Guenka Petrova is a professor in Faculty of Pharmacy at the Medical University of Sofia and the Deputy Minister of Education and Science. She earned her Ph.D. and D.Sc. degree in the fields of pharmacoeconomics and pharmaceutical policy from the Medical University in Sofia. She has authored over 500 publications, including more than 200 in high-impact factor journals, 12 notebooks, and 7 books, and has received over 2000 citations in indexed journals. She is also serving as a consultant to many international organizations and programs, including the World Health Organization and European Agency for Reconstruction.