Kaloyan is a senior expert at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria, where since 2015 he has been responsible for writing positions and analyses on a variety of policy matters, including strategic planning, EU Cohesion policy, The Green New Deal, financial instruments, labour markets, social policies, business climate, innovation and education. Currently he is part of the team that is coordinating the efforts for completing Bulgaria’s comprehensive 2030 National Development Programme. Previously he has worked at the Bulgarian Council of Ministers, where he contributed to drafting the new national Concessions Act.

Kaloyan has graduated from University College London with both a bachelor’s degree in Economics as well as a master’s degree in Economic Policy, where his dissertation involved evaluating the effects of improving teacher cognitive skills on student outcomes. He has also aided NGO efforts dealing with urban policy and planning due to his keen interest in the built environment. Kaloyan is also quite fond of science, politics, history and linguistics and loves to hike whenever he gets the chance.