{"id":18057,"date":"2025-02-07T17:10:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fig-tree-institute.com\/?post_type=cpt_team&#038;p=18057"},"modified":"2026-04-04T11:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:31:33","slug":"ana-craciun","status":"publish","type":"cpt_team","link":"https:\/\/fig-tree-institute.com\/en\/team\/ana-craciun\/","title":{"rendered":"Ana Cr\u0103ciun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18057\" class=\"elementor elementor-18057\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e78a45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7e78a45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f5fd1b sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"8f5fd1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fed40d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_team\" data-id=\"9fed40d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div \t\tclass=\"sc_team sc_team_3d\"><div class=\"sc_team_content sc_item_content sc_item_posts_container\"><div data-post-id=\"18057\" class=\"sc_team_item start-inner-3d sc_item_container post_container no_links post-18057 cpt_team type-cpt_team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured post_featured_bg sc_team_item_thumb trx_addons_hover trx_addons_hover_style_info_anim\"><span class=\"post_thumb\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/fig-tree-institute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AnaxRaluca0144-1-1-scaled.jpg)\"><\/span><div class=\"trx_addons_hover_mask\"><\/div><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sc_team_item_title entry-title\">Ana Cr\u0103ciun<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fee1cb sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4fee1cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eede39 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eede39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ana knows firsthand what it\u2019s like to stand at the crossroads of big decisions. Having navigated the journey of applying abroad herself, she understands both the excitement and the challenges that come with it. After studying Economics and Management at Bocconi, she spent the past 6 years guiding over 300 students through the application process, helping them turn their ambitions into reality with a 100% acceptance rate. She also dedicated 4 years to guiding students in SAT English, refining not just test-taking skills but also critical thinking and self-expression.<\/p>\n<p>More than anything, Ana is passionate about empowering her students to become independent thinkers\u2014confident in their abilities, unafraid to voice their opinions, and ready to take on the world. Outside of work, she\u2019s an avid puzzle solver, a devoted reader of Russian literature, and the proud curator of a 20+ LEGO set collection\u2014each piece a small reminder that patience, creativity, and problem-solving always go hand in hand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ana Cr\u0103ciun Co-founder &#038; CEO Ana \u0219tie din proprie experien\u021b\u0103 cum este s\u0103 te afli la r\u0103scrucea unor decizii importante. Trec\u00e2nd ea \u00eens\u0103\u0219i prin procesul aplic\u0103rii \u00een str\u0103in\u0103tate, \u00een\u021belege at\u00e2t&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","cpt_team_group":[],"class_list":["post-18057","cpt_team","type-cpt_team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ana Cr\u0103ciun - Fig Tree Institute<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ana Cr\u0103ciun Co-founder &amp; CEO Ana \u0219tie din proprie experien\u021b\u0103 cum este s\u0103 te afli la r\u0103scrucea unor decizii importante. 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