PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
An expert in the field of national security for over 25 years, with experience on foreign policy,
national security and intelligence. While heading the polish Foreign Intelligence Agency (AW)
co-organiser and participant in numerous projects in the field of security, also at international
and transnational levels, e.g. preparations and protection of Warsaw NATO Summit, July
2016. During 2016 chaired NATO Civilian Intelligence Committee (CIC), participating directly
in working on reforms of NATO intelligence and security system (Overarching Intelligence
Policy).
Experienced in management of national security systems, in particular in direction of state
intelligence agency, but also oversight and coordination of the whole intelligence and security
community. Co-originator of innovative organisational and legislative solutions concerning
security of the State.
Initiator and co-founder of one of the first Polish companies dealing with business intelligence
and business security, offering, inter alia, support and protection of foreign expansion for
Polish entrepreneurs.
LATEST IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
2017 – currently
Role: Senior Fellow and Director of Economy and Energy programme
Casimir Pulaski Foundation
2015 - 2016 – Foreign Intelligence Agency
Role: Head of the agency
Reforming and modernisation of the structural and functional model of the service,
in order to ensure the enhancement of its functionality and boost its effectiveness and
efficiency, inter alia, in the field of international cooperation.
Personal and direct involvement in the process of reorganisation of NATO intelligence and
security system, completed with creation of a new post of the Assistant to the
Secretary General on Intelligence and Security and reshaping NATO intelligence
community.
2013 – 2015 - BINASE LLC
Role: Initiator and company CEO. The project was addressed to Polish entrepreneurs, in
particular to those planning to expand their business abroad, as well as to foreign
companies interested in entering markets in Central Europe and the former USSR.
2009 - 2012 – Polish Embassy in Madrid
Role: First Counsellor for Political Affairs and Outpost Security Coordinator.
Cooperation with Spanish security authorities in ensuring the outpost safety, and
implementation of joint projects in cooperation with Polish services responsible for
security of the State. Coordination of state service activities in the prevention of
terrorist attack threats.
2005 - 2008 – Prime Minister's Office
Role: Secretary to the governmental Committee for Intelligence and Security Services
Modernisation of the functional model of the Committee for Intelligence and Security
Services (chaired by Prime Minister), ensuring the enhancement of its functionality.
Development and implementation of a set of unified planning and reporting tools designed
to support the accountability of special services
Personal participation in lively international exchange with national authorities in charge of
supervision and coordination of special services, participation in international ontopic
conferences.
2003 - 2004 – Opole Municipal Office
Role: organiser and first director of department dealing with internal control and fraud
examine issues
Development and implementation of own, original project concerning the creation of the
department of internal control and internal audit in Opole Municipal Office.
Organisation of the department from a scratch, and development of a methodology,
as well as the creation of a tool set enabling the conduct of core activities.
Supervision over the implementation of a number of complex of inspection and audit
procedures, completed with the implementation of recommendations (including those
concerning organisational and human resources), improving the functionality of the
office areas tested, and submitting notifications of offenses, verified by the issue of
legally valid sentences.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
2015 – 2016 Foreign Intelligence Agency (AW)
Position: Head of the Agency
2013 – 2015 BINASE LLC
Position: President of the Board
2007 - 2013 Foreign Intelligence Agency (AW)
Position: Senior Advisor to the Head of the Agency
2009 - 2012 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Position: First Counsellor at the Polish Embassy in Madrid
2005 - 2008 Chancellery Office of the Prime Minister
Position: Secretary to the Committee for Intelligence and Security Services
2004 - 2005 Internal Security Agency (ABW)
Position: Senior Adviser to the Head of the Agency
Position: Head of the Division of Analyses and Training Schedules in the HR Bureau
01/2003 - 08/2004, Opole Municipal Office
Position: Head of Internal Control and Audit Department
1991 – 2002 - Office for State Protection (UOP)
Position: Deputy Head of the Delegate’s Office in Opole (03/2000 - 12/2001)
Position: Division Head of the Delegate’s Office in Wroclaw (05/1998 - 03/2000)
Position: Field Officer - independent position (08/1991 - 05/1998)
BASIC EDUCATION
1992 National BSS Training
Centre in Lodz
Officer course – graduate
studies (BSS Second
Lieutenant)
1986 – 1991 University of Wroclaw,
Faculty of Historical and
Pedagogical Sciences
M.A. in history
SKILLS POSSESSED
• Managing of complex organizational units
• Strategic and operational planning
• Organization and management of information security,
• Internal inspection systems – internal audit,
• Management of internal security systems,
• Co-operation at national and international levels,
• Management of complex projects
• Management of large human teams,
• Designing training systems,
COMMAND OF LANGUAGES
Spanish - Level C1
English - Level C1
Portuguese - Level A1 +
Polish – native
OTHER
Lecturer in various polish high schools in such areas as national security, intelligence
services, protection of classified information, internal audit and control systems in public
administration, fraud examining.
Member (also the Chairman) of the Polish delegation to the North Atlantic Council, NATO
Civilian Intelligence Committee, NATO and the European Union Security Committees in the
years.
Polish delegate at international conferences for members of bodies supervising intelligence
and security services:
- “Balancing National Security and Constitutional Principles within a Democracy” -
International Conference in Cape Town, RSA , organised by The International
Intelligence Review Agencies Conference - October, 2006.
- „Accountability of Intelligence and Security Agencies and Human Rights” - International
Conference in The Hague, Netherlands, organised by the Dutch Review Committee for
the Intelligence and Security Services – June, 2007.
Author of various articles in polish newspapers concerning such issues as intelligence
services, national security, terrorism and counterterrorism as well as competitive intelligence
and it’s role in supporting companies in foreign expansion (e.g. in Harvard Business Review
Poland)