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Scarlett Varga, of Hungarian and Romanian origin, is Deputy Head of Development at Bruegel. Her mission is to nurture existing and develop new strategic partnerships with private foundations and leading research institutes and think tanks, with special focus on Asia, Latin America and the EU neighborhood.
Scarlett Varga also contributes to the management of the visiting fellowship program. Prior to working at Bruegel, she worked in the solar energy industry on research and industry-led projects. She worked and travelled extensively in Latin America, setting up energy cooperatives in the Atacama region and Patagonia. She is trained in Economics and Business (BSc) and the European Union Financing Schemes (MA). Scarlett is member of the Steering Committee of the Brussels Binder, the initiative aimed at increasing female voices in European policy debates.
She speaks fluent Hungarian, Romanian, English, Spanish, French and she studies beginner level Chinese.
