Blagoj Gajdardjiski is a Macedonian national born in 1965 who has over 23 years of experience in the energy sector. He received a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia. Currently he works for Netz-NÖ in Austria as the head of the high voltage department, where he is responsible for the standardization, testing, and commissioning of substations and transmission lines. Previously he held leadership roles in Macedonia with EVN-Macedonia and ESM Elektrostopanstvo na Makedonija, where he managed maintenance, construction and operations of transmission and distribution networks.