Emily Taneva graduated the University of Economics in Varna and got a Masters Degree in Economics (Construction Management). In 1999 Taneva was trained at the Department of Commerce in Washington DC where she received a Certificate on Business Counseling and Export Assistance.
For 11 years she worked in the oil &gas sector. Since 1995 Taneva was employed as a project coordinator under the EU PHARE program in Bulgaria in the field of privatization of state-owned enterprises (at the Council of Ministers) and later - in the healthcare reform (Ministry of Health).
As professional advisor at the US Embassy, for more than a decade Emilia Taneva handles four industry sectors, including construction and energy sector. Her primary tasks are to identify potential business opportunities and recommend activities and solutions in the respective sectors.
Significant additional responsibilities include drafting company profiles, market studies, briefings on project developments and conducting independent research.