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Alumni Placements
CERGE-EI's graduates have a history of finding demanding and satisfying employment across a range of sectors. Many have assumed high-profile, influential positions as economic policy-makers and advisors for governments, ministries, international organizations, and private-sector companies, or are pursuing a career in academia. For more information, see our comprehensive list below of alumni placements.
International Organizations
IMF (International Monetary Fund)
Nina Budina (Bulgaria, MA equiv. 1993)
Senior Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF, Washington, D.C., USA
Michaela Erbenová (Czech Republic, PhD 1997)
Division Chief, Financial Supervision and Regulation Division (FR)
Formerly, Vice-Governor, Chief Executive Director, Czech National Bank and Economic Advisor of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
Jiří Podpiera (Czech Republic, PhD 2005)
Economist, Monetary and Capital Markets, Financial Sector Analysis Division
Tigran Poghosyan (Armenia, PhD 2008)
Economist, Middle East and Central Asia Division
Emil Stavrev (Bulgaria, PhD 2000)
Senior Economist, Research Department
Previously Senior Economist, Czech National Bank
The World Bank
Stefania Cnobloch (Romania, MA 2001)
Consultant, The World Bank, Europe and Central Asia – Human Development Sector Unit (ECSHD)
Martin Čihák (Czech Republic, PhD 2002)
Lead Economist, Washington, D.C.
Formerly Research Economist, EU2 Department, International Monetary Fund
Anca (Pruteanu) Podpiera (Romania, PhD 2005)
Consultant, Washington, D.C.
Formerly Economy Analyst, Czech National Bank
Peter Silárszky (Slovakia, PhD 2001)
Senior Economist, Washington, D.C.
EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
Pavel Dvořák (Czech Republic, PhD 2008)
Principal Economist, Office of the Chief Economist, London
Libor Krkoška (Czech Republic PhD 1997)
Head of EBRD Representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
Formerly Principal Economist, Office of the Chief Economist, London
Anita Taçi (Albania, PhD 2000)
Senior Results Manager, Vice Presidency for Policy, London
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Narine Nersesyan (Armenia, MA equiv. 1997)
Senior Tax Advisor, OECD
Previously Senior Manager, Deloitte, Washington, D.C., USA
Martin Pospíšil (Czech Republic, MA 2011)
Economist / Policy Analyst, OECD
Fusako Tsuchimoto Menkyna (Japan, PhD 2012)
Junior Economist, Office of the Chief Economist (Directorate of Economics), Paris
Other
Jacek Cukrowski (Poland, PhD 1995)
Unit Chief, Development Policy, Statistics and Research Branch, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna, Austria
Formerly Poverty Reduction and Economic Development Specialist, Poverty Reduction in Europe & CIS Section, UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre
Zuzana Dobrotková (Slovakia, PhD 2008)
Global Renewable Energy Reporting, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Formerly Renewable Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency, Paris
Lenka (Drnáková) Lauková (Slovakia, PhD 2013)
Programmer/Statistician in Oil Industry Market Division, International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris, France
Asel Isakova (Kyrgyzstan, PhD 2010)
Junior Economist, Joint Vienna Institute, Vienna, Austria
Formerly Economic Analyst, Office of the Chief Economist, EBRD, London
Ján Matuška (Slovakia, MA 2007)
Country Manager, Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB)
Previously, Operational and Credit Fraud Risk Manager, Tatra banka, Bratislava, Slovakia
Ján Planovský (Slovakia, PhD 2001)
Head of Unit, Management of IT Infrastructure, Eurostat, Luxembourg
Juan Manuel Puerta (Argentina, MA 2003)
Senior Economist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, D.C., USA
Ondřej Schneider (Czech Republic, PhD 1998)
Senior Economist, Institute of International Finance, Washington, D.C, USA
Umed Temurshoev (Tajikistan, MA 2005)
Scientific Officer, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Sevilla, Spain
Previously, Post-Doctorate Researcher & Lecturer, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Central Banks and Governments
Central Banks
Róbert Ambriško (Slovakia, MA 2007)
Economic Analyst, Czech National Bank
Sevinj Atakishiyeva (Azerbaijan, MAE 2012)
Junior Specialist, Strategic Management Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan
Jan Babecký (Russia, PhD 2005)
Principal Economist, Economic Research Department, Czech National Bank
Formerly Economic Analyst, International Economic Division
