Mateusz Szczurek

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Bibliographic details

• Published: November 22, 2024

Current role

• Director of the European Department at the International Monetary Fund since July 2026.
• Oversees the IMF’s work with Europe.

Previous public-sector roles

• Minister of Finance of Poland from 2013 to 2015.
  • Responsible for fiscal policy, public debt management, international economic cooperation, and oversight of financial institutions.
  • Represented Poland in major international fora.
  • Played a key role in advancing reforms to strengthen fiscal management and public administration.

Roles in development and international financial institutions

• Member of the Management Board and Chief Risk Officer at BGK, Poland’s development bank, since 2024.
  • Oversaw risk, ESG, sectoral analysis, and financial modeling.
• Senior roles at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 2016 to 2024.
  • Led work on macroeconomic assessment, reform monitoring, and policy dialogue in EU countries of operation.
  • Member of the inaugural European Fiscal Board, contributing to discussions on Europe’s fiscal framework.

Private sector and academic experience

• Chief Economist for Central and Eastern Europe at ING Bank.
• Held various economist positions in the banking sector.
• Taught public finance and international economics at the University of Warsaw.

Education

• Degrees from the University of Warsaw, Columbia University, and the University of Sussex.
• Earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Sussex.

References

• IMF Senior Officials