Ionuț-Sorin BANCIU

Vice-president of the National Regulatory Authority for Mining, Petroleum and Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide (ANRMPSG/NRAMPGS)

Ionuț-Sorin Banciu holds a bachelor’s degree in Forestry (2003) and a master’s in Forest Ecosystems Management (2011) from Transylvania University of Brașov, along with postgraduate studies in Applied Informatics and Programming from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. He began his career in forest management, advancing to leadership roles such as Chief and Technical Manager within forest administrations in Brașov County until 2017.

From 2017 to 2020, he served as Regional Lead for Forest Programs at WWF Central and Eastern Europe, coordinating cross-border projects on sustainable forestry and conservation in Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria.

In public service, he has been Advisor to the Secretary of State for Forests, Member of the Romanian Parliament, and Secretary of State for European Affairs at the Ministry of Environment. Since October 2024, he has been Vice-president of the Romanian National Regulatory Authority for Mining, Petroleum, and Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide.