PhD in Economics, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Economics, Cracow University of Economics (Poland). Member of the Board of the Malopolski Social Economy Fund (from 2009). Research interests: new technologies in the public sector, analysis of public policies, local government, water policy, renewable energy sources. Author and co-author of several dozen of publications in this fields. Expert in numerous research and implementation projects financed by the European Union, Polish Ministries, and regional administrations.