Simona Torotcoi is a Roma from Romania and is currently an advocacy officer at the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent, and a tutor at the Roma Graduate Preparation Program at Central European University (CEU). She graduated from the Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy, and International Relations in 2020 from CEU with a specialization in public policy where she focused on inclusion and quality policies within the European higher education area. Simona's main area of work revolves around Roma anti-discrimination and political participation but also around reducing inequality. She has collaborated with Roma civil society organizations such as the Roma Education Fund, ERGO Network or Phiren Amenca, where she conducted research related to Roma children and youth on various topics including the effectiveness of the affirmative action program for Roma, discrimination experiences, unemployment, political participation, and Roma representation in textbooks.