Vesna Ratkovic, PhD in Criminal Law, has 28 years of work experience in public administration, judiciary and enforcement of criminal sanctions, gained during her work in the Government of Montenegro – the Ministry of Justice, USAID/ Montenegro, and now as the Director of the Directorate for Anti-Corruption Initiative.

Ms. Ratkovic is a member of the National Commission for implementation of the Strategy for the fight against corruption and organised crime. Ms. Ratkovic is also Head of the delegation of Montenegro in the GRECO, focal point for OECD and Senior Representative of Montenegro in the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) of Southeastern Europe.

Foreign languages: English and Russian.

Previous positions

USAID / Montenegro, December 2002 - February 2007

As a Rule of Law Coordinator, Ms. Ratkovic monitored the implementation of a $ 6.7 million USAID/Montenegro project aiming to support the Reform of the Judicial System in Montenegro, implemented by the American company "Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. “

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Montenegro, March 1982 - December 2002.

1995 – 2002; As Assistant Minister for Justice for justice and execution of criminal sanctions: analysis of the functioning and organisation of the judiciary (courts, prosecution, enforcement of criminal sanctions, law practice and offecnces); drafting legislation; personnel and budget implementation in the judiciary, and other.

March 1982 - January 1995; Senior Advisor in the Department of Justice; Judicial Inspector, Advisor in the Department of Justice; Professional collaborator and trainee in the Department of State Administration.

Radio and Television of Montenegro, March 1981 - March 1982

TV journalist, Internal politics desk (covered the work of the Judiciary and Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro).