Education

PhD, Institute of Balkan and Slavic Studies, Moscow

MBA, Yale University

MA (Philosophy), Sofia University

Biography

Dr. Faion has contributed and managed projects of the Security Program in the areas of fight against conventional and organised crime, migration and border security. He has developed evaluations of EU funds and institutions (Schengen Facility, External Borders Fund, Internal Security Fund, European Centre for Monitoring of Drugs and Drug addictions).

Dr. Faion was Director of Research of CSD in 1991-1992. He supervised the Center’s Publishing Program, as well as studies of the economic and legal reform, ethnic relations and sociological surveys on issues of Bulgaria’s transition.