Veronika Bartakova

Veronika plays a key role in nurturing Limited Partner (LP) engagement at the NIF. Passionate about forging strong and lasting LP relationships, she works on ensuring seamless communication between our investment and operations teams and the LPs.

Having served as the lead action officer for the setup and the launch of the NIF at NATO HQ, Veronika was involved in the creation of the NIF since its early concept days. Prior to NATO, Veronika worked as a programme coordinator and science communications officer at prg.ai, a non-profit based in the Czech Republic. Veronika has an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a BA from the Anglo-American University in Prague, where she also discovered her interest in understanding the profound defence and security implications of emerging and disruptive technologies. Outside of her professional life, Veronika enjoys staying active and getting lost in the outdoors, with interests in going to the gym, running, and hiking. She also enjoys cooking and caring for her many houseplants.