Julian Popov

Julian Popov was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BulgarianSchool of Politics in 2006.

Julian Popov holds an MA degree in Literature from SofiaUniversity “St. Kliment Ohridksi.” 

In 1990, he became Executive Director of the NewBulgarianUniversity.  He is also a founder and served briefly as Director of the NBU School of Management, established jointly with the BusinessSchool of the Open University (UK).  Since 1995, Julian Popov has been a Member of the Board of Trustees of the NewBulgarianUniversity.

Since 1994, he has been living with his family in the UK.  Julian Popov has worked as a consultant on numerous projects on institutional development, public relations and education policy.  Among his clients have been the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Commission, the British Open University, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, and many others.

Julian Popov is the author of two books and has also published numerous articles on literature, international affairs, and politics.  He has also translated and published Russian poetry from the 1930s.  Mr. Popov is a member of the Foreign Press Association in London. He is the Treasurer and Honorary Secretary of Friends of Bulgaria – a British charity established in 1990 to provide humanitarian aid to Bulgaria.  He is also Chairman of the Board of the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation for Creative Writing.