SUMMARY //

Maria joined Correggio Consulting in January 2009 as Associate. Over the years, she has provided consulting services and compliance trainings to major clients with a focus on EU energy and financial market policy and regulation. She is also Editor-in-chief of the Correggio Digest, offering monthly in-depth coverage of key developments in the field of EU energy market policy and regulation, tailored to the needs of firms with exposure to energy and financial market regulation.

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Maria is an energy specialist with more than eleven years of experience in the field of European energy, climate and financial policy and regulation. She holds Master’s degrees in Regulation from the London School of Economics and Political Science and in International Relations: Global Governance and Social Theory from the University of Bremen and Jacobs University Bremen. Her working languages are English, Bulgarian and French.

•    Renewable energy policy and regulation
•    Electricity market design, policy and regulation
•    EU ETS design and functioning 
•    Financial regulation affecting commodity derivatives trading and REMIT
•    Gas market design, policy and regulation
 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE //

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE //

CORREGGIO CONSULTING – Brussels, BE and London, UK
Associate, 2009 – present

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EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF ENERGY TRADERS – Brussels, BE and London, UK
Director, Market Integrity and Renewable Electricity, 2020 – present

Manager, Market Supervision, 2013 - 2019

Regulatory and Policy Associate, 2008 - 2013

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GAS MARKET INSIGHTS – Brussels, BE and London, UK
Research Associate, 2012 - 2015
 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND //

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE – London, UK
Master of Science in Regulation – 2013

UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN AND JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN – Bremen, DE 
Master of Arts in International Relations: Global Governance and Social Theory – 2008 

JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN – Bremen, DE 
Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Sciences - 2006

LANGUAGES //

• Bulgarian (native) 

• English (fluent) 

• French (limited working knowledge)

CERTIFICATES AND AFFILIATIONS //

• World Energy Council, Future Energy Leaders Programme, Alumnus

• Certificate in Microsoft Excel – Basic & Advanced, License 48447881, Jul. 2018.