Boyko Nitsov

Dr. Boyko Nitsov serves as an Associate Researcher in the Energy Markets and Services Program at the Faculty of Economics, Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski', and holds an additional position as Associate Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Democracy.

His research focuses on critical energy sector issues including energy policy and regulation, energy transition frameworks, energy security challenges, and investment climates. His expertise spans natural gas infrastructure, oil and gas resource development, pipeline systems, and underground storage solutions, with extensive field experience across the United States, Europe, North Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Northeast and Southeast Asia.

Dr. Nitsov's career includes significant international positions: Head of the Gas Infrastructure Development Team at the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators of the European Union in Ljubljana, Director of Programs at the Eurasian Center of the Atlantic Council in Washington, Senior Investment Expert at the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels, and Associate Director of the Institute for Energy Economics and Policy at the University of Oklahoma's Sarkis Energy Center. He has also held academic positions at universities in both Bulgaria and the United States.

His educational background includes a PhD in Economics from Bulgaria (1987) with a dissertation on 'Arab Oil: Problems and Prospects,' followed by postgraduate studies in Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship at the University of Arizona (1990-1991).

Dr. Nitsov maintains professional activity through his research program at Sofia University and his fellowship at the Center for the Study of Democracy, contributing to energy policy discourse at both national and international levels.