BIO

Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Minister for European Integration, co-founder of the Liberal Democratic Congress and the Freedom Union, and Executive Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, has been present in the political and economic life of Poland for more than 20 years. From October 2003 to January 2010 he served as President of Bank Pekao S.A.. From 2008 to 2013 he was a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Museum in Warsaw. In 2013, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage appointed him for another 5-year term.

In November 2009, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) and served in this capacity until December 2015. PISM is a leading Central European think tank on foreign policy, European integration, security and international economic relations.

In March 2010, he was appointed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk as Chairman of the Economic Council to the Prime Minister. The primary task of the Economic Council is to provide the Prime Minister with an independent and objective opinion on current and planned government activities. The Council also evaluates Poland’s socio-economic situation against the background of phenomena taking place in Europe and the global economy. He held his position until December 2014, and in January 2015 joined EY Poland as chairman of the Partners’ Advisory Council. In 2024 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Gdansk.