Grzegorz Peszko

Grzegorz Peszko is the Executive Director of the Energy Macro and Microeconomics Program at KAPSARC – a global think tank, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia leading in energy economics, climate, and sustainability. He has over 30 years of international experience in economic and environmental policies for sustainable development. For the last decade he has focused his research and policy work on aligning the incentives for energy exporters and importers to cooperate on global low-carbon energy transition. Previously, he served as Lead Economist at the World Bank in Washington, Lead Energy and Environmental Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, Environmental Finance Program Manager at the OECD in Paris, Assistant Professor at Krakow University of Economics in Poland, and Head of Unit at the Polish Ministry of Environment. Notably, Grzegorz was a Lead Author on reports contributing to the IPCC’s 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He has also co-authored over 70 influential books and articles and served on several national and international boards and expert groups. He holds M.Sc. degree in political sciences from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, M.Sc. in Economics from University College London, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Krakow University of Economics