Vítězslav Babický (Czech Republic, MA 2002)
Financial Market Analysis Director, Czech National Bank
František Brázdik (Slovakia, PhD 2009)
Analyst, Macroeconomic Forecasting Division, Czech National Bank
Jan Brůha (Czech Republic, PhD 2013)
Economist, Czech National Bank
Aurelijus Dabušinskas (Lithuania, PhD 2004)
Director, Economics Department, Economics and Financial Stability Service, Central Bank of Lithuania
Formerly Senior Economist, Research Department, National Bank of Estonia, Tallinn
Ján Ďuraš (Slovakia, MA 2008)
Research Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Michal Franta (Czech Republic, PhD 2010)
Research Coordinator, Economic Research Department, Czech National Bank
Martin Fukač (Czech Republic, PhD 2007)
Economist, Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, USA
Zuzana Fungáčová (Slovakia, PhD 2009)
Economist, Institute for Economics of Transition (BOFIT), Bank of Finland, Helsinki
Kamil Galuščák (Czech Republic, PhD 2002)
Research Coordinator, Economic Research Department, Czech National Bank
Otar Gorgodze (Georgia, MA 2002)
Head, Specialized Groups and Supervisory Policy Department, National Bank of Georgia
Dana Hájková (Czech Republic, PhD 2007)
Head Economic Analyst, Monetary Policy and Fiscal Analyses Division, Czech National Bank
Jan Hošek (Czech Republic, MA equiv. 1995)
Economic Analyst, International Economic Division, Czech National Bank
Eva Hromádková (Slovakia, MA 2007)
Economic Analyst, Czech National Bank
Narcisa (Virlan) Kadlčáková (Romania, PhD 2003)
Analyst, Czech National Bank
Tomáš Konečný (Slovakia, PhD 2009)
Expert Analyst, Czech National Bank
Formerly Credit Risk Specialist, Česká spořitelna, Prague
František Kopřiva (Czech Republic, PhD 2012)
Senior Economist, Czech National Bank
Marian Krajč (Slovakia, PhD 2009)
Financial Market Supervision Inspector, Czech National Bank
Martin Kuncl (Czech Republic, PhD expected 2014)
Analyst, Macro-Financial Studies Division, Bank of Canada, Ottawa
Lubomír Lízal (Czech Republic, PhD 1998)
Member, Czech National Bank Governing Board
Associate Professor, CERGE-EI (on leave)
Formerly Director, CERGE-EI, 2004-2009
Jakub Matějů (Czech Republic, MA 2012)
Junior Economic Analyst, Czech National Bank
Teodora Paligorova (Bulgaria, PhD 2007)
Senior Analyst, Financial Markets, Research Department, Bank of Canada, Ottawa
Marek Rusnák (Slovakia, MA 2011)
Junior Economic Analyst, Czech National Bank
Branislav Saxa (Slovakia, PhD 2009)
Senior Economic Analyst, Monetary Policy and Fiscal Analyses Division, Czech National Bank
Mário Vozár (Slovakia, PhD 2013)
Economic Analyst, Czech National Bank
Martin Vojtek (Slovakia, PhD 2009)
Head, Quantitative Validation Team, Financial Market Supervision Department, Czech National Bank
Milan Výškrabka (Slovakia, MA 2006)
Monetary Policy Section, Slovak National Bank
Governments
Lubomira Anastasova-Chirmiciu (Bulgaria, PhD 2010)
Senior Project Officer, Greater London Authority, London, UK
Irena Dushi (Albania, PhD 1998)
Economist, Division of Policy Analysis, United States Social Security Administration, Washington, D.C., USA
Gor Hambarzdzumyan (Armenia, MAE 2013)
Head of Internal Audit Department, Public TV & Radio Company, Yerevan, Armenia
Martina Lubyová (Slovakia, PhD 2002)
Senior Researcher, Institute for Forecasting, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
Anton Marcinčin (Slovakia, MA equiv. 1993)
Adviser to the Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, Slovakia
Previously, Member of Parliament, National Council of Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovakia
Andrei Medvedev (Belarus, PhD 2006)
Technical Specialist in Competition, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), London, UK
Magdalena Morgese-Borys (Poland, PhD 2009)
Economist, European Commission, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN)
Formerly Post-Doc Researcher, University La Sapienza, Italy
Tatiana Plotnikova (Russia, MA 2007)
Research Officer, STATEC, Luxembourg
Previously, Postdoctoral Fellow at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany
Nouné Sekhpossian (Armenia, MA equiv. 1997)
Federal Agencies and Higher Education Liaison, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, Washington D.C., USA
Previously, Business Development, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Juraj Stančík (Slovakia, PhD 2009)
Scientific Fellow, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Seville, Spain
Oleksandr Stupnytskyy (Ukraine, MA 2001)
