CDE/Per Jacobsson Speaker Series: Secretary General for MoD Gelardina Prodani (CDE ’09, Albania)
8/24/2024 at 10:00am ET
Rm 211
The Secretary General of Albania’s Ministry of Defense since June 2022, Ms. Gelardina Prodani has been overseeing the defense budget and investments in infrastructure and technology. Previously, she was the Secretary General of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (2019-2022), where she managed the response to the 2019 earthquake and COVID-19 pandemic and introduced reforms to improve health services and infrastructure. She also coordinated vaccine efforts as the National Vaccine Coordinator.
Ms. Prodani held various leadership roles at the Ministry of Finance for twenty-one years, including Secretary General (2013-2019), implementing significant financial reforms. She represented Albania on the Board of Directors of the Black Sea Bank (2014-2019) and led the Network of Budget Directors for the Public Expenditure Management Program (2012-2016). A CDE Alumna from 2009, Ms. Prodani also holds degrees from the University of Tirana and the University of Bamberg.
On Saturday, August 25, 2024 Ms. Prodani delivered a lecture about her career in various departments in Albanian government.
On Sunday, August 26, 2024 Dr. Ken Kuttner (Williams College) interviewed Ms. Prodani about challenges facing Albania amid global changes.
