Dr. Yulia Netesova is currently Chief of Democratic Governance and Gender Unit in OSCE/ODIHR She is in charge of a diverse portfolio covering topics of democratic governance, including parliamentary and public integrity, as well as inclusivity of democratic institutions and processes with a focus on political participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities.

Before posting to ODIHR, Yulia was Head of Human Dimension at the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where her team’s work on women political participation was awarded OSCE’s Gender Award.

Prior to OSCE, Dr. Netesova worked in the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo, and spent a decade working in media affairs as an independent journalist focusing on foreign affairs. Dr. Yulia Netesova has a PhD in political science.