Rosen Plevneliev graduated from what is now known as the Technical University of Sofia.
In 1990, he established Iris International – the first Bulgarian construction company that was awarded ISO 9001 certificate. From 1991 to 1998 Mr. Plevneliev worked in Germany as a co-owner of the firm which later became a subcontractor of the German company Lindner. Since 1998 he was founder and manager of the subsidiaries of Lindner Bulgaria EOOD.
He is member of the management board of CEIBG and manager of Business Park Sofia.
In 2009, he took the post of Minister of Regional Development and Public Works of Bulgaria.