Simona Veleva

Dr. Simona Veleva, PhD, Lawyer
Elected by the National Assembly Decision of 5 May 2022. Dr. Simona Veleva served as Chair of the regulator from October 2024 to April 2026 and currently continues to serve as a member of the regulatory body.
She is a lawyer with expertise in constitutional and media law and an Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics and Copyright Law at the American University in Bulgaria.
Dr. Veleva is also Head of the Constitutional Law Department at the Supreme Bar Council. She is the author of numerous publications in Bulgarian and international academic journals, with a particular focus on constitutional law, media regulation, freedom of expression, and related legal issues.