Nicholas Stancioff brings three decades spanning commodities trading in New York, principal banking at the EBRD, and corporate turnarounds in Bulgaria and Brazil. A serial platform builder — from CALT, the first language training programme and the first futures option trading platform, through ISIS commodities trading, to a seven-factory agro-products platform — he founded Ekubirojs and co-founded LABEEF, developing the Augmented Energy Performance Contract (EPC+) for residential multifamily renovation in Latvia. In 1996, he co-founded Karin Dom, a Bulgarian foundation supporting children with special needs. His work spans EU policy, financial transactions, academic publication, and working directly with citizens