Paweł Pietrasieński is the SGH Warsaw School of Economics’ Professor in the Department of Market, Marketing & Quality and Rector’s Plenipotentiary for Cooperation with the State of Nevada. He co-manages a Triple Helix part of the project “Mazovia – An Accelerator of Global Enterprises” in the Consortium of Mazowieckie Marshal Office, Warsaw Stock Exchange and SGH Warsaw School of Economics, which has been funded by National Center for Research and Development (NCBR) under the GOSPOSTRATEG III grant.
He has been collaborating with the Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship at the College of Business, University of Nevada Reno including a coordination of its international programs. He is also a mentor of the Granite Landings – a co-organizer of the Nevada Acceleration Program (NAP) which is managed jointly with NCBR and is the leading acceleration program for Polish startups entering the US market.
Previously, he served as the Director of International Trade in the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), Minister Counselor - Head of the Trade and Investment Section at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington D.C as well as Deputy and Acting Consul General in Chicago. He was the inventor and supervisor of the first Poland’s bridge organization – Silicon Valley Acceleration Center based in San Francisco; co-inventor and partner – with the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) – of the first governmental acceleration program the “Polish Silicon Bridge”. He was also a member of the Public Governance Committee of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) based in Paris and member of Board of Governors for the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht.
Pietrasieński is the author of books “International Marketing Strategies” (Międzynarodowe Strategie Marketingowe) and “Stimulating the Internationalization of Enterprises” (Aktywizowanie Internacjonalizacji Przedsiębiorstw. Dobre praktyki rządów. Strategie wsparcia w Dolinie Krzemowej) along with more than 70 scientific and business publications in the fields of international business, global marketing, entrepreneurship, strategic management, public governance, market entry strategies and export promotion.
RESEARCH AREAS:
- international business with focus on management and public governance strategies
- global entrepreneurship with emphasis on acceleration programs and startup mentoring support.
Pietrasienski works in the nexus of academia and government combing his experiences as a scholar, diplomat, economic development executive and startup founder.
EDUCATION:
- 2017 - Professorship at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics
- 2016 - Postdoctoral habilitation title earned at the Collegium of Management and Finances
- 2004 - PhD – doctorate in management sciences, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
- 1994 - Master of Economic Sciences, specialization: organization & management Department of Trade, Main School of Planning and Statistics
CAREER:
- Jan. 2023 - Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Nevada Reno-College of Business
- 2019-2022 - Director of International Trade, Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED)
- 2017-2019 - Director of Special Projects at International Division, GOED
- 2017 - Professor at the Department of Markets, Marketing and Quality, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
- 2011-2016 - Minister Counselor, Head of the Trade & Investment Section of the Embassy of Poland in Washington D.C.
- 2011 - Research and Teaching Fellow at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago
- 2009-2011 - Poland’s Representative to the Public Governance Committee, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris
- 2009-2011 - Member of the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) Board of Governors, Maastricht
- 2005-2009 - Deputy Consul General at the Consulate General of Poland in Chicago; and Acting Consul General (2007)
- 2004-2022 - Faculty in the Department of Market, Marketing and Quality at the Warsaw School of Economics
- 2000-2004 - Adjunct Professor in the School of Management, Czestochowa Technical University
- 2001-2005 - Advisor to the Prime Minister, Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
- 1996-2000 - Head of Department of Promotion and Cooperation with Polish Diaspora at the Consulate General of Poland in Chicago
- 1995-2004 - Assistant Professor in the Department of Market and Marketing at SGH Warsaw School of Economics.
THE MOST IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS:
- Paweł Pietrasieński, Katarzyna Rokosz (2023). European Bridge Organizations in Global Innovation Hubs. Geography and Typology of Internationalization Support for Technology Companies. Organization Review, ISSN 0137-7221; DOI: 10.33141/po.2023.01.03, Np. 1 (2023), pp. 22-28.
- Paweł Pietrasieński, Katarzyna Rokosz, Maciej Wieloch (2022). Trójkąt relacji administracja–nauka–biznes w kontekście internacjonalizacji przedsiębiorstw /Triangle of relations: government-academia-business in the context of companies’ internationalization/, in: Triple Helix Collaboration and Internationalization Support – peer reviewed, SGH Publishing House, ISBN 978-83-8030-577-9, pp. 43-58.
- Paweł Pietrasieński, Elena Pawęta, Katarzyna Rokosz, Joanna Stryjek, Maciej Wieloch, Albert Tomaszewski (2022). Wybrane światowe ekosystemy pod względem wsparcia internacjonalizacji oraz współpracy trójkąta relacji na rzecz globalnej przedsiębiorczości /Selected world’s ecosystems for internationalization support and Triple Helix cooperation on global entrepreneurship/, in: Triple Helix Collaboration and Internationalization Support, SGH Publishing House, ISBN 978-83-8030-577-9, pp. 59-116.
