| Martin Danovsky Deputy Minister of Innovation and Growth Martin Danovsky is an economist with over 20 years of experience in business and state administration. Master of Economics, specialization “Marketing and Strategic Planning”, at the University of National and World Economy and Master of Engineering and Technical Sciences, specialization “Landscape Planning” at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy. In the period of October 2015 – March 2021 is an adviser in the office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European funds with field of activity of economic policy, investments, innovations and financial instruments. During the same period, he participated in the creation and was member of the Board of Directors of “Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria”, as of 2016 until 2021 he is its chairman. In 2021 Danovsky structures and leads the State Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation under the Council of Ministers, holding the position until March 2022. For the same period, he was the head of the Governing Body of the Research, Innovation and Digitalization for Smart Transformation Programme, which priorities are digitization of the public sector, public data reform and cyber security. Until January 2025 he was Deputy Minister of Finance. |
| Malina Krumova Deputy Minister of Innovation and Growth Malina Krumova has extensive experience in public administration. In 1998, she graduated from the American University in Blagoevgrad with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Relations. She holds a master's degree from a joint program of the University of Bologna and the University of Sarajevo in "Democracy and Human Rights in Southeast Europe." Since 1998, she has been managing various projects and programs. In 2007, she was appointed as an expert in the Operational Programme Environment Managing Authority at the Ministry of Environment and Water. In 2009, she was appointed director of the directorate and head of the operational program. Between March and May 2013, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Environment and Water. In November 2014, she joined the administration of the Council of Ministers and was tasked with coordinating European Structural and Investment Funds. She was a member of the high-level group set up by the European Commission to simplify the Cohesion policy. She led the negotiations on bilateral programs with the EEA and Switzerland. In January 2017, she was appointed as a Deputy Prime Minister for European Funds in a caretaker government. In May 2017, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works. Between February 2019 and November 2025, she served as the Chairman of the State Agency for Road Safety. |
| Krasimir Yakimov Deputy Minister of Innovation and Growth Krasimir Yakimov is a lawyer. He graduated in International Financial Law from King's College London, Dickson Poon School of Law. In the period 2022 - 2023, he was the head of the political office of the Minister of Innovation and Growth. Prior to that, for nearly ten years as a lawyer, he provided legal advice and representation to international and domestic companies in various aspects of their commercial activities, with a focus on corporate governance, debt and equity financing. |
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