Sonja Licht

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Sonja Licht (born 1947 in Subotica, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a sociologist and political activist.

Born to Antun and Susana Licht, she obtained a diploma in sociology at University of Belgrade's Faculty of Philosophy. She's currently the president of Beogradski fond za političku izuzetnost (Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence). The aim of this non-governmental organization is to educate young Serbian politicians, MPs and party leaders in order to facilitate transition toward democracy and EU. Sonja Licht is the founder and President of BFPE.

Previously, for more than a decade (1991-2003), she was the president of another non-governmental organization — Fond za Otvoreno Društvo (Open Society Fund), a Serbian branch of George Soros funded Open Society Institute.