Researcher, Research Institute of Labor and Social Affairs, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Daniela Tataru (Romania, MA equiv. 1997)
Analyst, Public Health England (formerly Thames Cancer Registry), Department of Health, United Kingdom
Peter Tóth (Slovakia, PhD 2014)
Senior Economist, Institute for Financial Policy (IFP), Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Previously, Economic Analyst, Czech National Bank, Prague
Jana (Rajdlová) Valachyová (Slovakia, PhD 2006)
Analyst, Council for Budget Responsibility of Slovak Republic, Bratislava
Formerly Analyst, Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava
Maksim Yemelyanau (Belarus, PhD 2012)
Deputy Head of the Planning, Accounting and Payments Division, Public Debt Department, Belarusian Ministry of Finance
Formerly Senior Researcher at Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach Center (BEROC)
Branislav Žúdel (Slovakia, MA 2010)
Macro Analyst, Institute for Financial Policy, Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava
Academia / Research
Czech Republic
Michal Břeský (Czech Republic, PhD 2001)
Senior Researcher, CERGE-EI, Prague,
Petr Duczynski (Czech Republic, PhD 1999)
Assistant Professor of Economics, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové
Barbara Pertold-Gębicka (Poland, PhD 2011)
Assistant Professor, Institute of Economic Studies - Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague
Martin Guzi (Slovakia, PhD 2013)
Post-doctorate Fellow, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Formerly, Resident Research Affiliate, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany
Karel Janda (Czech Republic, PhD 1996)
Associate Professor, Department of Microeconomics and Mathematical Methods, and Department of Banking and Insurance, Faculty of Finance, University of Economics in Prague
Elena Mielcová (Slovakia, PhD 2002)
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Methods in Economics, Faculty of Business Administration, Silesian University, Karvina
Daniel Münich (Czech Republic, PhD 1998)
Assistant Professor, CERGE-EI, Prague
Currently serves as Chair of Advisory Committee for Social And Human Services, member of Advisory Committee for Evaluation of R&D of the Czech Republic Board of R&D, and member of the Czech Tertiary Education System Reform team
Filip Pertold (Czech Republic, PhD 2010)
Post Doctoral fellow, CERGE-EI, research coordinator think tank IDEA
Inna (Piven) Čábelková (Ukraine, PhD 2001)
Assistant Professor of Economics and Head of Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities
Ondřej Rydval (Czech Republic, PhD 2007)
Deputy Director for Administration, CERGE-EI, Prague
Formerly, Research Associate, Strategic Interaction Group, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena, Germany
Katarína Svítková (Slovakia, PhD 2007)
Vice President and Accreditation Liaison Officer and Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Anglo-American University, Prague
Formerly, Dean, School of Business and Administration, Anglo-American University, Prague
Silvester Van Koten (Netherlands, PhD 2009)
Assistant Professor, Department of Institutional Economics (NF), University of Economics (VŠE) in Prague
Formerly Jean Monnet Fellow at the Loyola de Palacio Chair, European University Institute, Italy
Krešimir Žigić (Croatia, PhD 1996)
Associate Professor, CERGE-EI, Prague
Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
Kalle Ahi (Estonia, MA 2007)
Department Head, Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences (EUAS)
Lecturer, Tallinn Technical University, Estonia
Natalia Davidson (Russia, MA 2003)
Lecturer, Department of Economics, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Anush Hakobyan (Armenia, MA 2004)
Senior Lecturer, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russia
Dmitri Kolyuzhnov (Russia, PhD 2008)
Assistant Professor, Novosibirsk State University, Russia
Petar Stankov (Bulgaria, PhD 2014)
Senior Assistant Professor, University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Sofia, Bulgaria
Margit Tóth (Hungary, PhD 2001)
Professor, Accounting and Finance Department, Budapest College of Management, Hungary
Dmitriy Vorobyev (Russia, PhD 2013)
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Management (GSEM), Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Zsolt Sándor (Romania, MA equiv. 1996)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economic and Human Sciences, Sapientia University, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
Previously, Researcher, Department of Economics and Econometrics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Western Europe
Petra (Brhlíková) Ševčíková (Slovakia, PhD 2007)
Senior Lecturer, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Formerly Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Pavel Čížek (Czech Republic, PhD 2002)
Associate Professor, CentER for Research in Economics and Business, Tilburg University, Netherlands
Ariadna Dumitrescu (Romania, MA equiv. 1998)
Associate Professor, Department of Financial Management and Control , ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Petr Harasimovič (Czech Republic, MA 2006)
Teaching Assistant in Economics, University of Bristol, UK
Bersant Hobdari (Albania, PhD 2006)
Assistant Professor, Department of International Economics and Management, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Vahagn Jerbashian (Armenia, PhD 2013)
Assistant Professor, Department of Economic Theory, University of Barcelona, Spain
Karin Jõeveer (Estonia, PhD 2007)
Senior Research Fellow, Financial Regulation and Risk Management research programme, Financial Markets Group (FMG), London School of Economics, UK
Formerly Assistant Professor, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Alexander Klein (Slovakia, PhD 2005)
Lecturer, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Anna Kochanova (Russia, PhD 2013)
Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn, Germany
Gueorgui Kolev (Bulgaria, MA 2003)
Assistant Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School, Lille, France
Eugen Kováč (Slovakia, PhD 2006)
Junior Professor for Applied Microeconomics and Management, University of Bonn, Germany
Emiliya Lazarova (Bulgaria, MA 2002)
Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Previously, Lecturer in Economics, University of Birmingham Business School, UK
René Levínský (Czech Republic, PhD 2000)
Research Group Leader, Strategic Interaction Group, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena, Germany
Jan Novotný (Czech Republic, PhD 2012)
Marie Curie Research Fellow, Cass Business School, London, UK
Boryana Madzharova (Bulgaria, PhD 2013)
Post-doctorate Fellow, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Marko Petrović (Serbia, MA 2013)
Scientific Researcher, University Jaume I (UJI), Castellon De La Plana, Spain
Olga Popova (Russia, PhD 2012)
Post Doctoral fellow, Institute for East and Southeast European Studies, Regensburg, Germany
Viorel Roscovan (Moldova, MA 2004)
Assistant Professor of Finance, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands
Yulia Rychalovska (Ukraine, PhD 2010)
Research Economist, Modelling and Forecasting Unit, institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), Luxembourg
Formerly Research Assistant, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Anastasiya Shamshur (Belarus, PhD 2012)
Lecturer in Finance, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, UK
Natalia Shestakova (Russia, PhD 2011)
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Vienna, Austria
Evis Sinani (Albania, MA equiv. 1999)
Associate Professor, Department of International Economics and Management, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Ctirad Slavík (Czech Republic, MA 2006)
Junior Professor, Department of Money and Macroeconomics, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Mariya Teteryatnikova (Kazakhstan, MA 2006)
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Vienna, Austria
Ainura Uzagalieva (Kyrgyzstan, PhD 2006)
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of the Azores, Portugal
Vera Zaporozhets (Russia, MA 2001)
Research Fellow, Toulouse School of Economics (LERNA), France
North America
Jan Bena (Czech Republic, PhD 2006)
Assistant Professor, Finance Division, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Canada
Jaroslav Borovička (Czech Republic, MA 2006)
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, New York University (NYU), USA
Katarína (Kotovová) Borovičková (Slovakia, MA 2008)
Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, New York University (NYU), USA
Constantin Colonescu (Romania, PhD 1999)
Professor of Economics, MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada
Natalia Kovrijnykh (Russia, MA 2001)
Assistant Professor of Economics, W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, USA
Vlad Manole (Romania, MA equiv. 1996)
Assistant Professor, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Previously, Senior Economist, The Conference Board
Valeri Nikolaev (Belarus, MA 2002)
Assistant Professor of Accounting, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago, USA
