Krzysztof Krukowski, PhD, Professor of the Institute of Management and Quality Sciences at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. A graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Management at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in the field of management and marketing. Research interests relate to public sector management. Author of scientific publications in the field of public management and local development. Co-author of strategic documents for local government units.