Yordan Hristoskov is a professor in the Macroeconomics section of the Institute for Economic Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and vice-rector of the Higher School of Insurance and Finance - Sofia. He is the author of monographs, scientific studies, articles and reports on social policy and social security, labor market, infrastructure and regional development, published in Bulgaria and abroad. He held the positions of Deputy Minister and Minister of Labor and Social Welfare (1991–1995), Advisor to the President of the Republic of Bulgaria on Social Affairs (1995–1997) and Governor of the National Social Security Institute (2000–2009). He is a member of the Bureau of the International Social Security Organization, consultant and expert on a large number of projects and events of the World Bank, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United Nations Development Program, the European Commission and others.