Dea Vidović graduated in Comparative Literature and Indian Studies and earned a PhD in 2012 from the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. For more than twenty years she has been professionally engaged in culture & cultural policy, civil society and philanthropy, and has worked as a manager, editor, journalist and researcher. Vidovic is teaching the Cultural Policy course at the Zagreb School of Business. She was Chair of the Philea Arts & Culture Thematic Network and Vice-Chair of the ENCATC Board.