Career

He was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2006, following which he became Chairman of Deloitte in Bulgaria. 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, Reuters, and others Since leaving Deloitte in 2011 to found his own management consulting company, Innovative Energy Solutions, Vassilev has been an outspoken energy security activist, supporting the development of shale gas fields in Bulgaria, construction of the Nabucco pipeline project, and commentator regarding the viability of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant, and the South Stream project