Dr. Aleksandra Jovanović has an academic background in law, political sciences and industrial policy. Since 2006, she has been involved in the accession of Serbia and the Western Balkans candidates to the EU, by being senior adviser to the European Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, as well as by providing support on EU-related issues to the Speaker`s Office. She is an author of numerous position papers on political and legislative aspects of the EU accession process and an author of one monograph in the field of SMEs and industrial development in Serbia.