Alexander Mirtchev

Alexander Mirtchev (April 28, 1957) is an American business executive and academic working in the area of international economic policy, political risk analysis and geonomics. He is a Vice Chair of the Atlantic Council of the United States[1] and a founding member of the Council to the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, where he was a Senior Fellow and member of the Wilson National Cabinet.[2] Mirtchev is also a Visiting Professor at George Mason University's Schar School of Government and Policy. He served as Vice President of the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI), UK, as well as Executive Chairman of RUSI International.[3] He is also the President and founder of Krull Corp., a macro-economic geopolitical consultancy.[4] Dr. Mirtchev is also a member of the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress.[5]

Alexander Mirtchev
Alexander Mirtchev
EducationLLM, George Washington University, Ph.D., St. Kliment Ohridski University
OccupationAcademic, Business Executive, Author

Early life and education

Mirtchev earned an LLM in international and comparative law from George Washington University in 1992 and a PhD in Philosophy from St. Kliment Ohridski University in 1983. In addition, he studied economics and finance at the London School of Economics and Harvard Business School, and Political Science at Boston University.[6]

Academic life and public policy domain

Dr. Mirtchev currently serves as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Schar School of Government and Policy at George Mason University.[7] He is a Vice Chair of the Atlantic Council of the United States, where he also serves on the Board of Directors and the Executive and Strategy Committees.[8] He also serves on the Advisory Board to the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.[9] Mirtchev was a Vice President of the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security (RUSI), a UK based independent think tank on international defense and security policy, from 2010 to 2016 and was also the Executive Chairman of RUSI International.[10] He is a founding member of the Council to the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, established in 2008, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, where he also was a Senior Fellow.[11] At the Wilson Center, Dr. Mirtchev also served on the Wilson National Cabinet from 2012 to 2017.[12] Mirtchev was also a Professorial Fellow and Distinguished Senior Fellow at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government.[13] He has been a member of Friends of Fletcher Society at Tufts University since 2014.[14]

Business life

Alexander Mirtchev is President of Krull Corp., a macroeconomic consultancy, which he founded in 1992.[15] From 1993 to 1999 he worked as the Director of the International Business and Investment Division at the Law Offices of Stewart & Stewart, Washington, DC.[16] In 2007, Mirtchev was appointed as an independent director and Chairman of the Sustainable Development Fund 'Kazyna'.[17] He also served as a Chairman of Global Options Management, a risk-mitigation services joint venture with GlobalOptions, a NASDAQ listed corporation, prior to it being acquired by Walker Digital, LLC.

Media and publications

Mirtchev is the author of several monographs and policy articles, including “The Greening of Geopolitics",[18] “Our Best New Foreign Policy Tool: Energy",[19] and “La finance sur le sentier de la guerre,” among others. Mirtchev has appeared as an analyst on BBC News,[20] Reuters,[21] Bloomberg,[22] CNBC,[23] Al Jazeera English,[24] Voice of America,[25] E&ETV,[26] among other television news programs. He was a member of the Fox Business “Wall Street Week” Advisory Board.[27] Currently he is a member of the editorial board of the Atlantic Council Strategy Papers.[28]

References
  1. "Atlantic Council - Board of Directors". Atlantic Council official website.
  2. "Dr. Alexander Mirtchev". Wilson Center official website.
  3. "New RUSI Council". RUSI official website.
  4. "Krull Corp Members". Krull Corp official website.
  5. "Madison Council Bulletin - New members" (PDF). LOC.gov.
  6. "Alexander Mirtchev Bio". Krull Corp official website.
  7. "Dr. Alexander Mirtchev at Krull". Krull Corporation.
  8. "Atlantic Council - Board of Directors". Atlantic Council official website.
  9. "About the Atlantic Council Strategy Papers". Atlantic Council official website.
  10. "New RUSI Council". RUSI official website.
  11. "Kissinger Institute on China and the United States". Wilson Center official website.
  12. "Dr. Alexander Mirtchev". Wilson Center official website.
  13. Woolsey, Angela. "Ukrainian endangered scholar joins GMU as researcher and teacher". Fairfax County Times. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  14. Daniels, Jessica. "International Security Studies at Fletcher". Tufts University. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  15. "Alexander Mirtchev Bio". Krull Corp official website.
  16. "Publications". Stewart and Stewart.
  17. Waki, Natsuko. "Sovereign funds join forces for strategic investment". Reuters. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  18. "The Greening of Geopolitics". European Energy Review. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  19. "Our Best New Foreign Policy Tool: Energy". Real Clear Energy. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  20. "Alexander Mirtchev and Haruhiko Kuroda on BBC World News on Japan's Economy". BBC News. April 16, 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  21. "In Interview With Reuters, Dr. Alexander Mirtchev Warns Against Ramifications of Credit Squeeze on Emerging Markets". Market Wired. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
  22. "Bloomberg Interview with Alexander Mirtchev".
  23. "CNBC - G8 Summit's Overarching but Limited Policy Output". CNBC. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  24. Khan, Riz (May 11, 2010). "The Impact of Greece's Downturn". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  25. "Economic and Financial Crisis in Emerging Markets". Voice of America. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  26. "Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute". E&ETV. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  27. "Alexander Mirtchev Bio". Krull Corp official website.
  28. "About the Atlantic Council Strategy Papers". Atlantic Council official website.
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