Prof. Nela Vlahinić Lenz is a full professor of Macroeconomics and Energy Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business University of Rijeka with a proven track record of teaching and scientific research. She holds many undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate courses at universities in Croatia and Slovenia. She is the leader of several scientific projects in the fields of energy reforms and decarbonization, which are her main research interests. She is also the head of MBA Energy Economics, the first postgraduate MBA program in Southeast Europe, organized by the Faculty of Economics and Business Rijeka and Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar. As the Head of the Chair in Economic Theory, she used her knowledge to create new curriculum and new courses. She has published four books in the field of energy economics and ten book chapters, as well as many journal papers, mostly related to energy economics, energy transition, and macroeconomics.