Janis Volberts

LATVIA

Field of Study: Economic Development

Mr. Janis Volberts is the Director and Founder of the Northern Europe Public Governance Centre. His previous roles include being Executive Director of Transparency International Latvia and Head of Investment Attraction and the Export Promotion Division at the Ministry of Economics. He has led and acted as a national expert in several extensive evaluations and research projects for the European Commission as well as other organizations. These evaluations and research projects focused on support to the justice system, and strengthening rule of law and anti-corruption policies in Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus and Nordic Countries. During his fellowship year, Janis plans to gain more knowledge and international experience in investment justification, evaluation methodology development, and economic crime investigations. His goal is to support sustainable growth in Latvia by improving standards, setting a benchmark for data analysis before making significant investment decisions.

Mr. Volberts holds a Masters of Law and Finance from Riga Graduate School of Law. He also completed an intensive international course on Market Regulation at The University of Udine.