Dr. Nelu Burcea

Dr. Nelu Burcea started working at the General Conference in October 2015 as the associate director for the Office of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (PARL). His task has been to develop relationships with various international institutions on behalf of the Adventist Church and the IRLA. He brings to the PARL department a strong educational background, administrative skills, and a long-term commitment to ministry and mission.

Dr. Burcea has many educational credentials, including a Ph.D. in Economics specializing in Business Ethics and Human Dignity, a Master’s degree in Management of Business Development, and a Theology bachelor’s degree. He has also completed postgraduate study in Mass-Media, Marketing, and Diplomatic Protocol and postdoctoral research at Oxford Center for Mission Studies on religious freedom. In 2016 he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University, focusing on the area of “Religious Freedom in Former Communist Countries.”