Ilian Vassilev

Ilian Vassilev
Born (1956-07-07)July 7, 1956
Bulgaria
Nationality Bulgarian
Known for Diplomat, Blogger, Author

Ilian Vassilev (Bulgarian: Илиян Василев) (born July 7, 1956) is a Bulgarian diplomat, a Bulgarian writer, and political blogger. He was President of the Bulgarian Foreign Investment Agency from 1997 to 2000, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2006,[1] following which he became Chairman of Deloitte in Bulgaria.[2] At present he is Managing Partner of his own consulting company Innovative Energy Solutions. He is Chairman of the Reform Union Club (RUC) and Honorary Chair of the Bulgarian Economic Forum since its Foundation in 1997. Ilian Vassilev also coordinates the Sofia Business School, a joint undertaking of the RUC and the New Bulgarian University. He has served as advisor on energy related matters to succeeding Bulgarian governments and appears as a regular energy security commentator for western news outlets, including the Financial Times,[3] Reuters,[4] and others.[5]

Energy security activism

Since leaving Deloitte in 2011 to found his own management consulting company, Innovative Energy Solutions,[6] Vassilev has been an outspoken energy security activist,[7] supporting the development of shale gas fields in Bulgaria,[8] construction of the Nabucco pipeline project,[9] and commentator regarding the viability of the Belene NPP,[10] and the South Stream project.[11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bulgarian-Russian International Relations" (in Russian). About Bulgaria (In Russian). Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Ilian Vassilev Profile". Sofia Business School. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Guest column: Location could be a golden ticket". The Financial Times. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bulgaria may seek South Stream bargain with Russia". Reuters. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ilian Vassilev (idvassilev) on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ilian Vassilev". Innovative Energy Solutions. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "International Nuclear Conference". Bulgarian Energy and Mining Forum. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Chevron's Bulgaria pull-out a blow for energy". The Financial Times. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Nabucco West: A Fateful Choice for Bulgaria". The Focus Information Agency. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  10. ↑ "The Belene NPP Project - Mission Impossible?" (PDF). The Center for Balkan and Blacksea Studies. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Russia's South Stream Gas Pipeline to Europe Divides EU". The Financial Times. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  12. ↑ "European Energy Policy Meets Russian Bilateralism: The Case of Southeastern Europe". Routledge. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

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