Oana Radu is currently the deputy director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New, the Romanian public agency dedicated to cultural diplomacy and international arts exchange. Starting 2006, she has fully participated to the implementation of a new vision and approach of this organization, which encourages dynamic interactions between creative individuals, organizations and ideas in Romania and the U.S., with a focus on contemporary arts, young artists, and a critical perspective on the recent past. From 2000 to 2006 she was program director of the ECUMEST Association in Bucharest, as expert in the field of cultural policies and coordinator of numerous cultural cooperation projects in Eastern Europe. She was regional coordinator for South East Europe of the Policies for Culture program, jointly developed by ECUMEST and the European Cultural Foundation in Amsterdam. She has also contributed to a series of studies and researches in the field of cultural policy in South East Europe. She holds an MA in cultural management from the Dijon Business School, France.