, Managing Director, Founding Partner

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