The Professional NoticerMar 8, 2022

The Escape with Doru Stefanescu

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This week, Andy hosts Doru Stefanescu — Metallurgical Engineer, Professor, and Researcher.

Tune in to hear Doru share the story about his escape from Communist Romania’s brutal Ceausescu regime in 1980. In addition, as a man who grew up in a Warsaw Pact country, listen to his informed analysis on the war between Russia and Ukraine…and what he believes can unite Americans.

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