S-a nascut in Bucuresti, la 4 ianuarie 1977. Ultimul an de liceu la petrecut in Marea Britanie, la Thomas Becket Roman Catholic Upper School, in Northampton. Desi foarte tanar a absolvit Facultatea de Stiinte Politice si Administrative, sectia de stiinte politice, a Universitatii din Bucuresti si si-a continuat specializarea in relatii internationale cu un masterat la Central European University din Budapesta, obtinut in 2000. A lucrat la diferite firme de informatica iar in 1998 a lucrat voluntar pentru reprezentanta PNUD la Bucuresti. Din vara anului 2000 este cercetator la Institutul European din Romania. Este unul dintre initiatorii Asociatiei CAPRI si realizatorul site-ului sau, cel pe care il consultati in aceste momente. (petrescu@telebot.com, vicpetrescu@hotmail.com)

Born on January 4^th, 1977, in Bucharest. In 1994 he obtained a scholarship to study in UK, at Thomas Becket Roman Catholic Upper School, Northampton, and in 1995 - 1999 he attended the courses of University of Bucharest, Faculty of Political and Administrative Sciences, Dept. Political Science. In 2000 obtained the MA in International Relations and European Studies at Central European University, Budapest. He worked with different IT companies and in1998 he worked as an intern with United Nations Development Programme (PNUD)- Romania. Since 2000 he is researcher with European Institute from Romania. He is vice-president of CAPRI and his Website Designer. (petrescu@telebot.com, vicpetrescu@hotmail.com)