Originally from Bulgaria, Dr Ivanov obtained a two Master degrees – one in Bank accountancy and the second an MBA, from Dimitar A.Tsenov Academy of Economics. His PhD is also from the same institute.

His career incorporates a varied number of managerial positions, both within the financial and public sectors, besides having Qualify Teacher of Economics status and being a teacher in a UK secondary school. Vensislav was also assistant at the Technical University of Sofia for more than a year. With over 8 years of lecturing experience in Business and Management and Economics for financial analysis and accounting management, he currently lecture in Business and Management at Oxford Business College

A member of the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians – Student) he is also a member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).