Dmitry Ryvkin (Russia, PhD 2006)
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Florida State University, USA
Mariana Spatareanu (Romania, MA equiv. 1996)
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Jakub Steiner (Czech Republic, PhD 2006)
J.E. Purkyně Fellow, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Assistant Professor, Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA
Vitaliy Strohush (Ukraine, MA 2005)
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Elon University, North Carolina, USA
Razvan Sufana (Romania, MA equiv. 1999)
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, York University, Toronto, Canada
Andrey Timofeev (Russia, PhD 2005)
Senior Research Associate, International Studies Program, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, USA
Claudiu Tunea (Romania, MA equiv. 1999)
Lecturer, Department of Finance, University of Western Ontario, Canada
George Vachadze (Georgia, PhD 1999)
Assistant Professor, College of Staten Island (CUNY), New York, USA
Galina Vereshchagina (Ukraine, PhD 2004)
Assistant Professor, W. P. Carey School of Business Arizona State University, USA
Other Regions
Pavlo Blavatskyy (Ukraine, PhD 2005)
Professor, School of Management and Governance, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
Gilbert Mbara (Kenya, MA 2010)
Lecturer, Meru University of Science and Technology, Meru, Kenya
Private Sector
Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia
Tosin Adebayo (Nigeria, MAE 2013)
Business Development Analyst, Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc., Plzeň, Czech Republic
Juraj Antal (Slovakia, PhD 2008)
Head of Credit Risk Validation Team, Československá obchodní banka (ČSOB), Prague, Czech Republic
Formerly Advisor to the Bank Board, Czech National Bank
Zuzana Bakošová (Slovakia, MA 2006)
Risk Specialist, Česká spořitelna, a.s., Prague, Czech Republic
Volha Belush (Belarus, MA 2006)
Analytical Consultant, SAS, Prague, Czech Republic
Aelita Belyaeva (Russia, MA 2004)
Senior Credit Risk Analyst, Československá obchodní banka, a.s. (ČSOB), Prague, Czech Republic
Liubomyr Bregman (Ukraine, MAE 2012)
Business Strategist, Optigra Software, Lviv, Ukraine
Ivo Burger (Czech Republic, MA 2004)
Business Analyst, IBA CZ, Prague, Czech Republic
Anastasia Chumanova (Russia, MA 2006)
Consultant, Korus Consulting, Moscow, Russia
Martin Cincibuch (Czech Republic, PhD 2003)
Partner for Finance & Planning, OG Research (OGR), Prague, Czech Republic
Formerly Head, Research Department, Real Economy Division, Czech National Bank
Štěpán Čábelka (Czech Republic, PhD 2002)
Head of Advanced Analytics and Customer Experience, Česká pojišťovna, Prague, Czech Republic
Alexandr Černý (Czech Republic, PhD 2006)
Director of Forecasting and Analysis, ČEZ Prodej, s.r.o., Prague, Czech Republic
Formerly, Manager, KPMG Advisory, Prague
Peter Čižmár (Slovakia, MA 2011)
Consultant, Ernst & Young, Prague, Czech Republic
Olga (Borissova) Cook (Kazakhstan, MA 2006)
Business Development Specialist & Business Analyst, SAP, Prague, Czech Republic
Previously, Senior eBusiness Analyst at Monster Worldwide
Zvezda Dermendzhieva (Bulgaria, PhD 2010)
Pricing Specialist, Generali Pojišťovna CZ, Prague, Czech Republic
Formerly Post-Doctorate Fellow, Osteuropa-Institut, Regensburg, Germany
Marián Dinga (Slovakia, PhD 2011)
Senior Liquidity Manager for Balance Sheet Management, Česká spořitelna, Prague, Czech Republic
Viet Anh "Michal" Do (Czech Republic, MAE 2014)
Senior Business Analyst, KPMG, Prague, Czech Republic
Martina (Pechová) Dobešová (Czech Republic, PhD 2005)
Head of Business Operations, Raiffeisenbank a.s., Prague, Czech Republic
Lesja Dorociakova (Ukraine, MA 2006)
QC Engineer, SoftServe, Ukraine
Ekaterina Erofeeva (Russia, MAE 2013)
Analyst, Heineken, St. Petersburg, Russia
Pavel Esin (Russia, MA 2002)
Program Leader, MasterCard Worldwide, Moscow, Russia
Previously, Basel II Project Manager, Raiffeisenbank a.s., Moscow, Russia
Václav Franče (Czech Republic, MA 2012)
Macroeconomic Analyst, Raiffeisenbank a.s., Prague, Czech Republic
Dávid Hajmán (Slovakia, MA equiv. 1996)
Project Office Director, ČEZ, Prague, Czech Republic
Previously, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Hani Himmat (Czech Republic, MA equiv. 1997)
Chairman, Board of Directors, Axa investiční společnost and Chief Investment Officer, Axa Insurance Group, Czech Republic and Slovakia
Martin Hlušek (Czech Republic, PhD 1997)
External Advisor, Salix Capital UK, Prague, Czech Republic
Formerly Director, brokerjet České spořitelny, a.s.
