Gabriela TIGU, Professor Ph.D., is the Dean of Business and Tourism Faculty within the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, since 2020, and a professor of Tourism and Geography Department.

Between 2012 and 2016, she was the Provost of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, in charged with education and lifelong learning, coordinating activities like for example: bachelor's programs (full-time/ on campus programs and distance learning programs); master's programs; pedagogical training programs; postgraduate professional training programs; the organization of Summer schools; networking with pre-university educational institutions; quality management in higher education; certificates and degrees ; admission and graduation exams (Bachelor's and Master's graduation exams); professional training programs for academic staff (initial training and ongoing training) and educational management.

Gabriela Tigu has been performing both didactic and research activity within the field of higher education, namely being specialized in tourism expertise of Tourism Operations Management, Destination Management, Ecotourism and Sustainable Development, Business Ethics, Human Resources Management for Tourism.

She is an author of 22 published books, more than 150 articles and scientific papers, as well as 34 national and international research contracts, related to tourism issues.

Gabriela Tigu is also tourism journalist and the Vice-president of the Tourism Press Club FIJET Romania; member of the Advisory Board of the Romanian Competition Council, director of the Academic Association for Research in Tourism and Services CACTUS; member of CNATDCU (National Council for Attesting Titles, Diplomas and Certificates), since 2011; member of Transylvanian Spa Tourism Cluster; counsellor of Romanian Ministry of Tourism, in 2011 and 2019-2020; and a member of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics within UNWTO, between 2019 and 2023.