Marija Savić was appointed Chief Economist at Banca Intesa Beograd in 2011, responsible for analysing and forecasting main macroeconomic and banking sector indicators that shape the development strategy of the leading bank in the Serbian market. She first started working in Banca Intesa Beograd in 2008 as a senior market risk analyst, a position she held for three years. Prior to joining Banca Intesa Beograd, Mrs Savić began her career at Japanese investment bank Nomura in London, where she worked as a corporate finance analyst for two years, taking part in restructuring and M&A projects in SEE. Mrs Savić holds a Bachelor's Degree in International Finance from the European School of Economics in London and a Master's Degree in Risk and Asset Management from EDHEC Business School in Nice. Rounding out her academic education, she completed the Executive Program in Banking Management in Talent Community Intesa Sanpaolo at SDA Bocconi in Milano.