Kristalina Georgieva

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kristalina Georgieva

• Does Kristalina Georgieva smoke?: Not Known

• Does Kristalina Georgieva drink alcohol?: Yes

• Kristalina Georgieva is from Bulgaria and has served in very significant positions in the European Union and World Bank.

• From 1977 until 1993, she was an Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria.

• Georgieva had been nominated among the candidates for the category “Commissioner of the Year”, the prestigious award organized by the European Voice newspaper. 

• Georgieva was named “European of the Year” in 2010 and “EU Commissioner of the Year” as an acknowledgment of her work particularly her handling of the humanitarian disasters in Pakistan and Haiti.

• She has lectured on various development topics in various University around the Globe incorporating the Australian National University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tsinghua University, Yale University, Harvard University, London School of Economics, the University of the South Pacific and others.

• Georgieva is very fluent in Bulgarian, English, and Russian, and can also speak some French.