Pamela Ratiu: a life lived to the fullest
Pamela Ratiu is executive director to Romania of U.K. registered Ratiu Family Charitable Foundation and of the Ratiu Forum, a project run in partnership with the London School of Economics IDEAS Think Tank.
Radio România Internațional and Iulia Hau, 26.09.2024, 12:00
Pamela Ratiu has 30 years of experience in international management, actively supporting sustainable non-profit organizational development in Transylvania, western Romania, but she first studied to be a concert violinist under the direction of Thomas Bricetti, took up drama with Stella Adler and then embraced the fashion trade, working for many European designers. In 1983, she met the world famous singer songwriter Demis Roussos, but parted ways and remained friends until his death. Pamela is now the wife of Indrei Ratiu, son of the late politician Ion Ratiu.
She joined Ratiu Democracy Centre in 2004 and has actively supported the partnership with Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in offering the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award to those fighting for democracy around the world.
She has also initiated the Ratiu Dialogues on Democracy, a series of lectures that aim to strengthen discussions and visions on democracy, reuniting professionals with diverse backgrounds.
She is currently living in Turda, seat of the Ratiu family, where she is coordinating the sustainability initiatives run by the Ratiu foundations in Romania to support the local community projects of the Ratiu Democracy Centre.
It was in Turda that RRI’s Iulia Hau met Pamela Ratiu and had a chat with her:
