I am a Senior Economist at the World Bank, now based in Beijing, where I work with the government of China and Mongolia to improve the business environment, promote innovation and support green development. I am also an Associate Professor at Kozminski University in Warsaw, the highest ranked business school in Central and Eastern Europe. I was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University’s Center for European Studies, where I wrote my book on “Europe’s Growth Champion: Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland”, Oxford University Press 2018. The Book Authority included the book among the “Best New Economic Development Books to Read in 2019”. Financial Times reviewed it. The book has been endorsed by Daron Acemoglu, Olivier Blanchard, Dani Rodrik, Justin Yifu Lin, Branko Milanovic, Grzegorz W. Kolodko and others.

Before moving to Beijing, I led World Bank projects in the Philippines, Poland, Ukraine and Latvia. Prior to joining the Bank in 2008, I was Chief Economist and Managing Director of PKO BP, the largest bank in Poland, economist in the European Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Advisor to IMF's Executive Director. I also served as Advisor to Poland's Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance. At the start of my career, I worked in Corporate Banking in Citibank Poland and Citigroup USA.

I hold a Ph.D. and habilitation in Economics from Kozminski University and M.A. in Finance and Banking summa cum laude from the Warsaw School of Economics. I was a visiting scholar at Harvard University, London Business School and the OECD Development Centre.