Martin Jarolím (Czech Republic, PhD 2001)
Executive Director, ČSOB branch network, Československá obchodní banka (ČSOB), Prague, Czech Republic
Veronika Jelínková (Czech Republic, MAE 2013)
Senior Consultant, GrowJOB Institute & CEO and Marketing Manager, Project 141 (NGO), Prague, Czech Republic
Bartosz Hołówko (Poland, MA 2010)
Consultant, Financial Services Risk Management, Ernst & Young, Prague, Czech Republic
Yaroslav Hul (Ukraine, MA 2010)
Model Operator, OGResearch, Prague, Czech Republic
Executive Director, ČSOB branch network, Československá obchodní banka (ČSOB), Prague, Czech Republic
Jaroslav Kačmár (Slovakia, MA 2010)
Senior Consultant, Financial Services Risk Management, Ernst & Young, Prague, Czech Republic
Tomáš Kadlec (Czech Republic, PhD 2002)
CEO, BNP Paribas Cardif, Czech Republic
Formerly Director, Business Development, DIRECT Pojišťovna, a.s., Prague
Ella Kállai (Romania, PhD 2000)
Chief Economist, Alpha Bank, Bucharest, Romania
Katarína Kálovcová (Slovakia, PhD 2012)
Consultant, KPMG, Prague, Czech Republic
Martin Kálovec (Slovakia, PhD 2002)
Principal, Boston Consulting Group, Prague, Czech Republic
Andrea Kellová (Slovakia, PhD 2008)
Tariffs and Analyses Specialist, ČEZ Prodej, Prague, Czech Republic
Radim Kolmaš (Czech Republic, MAE 2013)
Co-Founder/Managing Director, Brevia Finance, Prague, Czech Republic
Vladimír Kosmata (Czech Republic, MA 2002)
Regional Director Small Business - Prague, UniCredit Bank a.s., Prague, Czech Republic
Peter Košinár (Slovakia, MA 2003)
Senior Research Analyst, Communications, IDC CEMA (Central & Eastern Europe / Middle East & Africa)
Previously, Data / Business Analyst, Cisco Systems
Philipp Kraft (Germany, PhD 2012)
Managing/Executive Director and Sales Director, ERGO Pro, Prague, Czech Republic
Formerly Vorstandsassistent to the Chief Sales Officer, ERGO Insurance Group, Hamburg, Germany
Jana Krajčová (Slovakia, PhD 2009)
Macro Analyst, Economic and Strategic Research Dept. Česká spořitelna, Prague, Czech Republic
Kirill Krasovskiy (Russia, MA 2012)
Supplier Administrator, Accenture, Prague, Czech Republic
Sofiya Kuzyak (Ukraine, MA 2007)
Financial Analyst, Raiffeisenbank, Prague, Czech Republic
Previously, Basel II Specialist, Komerční banka, Prague
Radek Laštovička (Czech, MA equiv. 1993)
Manager, Ernst & Young, Prague, Czech Republic
Kristina Lenková (Bulgaria, PhD 2000)
Business Development Expert, mBank / BRE Bank SA, Prague, Czech Republic
Formerly Head of Product Factory, Československá obchodní banka (ČSOB), Prague
Emília (Boháčková) Lešková (Slovakia, MA 2010)
Credit Risk Specialist, Česká spořitelna, a.s., Prague, Czech Republic
Olga Loiseau-Aslanidi (Georgia, PhD 2011)
Economist, Moody's Analytics, Prague, Czech Republic
Elena Mikulcová (Slovakia, PhD 2001)
Credit Administrator, Citibank, a.s., Prague, Czech Republic
Michal Mravec (Czech Republic, PhD 2011)
Strategy Analyst, Market Analysis and Forecasting, Strategy Division, ČEZ, Czech Republic
Jan Mysliveček (Czech Republic, PhD 2009)
Senior Associate, Boston Consulting Group, Prague, Czech Republic
Daniel Narwa (Czech Republic, PhD 2000)
Predictive and Sales Analytics, Československá obchodní banka (ČSOB), Prague, Czech Republic
Aleš Nechuta (Czech Republic, MAE 2014)
Analyst, KPMG, Brno, Czech Republic
Libor Němeček (Czech Republic, PhD 1998)
Director of Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Financing, Agrofert Holding, Prague, Czech Republic
Formerly Assistant Vice President, Citibank, Prague
Milan Neubauer (Czech Republic, PhD 2006)
Komerční banka, Prague, Czech Republic
Formerly Senior Macroeconomist, PPF, Prague
Peter Ondko (Slovakia, PhD 2013)
Consultant, Arthur D. Little, Prague, Czech Republic
Michael Ostatnický (Czech Republic, PhD 2010)
Senior Consultant, Deloitte, Prague, Czech Republic
Ivan Otenko (Ukraine, MA 2003)
Rebates & Contracts Team Lead, Accenture, Ukraine
Richard Podpiera (Czech Republic, PhD 2001)
Executive Director, Asset and Liabilities Management, Československá obchodní banka (ČSOB), Prague, Czech Republic
Formerly McKinsey & Co., Prague and Economist, Monetary and Financial Systems, IMF, Washington, D.C.
