Iana Matei (born April 30, 1960 (her German language publisher states 1964)) is a Romanian activist who founded Reaching Out Romania, an organization to find and rehabilitate victims of forced prostitution.
Reaching Out Romania operates the House of Treasure, a shelter for former victims of human trafficking.
On January 20, 2010, Matei was named "European of the Year" by Reader's Digest for this work.Iana Matei's book was first published in 2010 by OH ! Editions, in France under the title "A vendre, Mariana, 15 ans".