Simeon Djankov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Simeon Djankov

Bulgarian politician and economist

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1970

Place of Birth: Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

Profession: politician, economist, banker

Nationality: Bulgaria

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Simeon Djankov (Bulgarian: ?????? ??????, Simeon Dyankov; born 13 July 1970) is a Bulgarian economist.
From 2009 to 2013, he was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Bulgaria in the government of Boyko Borisov.
Prior to his cabinet appointment, Simeon Djankov was a Chief economist of the finance and private sector vice-presidency of the World Bank.
He was an associate editor of the Journal of Comparative Economics from 2004 to 2009.
Djankov was a chairman of the board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
In 2013 he was appointed rector of the New Economic School in Moscow.
He is also a member of the World Bank's Knowledge and Advisory Council, and a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Since November 2015, Dr Djankov is policy director of the Financial Markets Group at the London School of Economics. Simeon Djankov is listed as the most-published Bulgarian economist.