Bulgarian Betina Terzieva Joins Yale Women’s Leadership Program

Bulgarian Betina Terzieva is participating in this year’s Women’s Leadership Program at Yale University, organized by Yale School of Management, one of the world’s leading business schools. The program is part of Yale School of Management’s Executive Education portfolio and is designed for executives, emerging leaders, and experienced professionals from around the world, rather than for students or young people at the beginning of their careers.

Last year, the program brought together approximately 50 women leaders from around the world. Yale’s academic programs are among the most competitive in the world, with an acceptance rate of approximately 4.2% for its undergraduate program. In 2026, more than 54,000 applicants applied to Yale College.

Yale School of Management places strong emphasis on building a close international professional network of leaders who will shape the future of their respective fields. The Women’s Leadership Program focuses on leadership in times of geopolitical change, strategic thinking and decision-making in unexpected circumstances, positive leadership, and developing solutions amid global economic and political challenges.

Yale

Founded in the United States in 1701, Yale University is one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education and a member of the Ivy League, alongside Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Five U.S. presidents received their education at Yale, including George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford, and William Howard Taft.

Founded in 1976, Yale School of Management is Yale University’s business school and is internationally recognized for its approach to leadership, management, and the relationship between business and society.

From Civic Initiatives to International Diplomacy

Betina Terzieva first became known to the Bulgarian public in 2014, when she initiated and led the civic campaign “Make a Member of Parliament Save a Child’s Life.”

Within just one week of the campaign’s launch, it received the support of more than 25,000 Bulgarians, while more than 100 Members of Parliament pledged to donate their monthly remuneration toward the treatment of children suffering from cerebral palsy and epilepsy.

In November 2015, Terzieva publicly challenged the nomination of Jock Palfreeman for the “Person of the Year” award organized by the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. Following an open letter addressed by Terzieva to the organization, the issue generated significant public debate and media attention. The campaign opposing the nomination received the support of more than 40,000 people, and the nomination was subsequently reconsidered. As of Today, Betina Terzieva is a member of the team of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations in New York.