| 1978 | Ph.D., Economics, (doctorate in economics), University of Lodz |
| 1979 | Fulbright Scholarship (post-doctoral programme), Columbia University |
| 1985 | American Council of Learned Societies Scholarship, University of Chicago |
| 1986 | Post Doctoral Degree, Economics, Habilitated Doctorate in Economics, University of Lodz |
| 1990 | Visiting Scholar, Center for Economic Policy Research, London School of Economics |
| 1991 | Visiting Scholar, Universität zu Köln (DAAD) |
| 1987-1993 | Head, Chair of Economic Theory, Institute of Economics, Polish Academy of Sciences |
| 1973-1996 | Lecturer, Professor (Tenured), University of Lodz |
| 1993-1996 | Director, Institute of Economics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw |
| 1994-1996 | Vice-Chairman, Council of Socio-Economic Strategy, Council of Ministers |
| | Economic Adviser to the President of the Republic of Poland |
| since 1996 | Consultant, World Bank |
| 1996-1997 | Chief Economic Advisor to the President of Poland |
| 1997 | Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, Government of Poland |
| 1997-2001 | Advisor, Prime Minister of Albania |
| 1998-2001 | Chief Economic Advisor to the President of Poland |
| 2001-2002 | Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, Coalition Provisional Authority, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 2003 | Chairman of the Council for International Coordination for Iraq |
| 2003-2004 | Director of Economic Policy, Coalition Provisional Authority, Iraq |
| 2004-2005 | Prime Minister of Poland |
| 2006-2009 | Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Europe, United Nations |
| 2009-2010 | Director of the European Department, International Monetary Fund |
| since 2010 | President of Narodowy Bank Polski; Chairman of the Monetary Policy Council |
| 2011-2014 | Steering Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board |
| since 2011 | Chair, World Bank/IMF Development Committee |
| since 2012 | Chair, Vienna 2.0 Initiative Steering Committee |
| 1977-1980 | Study of law at the University of Vienna |
| 1980 | Doctor's degree in both fields of study |
| 1980-1981 | Legal practice at court |
| 1981-1987 | Deputy Head of Legal Department/ Export Guarantees, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG |
| 1987-1999 | Creditanstalt-Bankverein (from 1 January 1998 Creditanstalt AG) |
| 1992 | Head of Trade and International Project Finance |
| 1993 | Assistant General Manager and Deputy Head of Finance Division |
| 1995 | Deputy General Manager and Head of Finance and Consulting Division, additionally from |
| 1998 | Head of Division, Multinational Corporates and Insurance Sector |
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| | Following the integrations steps in the Bank Austria Creditanstalt Group from July 1999: |
| 1999-2002 | Head of Group Division, Multinational Corporates and Products, Bank Austria AG |
| 2000 | Head of Multinational Corporates, Corporate and Trade Finance Division, additionally from |
| 2002 | Head of Corporate Customers Division |
| 2002 | Head of Multinational Corporates, Corporate and Trade Finance Division, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG |
| 2003 | Member of the Management Board, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG |
| | responsible for Multinational Corporates, Corporate Customers and Real Estate Finance (April 2003 - January 2004) |
| | additionally responsible for the CEE region (January 2004 - May 2006) |
| | Corporate Banking and UniCredit Group's Leasing Operations (May 2006 - December 2007) |
| | Corporate Banking and Sponsor for Global Account/ Cross Border Business Management within the UniCredit Corporate |
| | Division Executive Management Committee (January 2008 - September 2008) |
| 2008-2010 | Member of the Managing Board and Chief Executive Austrian Banking, BAWAG P.S.K. (responsible for Retail and Commercial Business) |
| | May 2011 Vice-Rector, Infrastructure, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| | Oct. 2011 Vice-Rector for Financial Affairs and Infrastructure, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 1991-1992 | Editor, Anchorman, Antenne Austria - Private Radio Station, Vienna |
| 1993-1995 | UTEC Vienna, Wiener Internationale Zukunftskonferenz: Administration, PR, Marketing |
| 1995-2000 | ABS Vermögensverwaltungsges.mbH Vienna: Sales assistant to Man Dir. Administration, PR |
| 2000-2004 | