Andrus Viirg

Current

Director at Enterprise Estonia, Silicon Valley

Past

Director at Estonian Investment Agency
Chief of Mission, Tallinn Office at The World Bank

Education

Estonian School of Diplomacy (Eesti Diplomaatide Kool)
Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (Tallinn University of Technology)

Connections

87 connections

Industry

International Trade and Development

Websites

My Company

Andrus Viirg’s Summary

Andrus Viirg is the Director of Enterprise Estonia, Silicon Valley - a representative office of a state foundation for business support and development (investment, trade & technology). Mr. Viirg has also served as the Director of Estonian Investment Agency (EIA) before the Agency dissolved into Enterprise Estonia. During the EIA period 2001-2004 Mr. Viirg also a member of the Steering Committee of WAIPA (World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies).

During the 1990s Andrus Viirg followed an international career with the World Bank Group (IBRD and IFC) heading the Bank Group Office in Tallinn, Estonia (1995-2001); and with the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC (1992-1994), as an Assistant to the Executive Director. Andrus Viirg has also worked for the Bank of Estonia (central bank) on relations with international financial institutions.

Andrus Viirg has graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology (1983) as dipl.engineer on automation and software engineering (Automaatika Teaduskond, LS) and the Estonian School of Diplomacy (1992) in foreign trade relations. He combines technical and economical knowledge with hands on experience in software development and electronics.

As the Director of Enterprise Estonia, Silicon Valley, Andrus Viirg is responsible for building up the network of contacts enabling Estonian tech companies to access the US market as well as promoting Estonia for foreign direct investment.

Andrus Viirg’s Specialties:

government liaison

Andrus Viirg’s Experience

Director

Enterprise Estonia, Silicon Valley

(Government Agency; Myself Only; International Trade and Development industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years)
Director

Estonian Investment Agency

(Public Company; 1-10 employees; EIA; International Trade and Development industry)

July 2001 — October 2003 (2 years 4 months)
Chief of Mission, Tallinn Office

The World Bank

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; International Trade and Development industry)

December 1995 — June 2001 (5 years 7 months)

Andrus Viirg’s Education

Estonian School of Diplomacy (Eesti Diplomaatide Kool)

diploma, international trade relations, 1991 — 1992
Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (Tallinn University of Technology)

diploma, Automatics and Computer Science, 1977 — 1983