Management Board

Daniel Cholakov

Chair of the Board of Directors. Interim Executive Director

Daniel Cholakov is a member of the Management Board and a co-founder of the association, as well as a long-time supporter, activist, and expert since 2012.

Since 2019, he has served as a director at World Wide Technology, where he manages projects in artificial intelligence and cloud technologies. Previously, he was Director of Project Management at Opera Solutions, a company specializing in statistical analytics and big-data modeling. He has led teams addressing complex challenges for corporate clients across a wide range of industries, including healthcare, education, mining, personalized marketing, customer service, personal banking, book publishing, e-commerce, and others. He has lived and worked in Bulgaria, the United States, Peru, England, Austria, and Slovenia. In 2007, Daniel graduated from Franklin & Marshall College (Pennsylvania, USA) with majors in economics and mathematics and a concentration in German.

He continues his professional development through online courses on Coursera.com and by participating in professional meetups via Meetup.com. In his spare time, he teaches Bulgarian children remotely through Khan Academy and Skype. His goal is to enable every Bulgarian child to achieve their dreams.