
After being an entrepreneur for almost 10 years, in August 2019 Nina’s career path took a sharp turn when she joined the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia as Minister of Finance. She co-founded Grouper.mk, the leading e-commerce platform, also known as the game-changer of e-commerce in the country in 2011. With her team, they contributed to increasing online sales in Macedonia by more than 350% and educated thousands of customers and businesses on how to shop and sell online. She completed her Doctorate Degree in 2016 aiming to turn practice into science.
She has spoken to 300+ conferences and events striving to infuse passion and awake the potential of many young people. Her passion for change and e-commerce led her to co-found the first Macedonian Ecommerce Association in 2017. Her hard work and impact have been widely recognized. In 2018 she was named “Forbes 30 Under 30” in Retail and Ecommerce in Europe and in September 2019 at the UN General Assembly, she was recognized by UNCTAD as one of seven global eTrade for Women Advocates. She was heading the public finances of N.Macedonia and led the implementation of many economic and fiscal measures during the biggest crisis in history caused by COVID-19 until September 2020. Among the key priorities during her mandate as Finance Minister, she has put digitalization and technologies in the focus as a key to solving many problems and putting the progress and reforms of the country in “fifth gear”.