Kori Udovički

Kori Udovički is founder and head of the Belgrade think-tank Center for Advanced Economic Studies (CEVES), an independent think-and-do-tank devoted to advancing Serbia’s economic recovery, democratic consolidation, and convergence with the European Union. She is also a current member of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs.

Kori was previously Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government (2014-2016) in the Government of Serbia. She also served as Minister of Energy and Mines (2002-2003), and as the first woman Governor of the National Bank of Serbia (2003-2004). In 2007-2012, Kori served as Assistant Secretary General of the UN, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau for Europe and CIS of UNDP. Prior to joining UNDP, she founded the Foundation for the Advancement of Economics (FREN) in Serbia, and established and edited its flagship publication, the Quarterly Monitor of Economic Trends and Policies in Serbia. From 1993 to 2001 Kori worked as an Economist at the International Monetary Fund.