Areas of expertise:

• Economic Development, Industrial organization, industrial policy, privatization, small and medium-sized enterprises, comparative economics

Place of work and position:

• Economic Research Institute at BAS, Director, Head of Department, Professsor
• Member of the Board of Trustees of BAS
• Editor in Chief of the internationally indexed scientific journal "Economic Studies", 1996 - to present

Education:

• 1968-1973 - University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria ,Principal subjects Economics, Title of qualification awarded – Master’s degree
• 1986 – Institute of Economics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, Principal subjects Economics, Title of qualification awarded – Ph.D.

Fellowships and trainings:

• 1996, Duration 6 months, London Business School, UK, Industrial Policy for Enterprise Restructuring
• 1995, Duration 1 month. Catholic University, Gent, Belgium, Development of the Small and Medium Business
• 1994, Duration 2 weeks, International Monetary Fund, Vienna, Austria, Financial Restructuring of the Enterprises
• 1992, Duration 2 months, British Academy, London, UK, Privatization and Restructuring of the Economy: Conclusions for Bulgaria
• 1982, 2 months, Institute of Economics, Moscow, Russia, Current Forms of Industrial Enterprise

Teaching activities:

• 2000 – to present – Varna Free University, Subject “Industrial Organization”
• 1999 – to present – Veliko Turnovo University, Subject “Industrial Organization”
• 1995-2011 – Veliko Turnovo University, Subject “Entrepreneurship”

Ph.D. students:

• 7 Ph.D. students on Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship
• 4 Ph.D. students with successful defense
• 18 Master's students in Entrepreneurship

Membership in scientific councils and scientific expert commissions:

• 1993 – to present – Member of Scientific council of the Institute of Economics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
• 2007 – 2010 – Member of Scientific Commission on Economic Sciences at Higher Attestation Commission
• 1998 – 2007 – Scientific Secretary of Specialized Scientific Council on Branch Economy at Higher Attestation Commission
• 1993 – 1998 – Member of Specialized Scientific Council for Macroeconomics and Economic Theory to the High Commission for Attestation
• 1993 – 2011 – Member of Scientific council of the Faculty of Economics, Veliko Turnovo University
• 1993 – 1995 – Member of Scientific council of the Faculty of Economics, Sofia University

Membership in international and national professional scientific associations, federations, etc.:

• 2013 – to present – WINIR (World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research), founding member
• 2006 – to present – European Economic Association
• 2000 – to present – Member of International Advisory Committee of AME – Association for Modern Economy (The Network of Emerging European economies),Skopje, Macedonia
• 1997 – to present – Executive Committee of the Bulgarian Association for Management Development and Entrepreneurship
• 1993 – to present – Association for Comparative Economic Studies
• 1997 – 2002 – Member of Executive Committee of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies

Administrative-governing functions:

• 1999 – 2016 – Economic Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute
• 2012 – 2015 – Member of the Board of Trustees of BAS
• 1999 – 2015 – Member of the General Assembly of BAS
• 1992 – to present – Economic Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Head of Department
• 2007 – 2011 – Economic Advisor of the President of Bulgaria
• 2007 – 2011 – Chairman of the General Assembly of the Faculty of Economics, Veliko Turnovo University
• 1999 – to present – Member of the Methodical Council of the Joint Masters Programme of ERI-BAS and VTU
• 1993 – 1995 – Economic Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director of the Institute