DAVOR FILIPOVIĆ - CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

• Date and place of birth: June 10th, 1984, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

EDUCATION:

• 2008. – 2011. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business – EDAMBA doctoral program. Defended doctoral thesis titled "Modeling of exogenous and endogenous organizational variables for successful takeover"
• 2007. – 2008. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business – master program ''Strategy and Corporate Governance''. Defended master thesis titled "A relationship between external auditing and the supervisory board in corporate governance"
• 2004. – 2006.  Graduated at University of Split, Faculty of Economics majoring in finance
• 2002. – 2004. Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, USA – successfully finished four semesters majoring in business management
• 2002. Finished Economic and Administration high school in Split

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION:

• 2020. Workshop "Enhancing Competences of Supervisory Boards and Audit Committees in SOEs" organized by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets of the Republic of Croatia
• 2020. Workshop "State and SOE Guidelines for Preparation and Implementation of SOE Restructuring and FOPIP Plans" organized by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and State Property Ministry of the Republic of Croatia
• 2017. Workshop "Enhancing Competencies of Supervisory Board Members on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises" organized by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and State Property Ministry of the Republic of Croatia
• 2014. Harvard Kennedy School – John F. Kennedy School of Government, Executive Education: Art and Practice of Leadership Development (Andronico Lukšić Fellowship)
• 2011. European Training Program - "How to be successful with EU Funding" and "Working with EU" held in Brussels, Belgium, organized by European Training Institute
• 2010. 5th Workshop on Organizational Change and Development: Core Competencies in Changing World held in Vienna, Austria, organized by European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management
• 2009. QMS Auditor/Lead Auditor Training Course organized by Lloyd's Registar Zagreb
• 2009. Educational program "Corporate governance for supervisory and management board members" organized by Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb and Faculty of Economics Split

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

• 2024. – Full Professor at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business - Department of Organization and Management
• 4/2022. – 12/2023. Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development – Government of the Republic of Croatia
• 2021. – 2022. Member of the Supervisory Board at INA d. d. (European oil company with a leading role in Croatian oil business and a strong position in the region, with sales over 4.6 billion Euros and more than 9.600 employees in 2022)
• 2021. – 2022. Representative in the City Assembly of the City of Zagreb (member of the Finance Committee, member of the Excellence Committee of the City of Zagreb)
• 2019. – 2024. Associate Professor at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business - Department of Organization and Management
• 2017. – 2022. President of the Supervisory Board at Croatian Forests ltd. (state owned enterprise for forest and woodland management in the Republic of Croatia with sales over 400 million Euros in 2022, and 8.200 employees)
• 2017. – 2022. Member of the Audit Committee at Croatian Forests ltd.
• 2017. – 2021. Representative in the City Assembly of the City of Zagreb (president of the Finance Committee, member of the Economic Development Committee, member of the Youth Committee, member of the Control Committee, member of Anticorruption Committee, member of the Excellence Committee of the City of Zagreb)
• 2014. – 2019. Assistant Professor at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business - Department of Organization and Management
• 2008. – 2014. Senior Teaching and Research Assistant at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business - Department of Organization and Management
• 2007. – 2008. Investment analyst at consulting company Proventus strategije d.o.o. Zagreb
• 2004. – 2007. Assistant to certified auditor at auditing company Fimar d.o.o. Split

NATIONAL SCIENCE AWARD:

• 2013 National Science Award for Junior Researchers in the field of social sciences for extraordinary valuable contribution to economic science. National Science Award for Junior Researchers is based on the book Challenges of Integration Processes: Growth of the Firm thought Mergers, Acquisition and Strategic Alliances as well as numerous scientific papers which are recognized by their originality, scientific contribution and new science cognitions related to economic theory, methodology and research models for economic phenomena.   

INTERNATIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

• European Doctoral Programs Association in Management and Business Administration (EDAMBA) awards the best doctoral thesis in Business Administration and Management every year. In competition with 67 universities from 25 countries, doctoral thesis titled "Modeling of Exogenous and Endogenous Organizational Variables for Successful Takeover" was distinguished in the top ten papers for the award during EDAMBA's Thesis Competition in 2012.

PARTY DUTIES:

• 2022 – 2024 member of the Presidency of the Croatian Democratic Union
• 2022 – 2024 president of the HDZ Academic Community "Dr. Ante Starčević"   
• 2021 – member of the Presidency of the HDZ Zagreb
• 2020 – 2021 secretary of the HDZ Zagreb
• 2018 – 2021 president of the Expert Committee on Budget and Finance of the HDZ Zagreb
• member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)

INVITED LECTURES:

• 30. 3. – 7. 4. 2022 Invited lectures "Strategic perspectives of SOE in the Republic of Croatia" and "Leadership challenges in political campaigns" at Agnes Scott College.
• 29. 3. – 4. 4. 2019 Invited lecture " Cross-Cultural Differences: Croatia & USA" at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Silberman School of Business.
• March 18-24, 2016 – Invited lecture "Cross-border acquisitions in tobacco industry: experience from Republic of Croatia" atUniversity of Houston, C. T. Bauer College of Business.