Velchev, 37, is one of several young Western-educated professionals who joined the cabinet's economic team in mid-2001, leaving behind successful careers in the West.
Trideset sedmogodišnji Velchev, jedan je od nekolicine mladih profesionalaca skolovanih na Zapadu koji su se priključili gospodarskom timu vlade sredinom 2001. godine, napuštajući uspješne karijere na Zapadu.