Tomáš Porhajaš (Slovakia, MAE 2013)
Co-Founder/Managing Partner, Brevia Finance, Prague, Czech Republic
Andrew Pribram (USA, MAE 2013)
Analyst, AVG Software, Prague, Czech Republic
Sasha Prokosheva (Russia, MA 2009)
CMP (Campaign Measurement & Performance) Lead for CEE at Microsoft Marketing Services Center via Wunderman, Prague, Czech Republic
Elena (Nikitochkina) Rydvalová (Russia, MA 2003)
Data Analyst, Accenture, Prague, Czech Republic
Katarzyna Rzentarzewska (Poland, MA 2011)
Macro Analyst, Economic and Strategic Research Dept., Česká spořitelna, a.s., Prague, Czech Republic
Vinicius Salvi (Brazil, MAE 2013)
Fraud Analyst, Expedia, Inc., Prague, Czech Republic
Petr Sedlák (Czech Republic, MA 2001)
Director, Economic and Performance Management, ČEZ a.s., Prague, Czech Republic
Margarita Stepanova (Kazakhstan, MAE 2012)
Project Manager, KazTurboRemont, Astana, Kazakhstan
Vít Šorm (Czech Republic, PhD 2001)
Manager, Regulatory Affairs, RWE Transgas Net, Prague, Czech Republic
Karel Soukeník (Czech Republic, PhD 2001)
Board Member and CFO/COO (Chief Financial & Operations Officer), Sberbank CZ, Prague, Czech Republic
Formerly Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Raiffeisenbank a.s., Prague
Jiří Střelický (Czech Republic, PhD 2011)
Managing Director for Product Management & Operations, Generali Pojišťovna CZ, Prague, Czech Republic
Ivana Studená-Moravciková (Slovakia, PhD 2003)
Business Development Director, Festap s.r.o., Slovakia
Formerly Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Silan Teymurtas (Turkey, MA 2008)
Virtual Business Manager, Cisco Systems, Prague
Ashot Tsharakyan (Armenia, PhD 2011)
Economist, Moody's Analytics, Prague, Czech Republic
Peter Tuchyňa (Slovakia, MA 2008)
Credit Scoring Analyst, Česká spořitelna, a.s., Prague, Czech Republic
Also, CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Level 3 Candidate
Juraj Valachy (Slovakia, PhD 2003)
Senior Economist, Tatra banka, a.s., Bratislava, Slovakia
Formerly Macroeconomic Analyst and Advisor, Financial Policy Institute of the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic
Mária Valachyová (Slovakia, MA 2002)
Head of Market Research, Slovenská sporiteľňa, Bratislava, Slovakia
Previously, Senior Macro Analyst, Slovenská sporiteľňa, Bratislava, Slovakia
Bohdan Vaněk (Czech Republic, MA 2001)
Project Manager, Sancho Panza, Prague, Czech Republic
David Vávra (Czech Republic, PhD 2003)
Principal, OG Research (OGR), Prague, Czech Republic
Bohdan Vražda (Czech Republic, MA 2004)
Analyst, Front Office Trading, ČEZ, a.s., Prague, Czech Republic
Previously, Energy Sector Project Analyst, Arthur T. Little
Ondřej Vychodil (Czech Republic, PhD 2010)
Director, Strategy, Československá obchodní banka (ČSOB), Prague, Czech Republic
Meiram Zhandildin (Kazakhstan, MAE 2012)
Senior Financial Analyst, Tsesnabank JSC, Astana, Kazakhstan
Jozef Zubrický (Slovakia, MA 2004)
Director of Credit Risk Models (Erste Group Bank Competence Center), Česká spořitelna, Prague, Czech Republic
Western Europe
Ashot Baghdasarian (Armenia, PhD 2003)
Economist, Department for Environmental Economics and Regulation, COWI, Denmark
Galina Dvorecka (Russia, MA 2006)
User Experience Senior Specialist, Vistaprint, Barcelona, Spain
Previously, Product Manager Team Lead, Product Analyst, Monster
Marek Fodor (Slovakia, MA equiv. 1997)
Chairman, Kantox FX, Barcelona, Spain
Previously, Founder, Elecciones.es, Barcelona, Spain
Ekaterina Goldfayn (Russia, MA 2003)
Senior Expert Business Partner Management E-Postbrief, Deutsche Post AG, Köln, Germany
Alexei Kapkin (Russia, MA equiv. 1995)
Partner/Global Equity Analyst, River and Mercantile Asset Management, London, United Kingdom
Yuriy Kapys (Ukraine, MA 2001)
Senior Supply Chain Consultant for EMEA Region, DHL Supply Chain, Bonn, Germany
Previously, Network Development Manager, DHL Supply Chain
Ondřej Knot (Czech Republic, PhD 2010)
