Before joining the E&I team in 2019, Shtefi has completed a master’s degree in Consumer Affairs at the Technical University of Munich, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics at FON University in Skopje.

Shtefi is a Co-founder of a social enterprise providing entrepreneurship training across Ugandan universities and exhibits practical experience in the areas of business development, design-thinking and sustainable entrepreneurship.

Shtefi's research focuses on open and user innovation. More specifically, she takes a closer look at humanitarian innovation.