The SGH Honorary Ambassadors were first appointed by SGH Rector, Prof. Piotr Wachowiak, on the SGH Celebration Day, 8 June 2022. Since then, every year during the SGH Day, this group has been expanded by new distinguished people.
ENTERING CANDIDATES
We invite you to enter candidates for the “SGH Ambassador” Honorary Title. The candidates should meet the criteria as laid down in the Rules for Awarding the “SGH Ambassador” Honorary Title.
The applications for this year’s candidates for the “SGH Ambassador” honorary title should be submitted by March 31, 2026, to: absolwenci@sgh.waw.pl by completing the application form below. The right to nominate a candidate has each member of the SGH staff.
The application should include:
- the filled nomination form
- the candidate’s consent to be entered as a candidate.
Should you have any questions about the SGH Ambassadors, please contact us at absolwenci@sgh.waw.pl
- Honorary Ambassadors of SGH appointed in 2025
During the SGH Warsaw School of Economics Day on June 18, 2025, dr. Piotr J. Szpunar joined the ranks of honorary SGH Ambassadors. He currently serves as the director representing Poland, Bulgaria, and Albania at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London. He has extensive experience in banking, financial stability, and financial markets. He has participated in numerous technical assistance missions for the central banks of Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Serbia, Ukraine, and Vietnam organized by the National Bank of Poland, the European Central Bank, the European Commission, and the International Monetary Fund. He earned his PhD in economics from the Warsaw School of Economics.
- Honorary Ambassadors of SGH appointed in 2024
During the SGH Celebration Day on 13th June 2024, the group of honorary SGH Ambassadors was joined by: Dr Maksymilian Kwiek – Associate Professor and Deputy Head of School (Education) of the School of Economic, Social and Political Sciences, University of Southampton (UK), Professor Anna Łupina-Wegener – Professor of International Management and Organisational Behaviour, Head of the Centre for Culture and Creativity in International Business at Zurich University for Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and Grzegorz Radziejewski, Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate General for Budget, European Commission.
- Honorary Ambassadors of SGH appointed in 2023
On 22 June 2023 the group of Honorary Ambassadors of SGH was joined by Michał Rutkowski, Ph.D., Senior Director and Head of Global Practice, Social Protection, Labor and Jobs (since August 2023: Regional Director, Human Development (EDU, HEALTH, SOC. PROT), Europe and Central Asia) at the World Bank, and Mehmet Tosun, Professor of Economics at the School of Business at the University of Nevada UNR in Reno, Director of the Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship and Director of International Business Programs (since January 2024: Chief International Officer).
- Honorary Ambassadors of SGH appointed in 2022
SGH Honorary Ambassadors were first appointed by SGH Rector Prof. Piotr Wachowiak on this year’s SGH Celebration Day, on 8 June 2022.
Among those invited to cooperate were: Iwona Duda – President of PKO Bank Polski, Lidia Filus – Professor of Mathematics and Head of the Chair of Mathematics at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Marcin Kacperczyk – Professor of Finance at Imperial College Business School, Andrzej Skrzypacz – Theodore J. Kreps Professor of Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Paweł Tynel – Partner, COO at EY Poland, Jan Werner – Professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota.
