Lived and worked in 4 countries on 3 different continents before the age of 25. Nikolay spent large part of his university and post-university years as a volunteer. He was born and raised in the small town of Sliven (Bulgaria), completed his bachelor studies in International Economics, but dropped out of his master and moved to China to continue his journey in AIESEC - the largest youth led organization in the world, and supported the development of 5000 young volunteers in China. He thrives in multi-cultural environments and considers that in today's world everybody should embrace diversity. He believes that every young purpose-driven person can create positive impact in society. Nikolay holds several regional gold medals in karate from tournaments in Bulgaria and Canada. He has more than 5 years experience in cross-cultural leadership and talent management and is currently part of the Transformation office in ING Belgium, working on strategic change projects.