Dr. Susan Isiko Štrba is the Co-Founder of and currently Senior Research Fellow and Policy Advisor at the International Lawyers and Economists for Development (ILaED.org). She combines teaching and research with providing policy, legislative advice and technical training to governments, intergovernmental organisations and civil society, focusing mainly on intellectual property (IP), trade, e-commerce, women economic empowerment and development. She has written opinion pieces on women and technology and women and e-commerce, intellectual property and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

She has taught Intellectual property, competition law and human rights in various institutions. She is a member of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP), From Woman to Woman, Phenomenal Women Global. She is an outgoing member of the Executive Council of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL).

She was recently named by Trade Financial Global (TFG) among the 100 Women in Trade, Treasury & Payments 2023