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Andrzej Olechowski, a Polish national, was born in Kraków on September 9, 1947. He obtained his doctorate in Economics at the Warsaw Business School in 1979.
From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Olechowski was Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Poland. He held various functions in the Polish government: in 1991, he was appointed Secretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in 1992 Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1995, a period of time during which he served as economic advisor to President Lech Walesa.
From 1994 to 1998, he served as Chairman of the City Council of Wilanów.
In 2000, Mr. Olechowski was a candidate in the Presidential elections in Poland. In 2001, he was one of the creators of the Civic Platform, a Polish centrist political party.
From May 1998 to June 2000, Mr. Olechowski served as Chairman of Bank Handlowy w Warszawie, of which he is currently a member of the Supervisory Board. He sits on the boards of several public, charitable and educational foundations. Mr. Olechowski has served as a consultant for Central Europe Trust Polska since 1995.
Mr Olechowski is a lecturer at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, the Catholic University in Warsaw and at the Collegium Civitas in Warsaw. He is the author of numerous publications on international trade and foreign policy.
Euronet (USA), Director
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie (Poland), Member of the Supervisory Board
Europejski Fundusz Hipoteczny (Poland), Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Tewtron (USA), Member of the International Advisory Board
Citigroup (UK), Member of the European Advisory Board
Central Europe Trust Polska , Senior Advisor | 