- Paweł Pietrasieński, Elena Pawęta, Joanna Stryjek, Maciej Wieloch, Albert Tomaszewski (2022). Dobre praktyki we wspieraniu internacjonalizacji firm na świecie /Good practices in supporting companies’ internationalization in the world/, in: Triple Helix Collaboration and Internationalization Support, SGH Publishing House, ISBN 978-83-8030-577-9, pp. 117-132.
- Maria Pietrzak, Paweł Pietrasieński, Marcin Wojtysiak-Kotlarski (2021). Can Startups Win during COVID-19 Era? “New Economy Lab” Project Boosts International Cooperation in Academic Entrepreneurship in: Entrepreneurship, Economic Development and Public Policy - COVID 19 and the Economy: Impact on Business, Academia, Government & People, Scientific Publishing House Scholar, pp. 11-25.
- Pawel Pietrasieński (2021). Economic and Social Implications for COVID-19 Policies: Lessons Learned from Spanish Influenza and other Disease Outbreaks in History, Przegląd Organizacji; pp. 33-39.
- Paweł Pietrasieński, Mehmet Tosun, Ethan Olesinki (2020). COVID-19 and Local Government Response in Poland, Organization Review, ISSN 0137-7221
- Paweł Pietrasieński (2018). Programy akceleracyjne jako instrument aktywizowania przyszłych globalistów – model akceleracji 4xC w: XXV lat w naukach ekonomicznych: osiągnięcia, wyzwania, perspektywy, Oficyna Wydawnicza SGH (ISBN: 978-83-8030-220-4).
- Paweł Pietrasieński, Katarzyna Bitka (2015). Collaboration, co-production, coopetition and coordination: a case study of European ‘bridge organizations’ in Silicon Valley, International Journal of Transitions and Innovation Systems, no 3/4 /vol. 1/ (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJTIS.2015.077186)
- Paweł Pietrasieński (2014). Aktywizowanie internacjonalizacji przedsiębiorstw – dobre praktyki rządów; strategie wsparcia w Dolinie Krzemowej /Stimulating the Internationalization of Enterprises – good practices of governments; support strategies in Silicon Valley/, Polish Economic Publishers (PWE), Warsaw (ISBN: 879-83-208-2164-2).
- Paweł Pietrasieński (2014). “4Cs” Public Governance Model for policies stimulating the internationalization of companies, Polish Journal of Management Studies, Czestochowa Technical University, no. 10 /vol. 2/, (ISSN: 2081-7452)
- Paweł Pietrasieński (2013). The EU Member States’ Support for European SMEs’ Internationalization on the US Market (based on the research undertaken among EU Trade Counselors in Washington D.C.), Journal of Management and Financial Sciences, Warsaw, no. 11 (ISSN: 1899-8968)
- Paweł Pietrasieński (2010). Ścieżki internacjonalizacji działalności przedsiębiorstw - podejście ewolucyjne /Internationalization paths of business activities - an evolutionary approach/, in: International Marketing. Conditions and Trends, Polish Economic Publishers (PWE), Warsaw (ISBN: 978-83-208-1888-8).
- Paweł Pietrasieński (2005). Międzynarodowe strategie marketingowe /International marketing strategies/, Polish Economic Publishers (PWE), Warsaw (ISBN: 83-208-1597-5).
MEMBERSHIPS & AWARDS:
- 2021 - Member of UNR Nevada Global Business and Economics Lab (NVGLOBE-L): Global Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Working Group Public Finance, Tax Policy and Economic Development Working Group
- 2021 - President’s “E” Award for the Excellency in Export Services awarded to Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development International Division – led that time by P. Pietrasienski – by U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- 2017 - Member of the Nevada District Export Council (nomination of the US Secretary of Commerce)
- 2015 - Outstanding International Business Leadership Honoree, awarded by the Chicago International Sister Cities Committee
- 2015 - Medal of Honor for Merits in Poland’s Economy Development, awarded by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
- 2014 - Medal for export achievements, awarded by the Association of Polish Exporters for merit while promoting Polish exports in the United States
- 2011 - Certificate of completion; International Trade and Investment Politics Seminar at George Washington University (seminar was organized with cooperation of George Washington University and the Washington International Trade Administration)
- 2009 - Honors from Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) in Chicago; nominated to the Northeastern Illinois University’s External International Advisory Board as Member and Chair
