Professor Jacek Rostowski is a Polish and British Economist. He joined the Cabinet of Premier Donald Tusk on 16 November 2007 and currently serves as the Finance Minister of the Republic of Poland. Since 1995 he has been Professor of Economics and was the Head of the Department of Economics at Central European University in Budapest (1995-2000 and 2005-2006).
Professor Rostowski is the recipient of the following awards:
· European Finance Minister of the Year (2009)—The Banker
Eric Beinhocker is a Senior Fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the economics research arm of McKinsey & Company, where he leads research on economic, management, and public policy issues, and advises businesses and governments. His work for the McKinsey Global Institute has included topics such as the rise of India and China, and the future of US savings and consumption. He is also a leader in McKinsey’s climate change and sustainability practice, and is currently pursuing efforts on the economics of transitioning to a low-carbon economy.