Blagoje Paunovic is a Full Professor in the Faculty of Economic, University of Belgrade, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Economic Sciences. Professor Paunovic is author and coauthor of twelve books and large number of scientific articles. During his career professor Paunovic have worked in various types of teams, from government bodies to research teams. He was the Chairman of the Department for Business Economics and Management (2012-2015. i 2018-2021.), Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Economy and Privatization (2002-2004), Director of NICEF (2004-2009), and have chaired Managing/Supervisory Boards of Guarantee Fund, Tipoplastika,  Privredna Banka, Clinical Centre Bezanijska kosa, Institute of Economic Sciences and was member of Managing/Supervisory Boards of several other companies.

He participated in international funded projects and practiced consultancy helping more than 70 private enterprises in different fields such as: business plan development, financial management, accounting, research and economic surveys, policy analyses and recommendations, etc.