Soňa is a former economist at the European Central Bank, the OECD, and the Slovak Finance Ministry. Her research has focused on the leading indicators for the euro area business cycle, real economic convergence, and selected themes in monetary policy. She also served in the Slovak diplomatic services, while advising on the 2019 Presidency of Slovakia to the OECD in Paris, themed Harnessing Digital Transition for Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges. Soňa earned her BA degree in Economics at Macalester College, MN, USA in 2009, and her Master’s degree in institutional economics at the University of Kent at Brussels in 2011.