Georgi Dimitrov joined the European Commission in 2008. Between 2009 and 2013 he was involved in various roles in setting up the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), an agency supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in areas addressing key societal challenges such as climate, energy, mobility and technology. In 2014/2015 Georgi managed the launch of HEInnovate, an initiative by the European Commission and the OECD that supports the development of entrepreneurial and innovative capacities in universities. He then served as a policy advisor to senior management. In January 2017 Georgi assumed the role of Deputy Head of Unit “Innovation and EIT” in DG EAC where he has been responsible for the EIT; the first Digital Education Action Plan adopted in 2018; and innovation and education including business-university cooperation. He led the development of the second Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 which was adopted in September 2020 and in January 2021 he became Head of a newly created Digital Education unit in the European Commission which he currently leads.

Before joining the Commission, Georgi worked for a leading multinational telecommunication company in Germany and in a software start-up for four years in Germany. Georgi studied at the University of Bonn (M.A.), the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (PhD) and the Open University UK (MBA in Technology Management).