Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko
Director

Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko -- a key architect of Polish reforms -- is a renowned economist and a world expert on transition and development policy. While Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance (1994-97) he led Poland to the OECD. Holding the same positions again in 2002-03 he played an important role in Poland's integration with the European Union. In 1989 he was participating in the historical Polish Round Table, which led to the first post-communist government in East Central Europe. In 1989-91 he was the member of Economic Council of the Government.

A graduate and Ph.D. of Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), he is currently Director of TIGER - Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research (www.tiger.edu.pl) and professor at the Kozminski University in Warsaw (ALK). The United Nations, IMF and the World Bank have sought Professor Kolodko expertise. He has accepted invitations for visiting professorships at Yale, UCLA and the University of Rochester, New York, as well as research fellowships and lectures at academic institutions and organizations worldwide.

He is the author of over 40 books and over 400 articles and research papers that are published in 25 languages around the globe, of which a majority is available in English.

Professor Kolodko is a marathon runner and world traveler who has explored over 140 countries.

Jacek Tomkiewicz Ph. D
Research Director

Assistant Professor at the Research Institute – TIGER. Ph. D. at the Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Managment. Graduate of the Cracow Academy of Economics, specialisation: Public Finance. (more)

Tel. +48 22 519 21 00 int. 205
Fax. +48 22 519 22 65
E-mail: tomkiewj@tiger.edu.pl

Marcin Piatkowski Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Resident Scholar at TIGER, Assistant Professor of Economics at Kozminski University and Senior Economist at the World Bank in Warsaw. Former Chief Economist of PKO BP, the largest bank in Poland (2008). Economist in the European Department and Advisor to Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C (2004-08). Advisor to Poland's Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance (2002-03). Ph.D. degree in Economics from Kozminski University and M.A. in Finance and Banking from the Warsaw School of Economics. Economic commentator and columnist in Polish and international media, including Financial Times and the Economist. Research interests: global economy, fiscal policy, information society, foreign policy. (more)

Tel. +48 22 5192 108
Fax. +48 22 5192 265
E-mail: mpiatek@tiger.edu.pl

Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), specialisation: International Trade and Polititian Affairs. From year 2001 to 2004 she was a PhD candidate at Research Team to Baltic Countries Economies, at the Department of World Economy, SGH, Warsaw. In 2003 she finished her Ph.D. studies and in 2004 defended her doctoral thesis at the Collegium of World Economy. (more)

Tel. +48 22 519 21 08
Fax. +48 22 519 22 65
E-mail: mruniewi@tiger.edu.pl

Mgr Sylwia Para

Trainee at the Research Institute - TIGER. . PhD student at the Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw. A graduate of the Institute of International Relations, (2008). A graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration (Law), University of Warsaw (2010). Student at Kozminski University (specialization: management)
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Tel. +48 22 519 21 08
Fax. +48 22 519 22 65
E-mail: sylwiapara@tiger.edu.pl