Ileana Tănase was born in Bucharest, Romania. He graduated with a degree from the University of Bucharest - Faculty of Chemistry in 1998, specializing in organic chemistry. In 2009 she graduated the master "Management and sustainable use of water resources" at the Faculty of Geography of the University of Bucharest in 2009. She received his doctorate (earth sciences) at the University of Bucharest - Faculty of Geography in 2019. She works at the Institute National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management in Bucharest, since 2003.