Manager, Oliver Wyman, London, UK
Nevila Konica (Albania, PhD 1999)
Economic Forecaster, IHS Global Insight, London, UK
Lucia Krchňáková (Slovakia, MA 2009)
Auditor, Ernst & Young, Vienna, Austria
Andrea (Mračnová) Májeková (Slovakia, MA 2011)
Consultant at IPR Corporation, Ltd. London, UK
Formerly Portfolio Manager Junior at Privatbanka, a.s., Slovakia
Pavel Rábel (Czech Republic, MA equiv. 1996)
Oracle Database Consultant, Fidelity Investments, London, UK
Dmitry Shemetilo (Russia, PhD 1996)
Application Specialist, Bloomberg LP, London, UK
Formerly Advisor, Factor Capital, London, UK
Viktor L. Tchistiakov (Russia, MA equiv. 1993)
Senior Associate at Quantitative Risk Analytics Rabobank International, Utrecht, Netherlands
Previously Senior Analyst Portfolio Modelling at ING Group, Amsterdam and Senior Analyst at Transtrend, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Bruno Wertlen (Slovakia, PhD 2004)
Principal Proposition Manager, Vodafone Roaming Services, Luxembourg
Kamil Yazigee (Czech Republic, PhD 2000)
Senior Data Consultant and Modeler, Bisnode Deutschland Holding GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany
North America
Samvel Atayan (Russia, MA 2002)
Advanced Analytics Manager, Marketing Insights & Operations, Adobe, San Jose, California
Dmytro Babik (Ukraine, MA 2002)
Co-founder, CFO, Director of R&D, Complex Task Assessment Solutions and Information Technology (CTASIT) LLC, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Previously, Risk Analyst, Senior Risk Analyst, Calyon Bank (Crédit Agricole Group), Ukraine
Olga (Baranava) Haislip (Belarus, MA 2005)
Lecturer, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California, USA
Previously, Economist, Econ One Research Inc., Los Angeles, California, USA
Marina Martynova (Russia, MA 2002)
Associate, Cornerstone Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Previously Assistant Professor of Finance, Sheffield University, UK
Ervin Merkuri (Albania, MA 2002)
IT Finance Consultant / Analyst, Credit Suisse, New York City, USA
Svitlana (Zhylenko) Omural (Ukraine, MA 2009)
Finance Director, Central Park Films LLC, New York, USA
Elena (Bogacheva) Parrino (Russia, PhD 1999)
Director, Benefit Investments, Altria Group, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, USA
Julia Popova (Russia, MA 2003)
Economist, New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), Albany, NY, USA
Anna (Racheva) Sarabian (Bulgaria, PhD 2006)
Vice-President, Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates, Irvine, California, USA
Oleksandr Romanko (Ukraine, MA 2002)
Research Analyst, Risk Analytics & Business Analytics, IBM, Toronto, Canada
Iouliana Stadnikova (Russia, MA equiv. 1997)
VP, Ipsos Loyalty (Market Research), Seattle, WA, USA
Inga Volkhonska (Ukraine, MA equiv. 1996)
Special Projects Manager, Southern California Edison, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Other Regions
Ilkin Aliyev (Azerbaijan, PhD 2013)
Senior Economist, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Previously, Officer, Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic
Monica Barbu (Romania, MA 2001)
Principal Product Design Adviser, Aurizon, Brisbane, Australia
Previously, Capital Value Maximisation Analyst, QR National, Brisbane, Australia
Viliam Druska (Slovakia, PhD 2012)
Regulatory Economist, Ooredoo, Doha, Qatar
Formerly Director, Business Intelligence and Insights, Vodafone Czech Republic, Prague
Oleksiy Skorokhod (Ukraine, MA 2006)
Modelling and Analytics Manager, Aztec Information Services, Sydney, Australia
Previously Senior Quantitative Analyst, Westpac, Sydney, Australia and Risk Analyst, PPF/Generali, Prague, Czech Republic
Elena (Oravcová) Yusupová (Slovakia, PhD 2006)
Manager, Brand Science, Sydney, Australia
Formerly Economist/Econometrician, European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany