Mr. Ghigiu is the Head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Romania. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest (SNSPA) and has taught courses in European policy since 2012. He was appointed Vice-Rector of SNSPA in 2018 and served in this position until he was appointed President - Secretary of State of the National Institute of Administration (INA) in January 2022.

Previously, Mr. Ghigiu served as Senior Advisor to the Romanian Minister of National Education (2012-2014, 2016) and Deputy Minister in the General Secretariat of the Romanian Government (2017). Mr. Ghigiu has also been a member of the Board of the Romanian – US Fulbright Commission (2019-2022).

Also, Mr. Ghigiu is national coordinator for intellectual property and president of the Commission for Examination of Foreign Direct Investments (CEISD).

Mihai Ghigiu attended several training courses in Europe and the U.S., such as Universidad Complutense – Madrid (2013); École Nationale d’Administration (ENA) – Paris (2014); ETH – Swiss School of Public Governance – Zurich (2018); Kennedy School – Harvard University – USA (2017, 2018 and 2023), and other similar programs.