Milen Vrabevski

Education

He graduated from the English language class of the First Language School (1987) and the Medical University (1995) in his native city of Varna.

Career

He is Founding Chairman of the Bulgarian Memory Foundation, established in 2007 to support educational initiatives focused on the values of national identity and European integration, as well as initiatives to preserve and popularize the Bulgaria’s history and cultural heritage. He is the Chief Executive Officer and owner of Comac Medical – contract research organization providing development, management and control of R&Doctorate projects in clinical medicine. Milen Vrabevski is a doctor of medicine.

He specialized in R&Doctorate project management and system audit in Germany, France, Great Britain and elsewhere (1996-2002).

He founded Comac Medical (CRO/SMO) in 1997. In 2002 Milen Vrabevski founded the Association for Good Clinical Practise and Clinical Research Development for the promotion of international ethical and quality assurance standards of clinical research management, and in support of implementing the European Union GCP Directives into National legislation of the countries in Southeast Europe.

The program priorities of the foundation are in four main fields: 1. European integration and preservation of national awareness through initiatives for popularization of Bulgaria’s history and cultural heritage.

2. Initiatives to counter the demographic crisis in Bulgaria.

3. Reintegration of the Bulgarian communities from the historic diaspora. 4. Development of a knowledge economy and realization of young people in Bulgaria.

Achievements

• Milen Vrabevski is European Citizens’ Prize laureate for 2013. The same year he was awarded the Honorary Badge with Ribbon of the Mayor of Varna. He has been a member of the Clinton Global Initiative since 2012 and was awarded in 2011 by the Bulgarian Donors’ Forum “Manitoba of the Year with an exceptional contribution to the cause of philanthropy in Bulgaria”. In 2009 the Association of Bulgarians in Ukraine elected him “Manitoba of the Year” for his exceptional contribution to the promotion of the economic and cultural relations between Ukraine and Bulgaria. In 2012 the Governor of the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia, conferred the 20th Anniversary State Medal on him. In 2014 Milen Vrabevski received the special award “Individual Donor with Cause” of the Workshop for Civic Initiatives Foundation and was elected “Enlightener of the Year” in a national campaign organized by radio FM+.

Politics

Milen Vrabevski is Founding Chairman of the Bulgarian Memory Foundation, established in 2007 with a set of priorities and objectives, related to the cause of national prosperity in the perspective of European citizenship and the values of intercultural dialog – pluralism, tolerance, autonomy and consent.

Membership

Milen Vrabevski is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative (2012) and European Citizens" Prize laureate (2013). He was a member of the Advisory Council Europe of the Drug Information Association (2006 -2009). He has been a member of the Clinton Global Initiative since 2012 and was awarded in 2011 by the Bulgarian Donors’ Forum “Manitoba of the Year with an exceptional contribution to the cause of philanthropy in Bulgaria”.