Before joining Euclid Network, Elena worked with social entrepreneurs and innovators from the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) for GIZ’s internal innovation accelerator programme. She has a Masters’ degree in International Relations – European Integration from the University of Groningen. In her free time, she works as a volunteer fundraiser for the NGO PROJECT-E to empower young women in Ethiopia.
“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.”