Mr. Emil Majidov is the CEO and co-owner of Blaurad, a project management company operating in Azerbaijan and Georgia. His core expertise includes management of complex and distressed projects in civil and industrial construction. Mr. Majidov is also a Managing Partner of two IT companies, RedDot and Onbranch, both specializing in the development of social networking, gaming apps and managerial software. Prior to joining the private sector, Mr. Majidov worked as the Head of the Export & Investment Promotion Agency of Azerbaijan (AZPROMO) from 2004-2009, the Head of the Consular & Political Sections at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the United Kingdom from 2001-2004 and at the Baku Office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 1998-2001. He has also served as a short-term consultant to UNDP, GTZ, SOCAR and other companies and organizations. Mr. Majidov holds an International LLM (2001) and an LLB (1999) from Baku State University.