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Dean of the School of Political Sciences, the Mediterranean University of Albania

Kosta Barjaba is a native of Saranda, Albania. He earned a BA in Political Science in 1984, a PhD in Sociology in 1989 and a Law degree in 2000 from the University of Tirana. In 1999, Barjaba was appointed to a professorship from the University of Shkodra. In June 2005, he received a Mid-Career Master’s in Public Administration from the Kennedy School. Since graduating from Harvard, Barjaba worked as adviser to the Minister of Finance, as the president of the University of Durres in Albania, and as chief of staff to the Minister of Labor.

Minister of the Economy and Energy, Member of the Albanian Parliament

Prifti studied English literature at the University of Tirana and earned his MBA from the University of New Mexico. He obtained a Mid-Career Master’s in Public Administration from the Kennedy School in June 2000. Prifti has worked as chief of staff to the Ministers of Finance and Labor, as general director of the Albanian Elector-Energy Corporation and Minister of Energy in Albania.

Political Officer, OSCE Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tokic earned a BA in political science and minor in communication from St. John’s University, Minnesota in May 2006. Prior to beginning his current studies at the Kennedy School, he completed a training program at the Directorate for European Integrations, Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and an internship at the Washington, D.C.-based public advocacy firm David Turch and Associates.

Mason Mid-career Master in Public Administration 2009 / Field Director, USAID-Development Alternatives Inc.

Sesar, a native of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, completed the Mason fellows/Mid-career Masters in Public Administration program in 2009. She holds a BA in political Science and History from Purdue University and an MA in Southeast European Studies from the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. Prior to HKS, she served as a political advisor for security sector issues in the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Researcher, NBER

Marina Dimova, a native of Bulgaria, holds a BA in Economics and Government, with a concentration in International Studies from Franklin and Marshall College. Prior to HKS, she worked as a senior analyst on health care and environmental policy at the Boston-based Analysis Group. She also worked in the securities practice of NERA Economic Consulting and as in intern with the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.