Valdete Berisha-Krasniqi joined IFPRI in July of 2005. She has conducted research on various international trade issues including multilateral trade negotiations under the Doha Round, preferential market access for developing countries, economic partnership agreements between the EU and ACP countries, and regional trade and investment agreements in Asia and Latin America.

Before joining IFPRI, Valdete worked in the Economic Reconstruction Unit of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo. She obtained a BA degree in International Relations and Political Science from Wartburg College, Iowa. She is a citizen of Kosovo.