Vlad Stoicescu on Responsibility, Education, and Sustainability
On November 10, students from the School of International Business at the Romanian-American University had the opportunity to meet Vlad Stoicescu, a RAU graduate and a professional who has successfully combined strategic vision, public responsibility, and technological innovation.
The meeting took place as part of the Meet the Graduate program, which brings inspiring alumni and authentic success stories in front of current students.
About Vlad Stoicescu
From Vision to Action: Turning Sustainability into a Model for Success
With more than a decade of progressive leadership in strategy and compliance, Vlad Stoicescu operates at the intersection of policy advocacy, technology, and market execution in sustainable fuels. As President of the Romanian Association for Sustainable Fuels, he translates regulation into investable infrastructure, aligning Guarantees of Origin, CSRD ESRS, and the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation with practical delivery.
His transport portfolio covers intelligent transportation systems, hydrogen and biomethane routes, intermodal logistics, and fleet decarbonization pilots across Romania, delivered in collaboration with ministries, municipalities, and operators. He pairs respect for standards with a bias for execution, ensuring that public objectives become measurable outcomes — on time and on budget.
In parallel, he leads VoltVert, a digital energy platform that tokenizes renewable electricity into auditable kWh assets, links transactions to Guarantees of Origin, and integrates ISO 20022 payments. The platform enables peer-to-peer energy exchange, storage monetization, emissions accounting, and a “Carbon Coin” aligned with EU ETS pricing, building clean rails from meter to balance sheet.
For transport clients, this means traceable energy procurement, RFNBO-compliant hydrogen sourcing, and automated reporting per vehicle and per route. Vlad Stoicescu often says he aligns strategy, governance, and engineering — “fewer buzzwords, more kilowatts” — and lets results speak before rhetoric.
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Lessons from an Authentic Dialogue with Students
The discussion with students from the School of International Business was more than a career talk — it was a dialogue about values, choices, lifelong learning, and responsibility.
Vlad Stoicescu spoke candidly about the importance of integrity in decision-making, encouraging students to approach their careers with maturity and awareness:
|“When you are in a position of decision-making, be careful not to abuse it.”
He emphasized the value of education and applied knowledge, reminding students that learning does not end with graduation — it is a continuous process:
|“Keep learning and monetize what you know. Set out to graduate with a set of skills and knowledge that will truly help you. Retain information, write down new terms, and keep learning.”
He also urged them to think critically, avoid superficiality, and take ownership of their own opportunities:
|“Beware of the ‘musicians in business’ — those who know little but are often lucky. Build your own possibilities.”
For Vlad, excellence and sustainability go hand in hand. Sustainability is not just a concept, but a competitive and pragmatic mindset:
|“Sustainability exists — and it’s competitive. Striving for excellence is not a bad thing. At some point, you will simply have to start learning.”
His closing message was a call to reconnect with education and critical thinking:
|“We need education. I urge you to reclaim your right to education and to speak from a place of knowledge. Foolishness has reached a level of excellence — and that must change.”
With a touch of realism and humor, Vlad ended by recommending the film Idiocracy, “to understand how easily noise can be mistaken for competence.”
The meeting with Vlad Stoicescu was a vivid demonstration of balance — between idealism and pragmatism, between the desire to change the world and the power to do so step by step.
For RAU students, it was a valuable lesson on how education, integrity, and perseverance can build not only a successful career but also a lasting impact.
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