Dr. Nicoleta Acatrinei

She is the CEO & Founder of Impact Investing Metrics. An alumna of Princeton University, USA, and the Swiss School of Public Administration, Switzerland, she started her career in banking and received her Ph.D. in 2014. Her dissertation, entitled “Work motivation and pro-social behavior in the delivery of public services: theoretical and empirical insights,” showed that intrinsic and extrinsic motivations may coexist simultaneously, and that both types of motivation may foster pro-social and altruistic behavior at work.

She has authored books, book chapters, and journal articles, including: “Saint John Chrysostom and Homo oeconomicus” (2008); “Let’s talk about money, let’s talk about human nature” (2007); “The determinants of work motivation in the delivery of public services: the case of the Swiss education sector” (2015); and “Perspectives of Saint John Chrysostom for the VUCA world.” Based on her work on patristic literature and her PhD on work motivation and altruism at work, she designed an integrative mindfulness program to cope with managerial challenges in a VUCA world. This mindfulness protocol and economic measurement model for spiritual growth are implemented in companies and organizations to increase employee engagement, prosociality, well-being, and ethical behavior in the workplace, as well as their capacity for problem-solving and coping with stress, with positive outcomes on moral decision-making, innovation, creativity, and performance.