Resume

Experience

2024-present

CEO (self employed), Europe Impact Lead

Impact investing consultancy for funds and start-ups, and deep-tech start-up platform. Web: europeimpactlead.com

2023-present

Sustainable Finance Expert, European Institute of Innovation & Technology

EIT Funds Initiative criteria and methodology development, and funds monitoring.

2020-present

Expert, European Commission Executive Agencies

Research Executive Agency, Health and Digital Executive Agency, Research and Innovation Action.

2014-present

President & Founder, Europe Impact Lead Foundation (in the renaming process)

Warsaw, Poland

A non-profit, catalyzing positive socio-environmental impacts and deep-tech innovation. The foundation bridges institutions, businesses, universities and innovation hubs (formerly Swiss Impact Lead fndn). Web: europeimpactlead.org

2021-2023

Owner, Swiss Impact Lead

Zurich, Switzerland

Impact investing advisory and impact investing start-ups platform.

2017

Professor of Sustainability, (EOI) Escuela de Organización Industrial

Madrid, Spain

Graduate-level international sustainability course.

2012-2019

Owner, High Values Consulting and Training

Warsaw, Poland

Sustainability management advisory.

2008-2010

Policy Advisor, European Comission BEPA

Brussels, Belgium

BEPA (now EPSC) operatated under the President of the European Commission authority. I provided strategic input and reports, collaborated with the EC Directorates-General and external stakeholders.

2007-2008

Cabinet of Vice-President of the European Commission Siim Kallas

Brussels, Belgium

Monitoring and evaluating European Transparency Initiative.

2004-2005

Lecturer, Yale University

New Haven, CT, US

Classes: Survey Design, Sex and Gender in Society (gender inequalities course).

2001-2002

Lecturer, Ohio State University

Columbus, OH, US

Classes: Statistics, Social Stratification, Contemporary World Societies: Social Institutions and Social Change.

1999-2008

Senior Associate, Permanent Collaborator, Polish Academy of Sciences

Warsaw, Poland

Member of the Team of Cross-National Comparative Social Inequalities Analysis, and Political Attitudes and Behaviours. Research projects with: Ohio State University, Max Planck Institute, Johns Hopkins University, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

Education

2016

Environmental Policy & Int. Sustainable Dev. Certificate, Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, US

Professional certificate, 6-month program with a graduate-level courses (grade A).

2015

Sustainability Management & Leadership Certificate, Swedish Institute

Stockholm, Sweden

Advanced 6-month training program, funded by the Swedish Institute, Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2008

PhD Sociology, Yale University

New Haven, CT, US

Specialisation: cross-national comparative quantitative sociology. Thesis: „A Multilevel Analysis of Attitudes towards the EU in Old and New Member States. Effects of Gender, Generation and Class.”

2006

MPhil, Yale University

New Haven, CT, US

En route to PhD.

1998

MA Economics/International Relations, Warsaw School of Economics

Warsaw, Poland

Thesis: „Three Dimensions of Globalization: Economic, Political and Cultural.” (Distinction)

1998

MA Sociology, Warsaw University

Warsaw, Poland

Dean’s list, individual studying scheme.

Publications

2022

2022

2022

2021

2021

2021

2021

2015

2015

2015

Nie NieOdpowiedzialni

2015

2013

2010

2009

2009

2009

European Commission, BEPA Monthly Brief

„Reforms of the Pension Systems in New Member States.” (co-author Jakub Wtorek)

2009

European Commission, BEPA Monthly Brief

„Social Responses to the EU Economic Crisis.” (co-author Dana Puia Morel)

2009

European Commission, BEPA Monthly Brief

„The Effect of Gender Privilege on Birth Rate and Ageing of the Population.”

2008

European Commission, BEPA Monthly Brief

„Why are Women less Supportive for the EU than Men?”

2007

2004

2002

2002

2001

Expertise

Sustainable Finance

•  sustainability-aligned investment strategies
•  ESG methodology and advanced data analysis
•  SDGs operationalisation into investment products
•  policy formulation and assessment

Impact Investing

•  impact strategy (formulation, verification)
•  impact reporting (for investors, grant givers)
•  impact assessment (of a company, portfolio, fund)

Sustainability Management

•  sustainability performance improvement (of companies)
•  ESG/sustainability performance measurement
•  ESG/sustainability monitoring

Public Policy

•  policy formulation
•  policy evaluation (multi-goal, cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit)

Add'l Skills

Advanced Data Analysis

•  Life Cycle Analysis
•  Social and Environmental Impact Assessment
•  High Conservation Value Analysis (HCV)
•  External Costs Assessment
•  Multilevel Modelling
•  Longitudinal Data Analysis
•  Regressions (incl. Logistic)

Interior Design

Off-work projects for F&F

Languages

Polish      native fluency
English    bilingual fluency
Spanish   limited working fluency
Russian   limited working fluency
German   elementary fluency