International Leadership and Organizational Behavior

Public-private partnerships: How can PPP deliver better services

Design Thinking for Business Innovation

Introduction to Finance 

edX Honor Code Certificate for Inclusive Leadership Training: Becoming a Successful Leader

Advanced Business Strategy

Public-private partnerships: How can PPP deliver better services 

On Strategy: What Managers can learn from Philosophy

Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies

Data-driven Decision Making

Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

Foundations of Business Strategy

Economics of Money and Banking

Corporate Finance Essentials

Private Equity and Venture Capital

Inbound Marketing

IELTS - score band 7.5

edX Honor Code Certificate for U.Lab: Transforming Business, Society, and Self (MIT)

Kurs na Przyszłość was a non profit, educational initiative, aimed at helping high school students make informed choices about their professional paths. The project consisted of a series of workshops conducted by experienced students and young alumni of the leading universities, as well as experienced coaches. My tasks included leading the team reponsible for establishing cooperation with schools, as well as maintaining the matching processes between schools and workshop teams.

Schools Partnerships Coordinator

Team Leader - Infrastructure

Leslaw A. Paga Foundation is the largest talent-development foundation in the CEE region. It focuses on capital markets, energy and healthcare sectors and connects the best companies with the most talented young people. 2019 • Project coordinator: Capital Market Leaders Academy program. 2017 • Project advisor and the recruitment commission member for the Capital Market Leaders Academy program. 2016 • Project advisor for the II CEE Capital Market Leaders Academy. • Project advisor for the Capital Market Leaders Academy program. • Project coordinator: The Future of the Visegrad Group ("V4Future report"). 2015 • Project developer: involved in a strategic revamp of Capital Market Leaders Academy, the Foundation's key project. • Recruitment commission member in Capital Market Leaders Academy. 2014 • Recruitment commission member in Capital Market Leaders Academy. • Moderator at the "Innovative Europe" conference: leading the R&D in biotechnology panel.

Alumnus and developer of key projects

ERASMUS Exchange / MA Business Law

Abitur

Master of Arts (MA)

Establishing initial commercial partnerships and sales channels for a hardware startup building activity sensors for football players.

Head Of Business Development

Advisor

Trainee

Coordinated: 
• participation in a PLN 1.1 billion consortium financing for a Polish automotive company(2016), 
• PLN 110 million project financing for a fish processing company (2016),
• participation in a PLN 478 million project financing for an international joint venture in energy/steel sector(2015).

Participated in:
• acquisition financing for one of the world's leading PE firms in relation to a transaction in the retail space (2017) 
• preparation of the first ever sovereign green bonds issuance for the Republic of Poland totaling EUR 750 million (2016),
• PLN 700 million acquisition financing for a multinational integrated electricity conglomerate (2015),
• handling of PLN 81.5 million convertible bonds issuance and PLN 58 million bond issuance processes for Polimex Mostostal (2014).

Member of the team supervising the Marguerite Fund, a EUR 710 million infrastructure fund, established with the backing of six major European financial institutions to make capital-intensive inves

(Senior) Specialist at Project Finance Department / Marguerite Fund Bureau

Supporting world-class entrepreneurs who are building businesses with high climate performance potential

Venture Partner

Advising CloudFerro on the AI Gigafactory project, supporting strategic positioning, market analysis, and business development around sovereign AI and cloud infrastructure. Work focuses on translating complex infrastructure, AI, and public-sector requirements into clear commercial narratives, investor-facing materials, and partnership opportunities.
The role combines advisory support on go-to-market strategy, stakeholder communications, and ecosystem mapping across cloud computing, AI, and digital sovereignty.

Trainee (Capital Markets)

The Lesław A. Paga Foundation is the CEE region's leading talent-development organization for over 20 years. It helps promising young professionals start careers in capital markets, energy, healthcare, and other fields. As a 2013 alumnus and the first to become a Supervisory Board Member, I helped shape the Foundation's strategy and oversaw its programs until 2023.

Member Of The Supervisory Board

Sidebar is a highly vetted network that harnesses the collective power of the world's top professionals, propelling each other toward extraordinary success.

Founding Member

Overseeing the strategic planning and implementation of category management for groceries, household chemicals, and pets.

Category Manager (Supermarket)

Member of the Management Board

Transitioned to board advisory role, focusing on investor education and strategic development while maintaining equity stake in COBIN Angels.

Key Contributions:

• Designed and developed a comprehensive educational program for prospective business angels, covering VC market fundamentals, investment strategies, and angel investing best practices.
• Supported succession planning and knowledge transfer to the new management team.

Minority Shareholder

Led operations and strategic transformation of Poland's largest professional business angel club.

Key Achievements:
• Orchestrated complete digital transformation during COVID-19, transitioning from traditional in-person model to fully digital operations, then successfully implementing a hybrid approach.
• Closed 20+ investment deals, managing end-to-end transaction processes from due diligence to execution.
• Built and optimized core business functions: dealflow management, investor relations, business development, and customer service.
• Developed and implemented a new investment process that expanded the member base and increased deal velocity.
• Established partnerships with startup ecosystems and VC funds to strengthen the dealflow pipeline.
• Co-managed investment committee decisions and board-level strategic initiatives.

Managing Partner

Shaping go-to-market strategy for CloudFerro in Poland’s regulated market, with a focus on public sector, regulated enterprise, and sovereign cloud adoption.

The role combines market analysis, stakeholder mapping, and business development support to translate CloudFerro’s cloud infrastructure capabilities into clear commercial narratives, partnership opportunities, and procurement-relevant positioning for regulated customers.

Country Manager, Poland

Building the bestest* community for VC professionals in Europe.

Co-Founder & CEO

Country Manager, Poland at CloudFerro and CEO of VCLeaders and a Venture Partner at World Fund.

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