Marina Foltea

Marina Foltea is a senior international trade and public affairs advisor with over 20 years of experience advising multinational companies, governments, and international organisations. She holds a PhD in international economic law from the University of Bern and is a frequent speaker at global policy forums, including the WTO and European Parliament. Based in Geneva, she works at the intersection of law, policy, and global governance, with particular focus on WTO law, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), customs frameworks, and institutional engagement.

Her work spans advisory on international trade and UN treaty negotiations, FTAs, regulatory governance, and dispute settlement. She serves on the WTO and EU rosters for trade dispute settlement panels and is recognised for linking trade with related policy areas—such as environment and health—and addressing cross-border regulatory challenges across multilateral and bilateral systems.