Raluca Negulescu-Balaci is the Executive Director of UiPath Foundation, a global non-profit organization that enables children from underserved communities from Romania and India to reach their potential through access to 21st century-oriented education.
Raluca has 14 years of experience in designing and implementing innovative programs in vulnerable communities, linking education to technology, arts, sport, and community organizing. In 2013, Raluca was Legislative Fellow in the US Department of State professional program āBuilding grassroots democracy in minority communitiesā and she received the Annual Human Rights Award of the Embassy of France in Romania for her local women driven civic initiative.
From 2017 to 2019, Raluca was the Chair of the board of Fare network, an international organization with more than 150 members in nearly 40 European countries that works to advance via football social inclusion of marginalized and disenfranchised groups and to engage policymakers, key players and governing bodies in the anti-discrimination movement.
She is an alumna of the Global Shapers Community, an initiative of the World Economic Forum, and a 2015 Fellow of the Young Leaders Program of Aspen Institute Romania. Currently, Raluca is also a member of the board of the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) an international, Brussels-based non-profit organization with a pan-European membership and 30 years of experience, with theāÆmissionāÆto empower citizens to create a more inclusive and stronger European Union.