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Sebastian Burduja
Sebastian Ioan Burduja (Romanian pronunciation: [seˈbastjan burˈduʒa]; born June 18, 1985) is a Romanian economist, politician, and author, who served as Minister of Energy from June 2023 to June 2025. He previously held the position of Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digitalization from May 2022 to June 2023.
He is the President of the National Liberal Party in Bucharest since December 2024. He represents Bucharest as a member of the Parliament of Romania since December 2020, having won reelection in December 2024. In August 2025, he was appointed honorary advisor to Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.
Before entering national politics, Burduja founded and led a new party called the Youth Civic Action Platform (PACT) and served as its president until August 2019, when PACT merged with the National Liberal Party, and Burduja became PNL's Vicepresident. Burduja founded in 2009 the League of Romanian Students Abroad (LSRS), the largest diaspora network for Romanian students and young professionals, and in 2012 the CAESAR Foundation think tank (Center for Access to the Expertise of Romanian Students and Graduates).
Burduja was born in Bucharest, Romania. He is a graduate and valedictorian of School No. 11 Ion Heliade Rădulescu. He also graduated from the Mihai Viteazul National College in Bucharest.
In 2004, he was admitted for his undergraduate studies at Stanford University, graduating in 2008 with honors and distinction, in the top 2% of his class (Phi Beta Kappa, junior induction), with a major in Political Science and minors in Economics and Sociology. At Stanford, he worked directly with Professor Larry Diamond, and contributed to his book, The Spirit of Democracy.
He was admitted directly as an undergraduate into the joint three-year MPP-MBA program at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School. At Harvard University, he was the recipient of the David Rubenstein Fellowship, which recognized students for their extraordinary leadership potential. He graduated from the Harvard Business School with distinction, a recognition of his remarkable academic achievements. At the Harvard Kennedy School, he worked as a teaching assistant with Professor David Gergen.
In 2016, he became a doctoral fellow at the Academy of Economic Studies and, in 2019, he was awarded the PhD in Economics and International Affairs Summa Cum Laude, with a thesis on combating business-to-business corruption. Since October 2025, he is a visiting professor at the School of Management of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA).
Burduja served as Minister of Energy (June 2023-June 2025) and Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digitalization (May 2022-June 2023) in the Government of Romania. Between 2019-2020, he also served as Deputy Minister of Finance.
Sebastian Burduja
Sebastian Ioan Burduja (Romanian pronunciation: [seˈbastjan burˈduʒa]; born June 18, 1985) is a Romanian economist, politician, and author, who served as Minister of Energy from June 2023 to June 2025. He previously held the position of Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digitalization from May 2022 to June 2023.
He is the President of the National Liberal Party in Bucharest since December 2024. He represents Bucharest as a member of the Parliament of Romania since December 2020, having won reelection in December 2024. In August 2025, he was appointed honorary advisor to Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.
Before entering national politics, Burduja founded and led a new party called the Youth Civic Action Platform (PACT) and served as its president until August 2019, when PACT merged with the National Liberal Party, and Burduja became PNL's Vicepresident. Burduja founded in 2009 the League of Romanian Students Abroad (LSRS), the largest diaspora network for Romanian students and young professionals, and in 2012 the CAESAR Foundation think tank (Center for Access to the Expertise of Romanian Students and Graduates).
Burduja was born in Bucharest, Romania. He is a graduate and valedictorian of School No. 11 Ion Heliade Rădulescu. He also graduated from the Mihai Viteazul National College in Bucharest.
In 2004, he was admitted for his undergraduate studies at Stanford University, graduating in 2008 with honors and distinction, in the top 2% of his class (Phi Beta Kappa, junior induction), with a major in Political Science and minors in Economics and Sociology. At Stanford, he worked directly with Professor Larry Diamond, and contributed to his book, The Spirit of Democracy.
He was admitted directly as an undergraduate into the joint three-year MPP-MBA program at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School. At Harvard University, he was the recipient of the David Rubenstein Fellowship, which recognized students for their extraordinary leadership potential. He graduated from the Harvard Business School with distinction, a recognition of his remarkable academic achievements. At the Harvard Kennedy School, he worked as a teaching assistant with Professor David Gergen.
In 2016, he became a doctoral fellow at the Academy of Economic Studies and, in 2019, he was awarded the PhD in Economics and International Affairs Summa Cum Laude, with a thesis on combating business-to-business corruption. Since October 2025, he is a visiting professor at the School of Management of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA).
Burduja served as Minister of Energy (June 2023-June 2025) and Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digitalization (May 2022-June 2023) in the Government of Romania. Between 2019-2020, he also served as Deputy Minister of Finance.
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