Velina Tchakarova is an Austrian-Bulgarian geopolitical strategist and political scientist with over twenty-five years of professional experience. She is also a certified strategic foresight expert, bringing an academic background in security and defense to her work.

Tchakarova is the founder of FACE, her geopolitical consulting company. Prior to establishing FACE, she held the position of Director at the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) in Vienna, Austria.