Top 100 Romanians Worldwide
Through their talent, skill and intelligence, Romanians worldwide have earned respect in their adopted countries and achieved remarkable success in many fields. People who do their work remarkably well and fly the flag high through hard work and expertise. Most of them are unknown to us at home, and we need their example. It gives us confidence that it can be done.
“Top 100 Romanians Worldwide” is a special initiative promoting Romanians with outstanding professional results who can inspire others at home and abroad. Thousands of Romanians around the world make a difference where they live and work, and we want to identify and award another 100 of them at the Top 100 Gala, part of RePatriot Summit: Romanians who have truly excelled in 10 key fields and want to contribute to Romania’s economic, cultural and social development. The laureates are listed below.
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Nominate someoneLaureates from all editions. Each has a public, indexable profile, and can be contacted through the RePatriot team.
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| Name | City | Country | Field | Role | Year | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduard Digore | Chișinău | Moldova | Professional services | Laureate | 2024 | Request an introduction |
| Dorel Năsui | Chicago | United States | Technology | Laureate | 2020 | Request an introduction |
| Raluca Epureanu | Londra | United Kingdom | Tourism and hospitality | Laureate | 2023 | Request an introduction |
| Raluca Tobin | Câmpina | Romania | — | Laureate | 2025 | Request an introduction |
| Sebastian Boncu | — | — | Real estate and construction | Laureate | 2024 | Request an introduction |
| Tudor Marchiș | — | India | Real estate and construction | Laureate | 2019 | Request an introduction |
| George Haber | — | United States | Technology | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Nicolae Rațiu | Londra | United Kingdom | Real estate and construction | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Constantin Boca | Londra | United Kingdom | — | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Ionuț Eriksen | Oslo | Norway | Healthcare | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Mircea Divricean | — | United States | — | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Ilinca von Derenthall | Viena | Austria | Finance | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Cristian Anastasiu | — | — | Technology | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Alexandru Ionescu | — | Serbia | Energy | Laureate | 2022 | Request an introduction |
| Dan Nistor | — | Romania | Professional services | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Ileana Rutman | — | Latvia | — | Laureate | 2021 | Request an introduction |
| Daniel Marian Zugravu | Verona | Italy | Tourism and hospitality | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Georgeta Dumont | — | France | Professional services | Laureate | 2023 | Request an introduction |
| Dorin Fleșeriu | — | Belgium | Energy | Laureate | 2020 | Request an introduction |
| Lucian Șoaită | — | Romania | Manufacturing and industry | Laureate | 2021 | Request an introduction |
| Cosmin Râță | Bruxelles | Belgium | — | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Mihaela Cengher | — | France | Professional services | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Cristian Turc | Oslo | Norway | Tourism and hospitality | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Catalina Negru | — | Netherlands | — | Laureate | 2022 | Request an introduction |
| Déa Wilson | — | United States | Technology | Laureate | 2025 | Request an introduction |
| Marius Stan | Chicago | United States | Research | Laureate | 2023 | Request an introduction |
| George Roth | San Francisco | United States | Technology | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Adrian Zuckerman | — | — | — | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Mihai Lehene | Chicago | United States | Finance | Laureate | 2021 | Request an introduction |
| Dragoș Petrescu | București | Romania | — | Laureate | 2025 | Request an introduction |
| Cosmin Manea | — | Romania | Retail and distribution | Laureate | 2019 | Request an introduction |
| Irina Gurtler | — | Germany | — | Laureate | 2022 | Request an introduction |
| Crina Ancuța | Londra | United Kingdom | Professional services | Laureate | 2024 | Request an introduction |
| Paul Mantea | — | United States | Technology | Laureate | 2023 | Request an introduction |
| Ioana Tudor | — | Switzerland | — | Laureate | 2024 | Request an introduction |
| Adrian Moraru | — | Switzerland | Professional services | Laureate | 2022 | Request an introduction |
| Andra Martinescu | — | — | — | Laureate | 2022 | Request an introduction |
| Anatol Șalaru | — | Moldova | — | Laureate | 2025 | Request an introduction |
| Elias Wexler | — | United States | Manufacturing and industry | Laureate | 2021 | Request an introduction |
| Sorin-Mihai Grad | Paris | France | Research | Laureate | 2024 | Request an introduction |
| Nicole Jutka | Bedburg | Germany | Culture | Laureate | 2022 | Request an introduction |
| Mihai Diga | — | Germany | Healthcare | Laureate | 2025 | Request an introduction |
| John Tampa | — | United States | Tourism and hospitality | Laureate | 2018 | Request an introduction |
| Anneli Ute Gabanyi | Berlin | Germany | Research | Laureate | 2021 | Request an introduction |
| Aura Imbarus | Los Angeles | United States | Culture | Laureate | 2024 | Request an introduction |
| Iuliana Roata | Stamford | United States | Education | Laureate | 2022 | Request an introduction |
| Adrian Boruz | — | — | Professional services | Laureate | 2023 | Request an introduction |
| Rareș Burlacu | — | Romania | — | Laureate | 2019 | Request an introduction |
| Ovidiu Calin | — | United States | Research | Laureate | 2024 | Request an introduction |
| Ioan Cosmescu | — | United States | Healthcare | Laureate | 2024 | Request an introduction |
Editions
- 2026 Gala: 1 Oct 2026, București – Palatul Cotroceni, Sala Unirii
- 2025 Gala: 2 Oct 2025, București – Palatul Parlamentului, Galeriile Madrigal (Senatul României) PDF ↗ video ↗
- 2024 Gala: 3 Oct 2024, București – Palatul Parlamentului, Galeriile Madrigal PDF ↗ video ↗
- 2023 Gala: 5 Oct 2023, București – Opera Națională București (deschiderea RePatriot Summit 2023) PDF ↗ video ↗
- 2022 Gala: 7 Oct 2022, Iași (RePatriot Summit 2022, Iași – Chișinău) PDF ↗
- 2021 Gala: 1 Oct 2021, Sinaia – Casino Sinaia, Sala Oglinzilor (RePatriot Summit 2021) PDF ↗ video ↗
- 2020 Gala: 3 Oct 2020, București (RePatriot Summit 2020, ediție majoritar online, transmisă live) PDF ↗ video ↗
- 2019 Gala: 4 Oct 2019, Bucovina (RePatriot Summit 2019, Gura Humorului) PDF ↗ video ↗
- 2018 Gala: 5 Oct 2018, Alba Iulia (RePatriot Summit 2018; Jolly Events) PDF ↗ video ↗