American University in Bulgaria - Notable People

Notable People

  • Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland (1994–2000), 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner, AUBG Doctor of Humane Letters (2005)
  • William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of America (1993–2001), AUBG Doctor of Humane Letters (1999)
  • Georgi Iliev, AUBG graduate, Class of 1996, author of The Life and Death of Mr. Iliev (2006) and Holy Fool: Dogtown (2010), recipient of the 2010 Book of the Year award in Bulgaria for his novel Holy Fool.
  • Stefan Ivanov, AUBG graduate, Class of 1995, CEO at Citibank Bulgaria, Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors at AmCham Bulgaria.
  • Claude Jansen, Trustee Emeritus, Honorary Chair of the International Council and Chair of the Board, INSEAD, Paris, France
  • Uładzimir Katkoŭski, founder of the Belarusian Wikipedia, who worked for the Belarusian edition of Radio Free Europe
  • Elizabeth Kostova, former AUBG Board Member, AUBG University Council member since 2011, author of the bestselling novels The Historian and The Swan Thieves
  • Ivailo Linev, Class of 2001, Vice President, Merrill Lynch, USA
  • Lynne Montgomery, AUBG graduate, Class of 1995, Dean, Academy of Diplomacy and Security, Montenegro
  • Evgeny Morozov, AUBG graduate, Class of 2005, author of The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom (January 2011); a contributing editor to Foreign Policy, contributor to The Economist, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Le Monde, and many others
  • John Dimitry "Dimi" Panitza (1930-2011), AUBG founder and board member, Free and Democratic Bulgaria Foundation founder, Former Managing Editor of Reader's Digest, Paris, France.
  • Vicky Politova, AUBG graduate, Class of 1995, Chief Operating Officer, bTV Media Group, Bulgaria
  • Boriana Treadwell, AUBG graduate, Class of 1995, Executive Producer, CNN International, USA
  • Ralitsa Vassileva, anchor for CNN International, Atlanta, USA, AUBG Doctor of Humane Letters (2001)
  • Zhelyu Zhelev, first democratically elected president of the Republic of Bulgaria (1990–1997), AUBG Doctor of Humane Letters (1995)

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