Karina Nimară (Stan) is Director of EU Policy & Head of Brussels Office for Developers Alliance. She previously served as Legal Advisor and Internal Market attaché at the Permanent Representation of Romania to the EU. Under the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council, she negotiated on behalf of the Council on the Platform-to-Business Regulation. Prior to her work with the Romanian diplomatic mission, Karina spent over ten years in European Union affairs within the Romanian Government. While there she coordinated, inter alia, the process for transposition and implementation of EU legislation. She holds a law degree and specializes in EU law and policies.