Andrej Horvat is an economist with long lasting experience in the fields of Transformation Processes, Good Governance, Structural and Public Administration Reforms, Local Development Policy, and EU Integration. He obtained his PhD degree from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. From 1997, for more than 10 years, he used to work in different managerial positions of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia. In 2006, he was appointed the State Secretary of the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Growth and from October 2009 till October 2011 he was appointed State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia responsible for development policies, especially dealing with areas with structural difficulties. He was consulting several governments, such as the Turkish Republic, the Hashemit Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Albania and the Republic of Serbia. As of September 1st, 2017, Andrej Horvat is with the U-LEAD with Europe in Ukraine working as Deputy Programme Director. The Programme represents assistance of the European Union and its member states Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Slovenia. The Overall Objective of U-LEAD is to contribute to the establishment of multi-level governance, which is transparent, accountable and responsive to the needs of the population.
