Background
Đelić was born in Belgrade in 1965, an only child.
Đelić was born in Belgrade in 1965, an only child.
Master of Business Administration (Master of Business Administration), Harvard Business School, Boston, Master of Arts, United States of America, 1991. Fulbright scholarship. Specialized in finance and marketing
Master of Public Administration (Master of Public Administration), J.F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Master of Arts, United States of America, 1991.
Lavoisier scholarship.
Specialized in economic policy making
Master of Arts in Economics (Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies), Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France, 1988. Thesis on the effects of real exchange rate instability on growth in emerging countries under the direction of Charles Wyplosz
Higher Education Commission (Hautes Etudes Commerciales) diploma, Jouy-en-Josas, France, 1987.
Entered this top French business school after a national entrance exam with 7% acceptance ratio. Specialized in strategy and finance
IEP (Institut d'Etudes Politiques) Lauréat (summa cum laude, graduated in the top 5% of a class of 800), Paris, France, 1987.
Specialized in public administration and law
Twice winner (lauréat du Concours général) of the prestigious national French scholarly competition in geography and economy in 1980-1981.
He was the Serbian Minister of finance in the first post-Milošević government of Zoran Đinđić in 2001-2003, and vice-president of the government from May 2007 to December 2011, from the list of Democratic Party. When her small business collapsed, Božidar helped earn his way by washing dishes and cleaning windows, while studying at the same time. From 2008-2011, Đelić was Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, as well as Minister for Science and Technological Development.
During that period he was chief negotiator for Serbia"s entry to the European Union (European Union).
From 2007-2008, Đelić was the sole deputy to the Prime Minister. Chief negotiator for the entry of Serbia into the European Union. Governor for Serbia of the World Bank Group and Deputy Governor of the EBRD. In January 2014, Djelic joined Lazard Investment Bank in Paris.