Ilian Vassilev is Chairman of the Board of Alternatives and Analyses. Previously, he has served as Managing partner at Innovative Energy (a professional consultancy firm), Executive Director of the Bulgarian International Business Association, President of the Bulgarian Foreign Investment Agency, Ambassador of Bulgaria to the Russian Federation and Chairman of Deloitte Bulgaria, in charge of the energy, resource and public sector. He is also the Founder and Honorary Chairman of the Bulgarian Economic Forum. He used to hold the position of Vice-Chairman of Reform Union Club and is a Member of the Board of the Centre for Balkan and Black Sea studies and the Bulgarian Foreign Policy Association. He has taken a leading role in advisory work to the Bulgarian Government, corporate clients and public institutions on energy and resource projects.