Dr. Ivo Ganchev bridges strategy and academia helping companies and executives achieve their goals.
He empowers companies and executives to navigate complex challenges and seize emerging opportunities. Based in Beijing and London, he combines academic expertise with practical experience to deliver transformative insights tailored to specific cultures and industries.
A former Global Partner at a boutique advisory firm and creator of The Branding Boardroom, Dr. Ganchev currently serves as the Director of Corporate Education and an Assistant Professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University. In this role, he teaches international politics and leads mini-MBA programs for the senior management of world-renowned corporations, including China Construction Bank (CCB) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the largest bank in the world.
Building on his strong track record advising Fortune 500 companies and government institutions, Dr. Ganchev also serves in multiple leadership roles. As Vice-chairman of the Bulgaria China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, representing 500+ Bulgarian enterprises operating in China. He is also an Expert at Blue Europe and the Founding Director of the Centre for Regional Integration, an NGO dedicated to fostering scholarship and informed dialogue on regional integration.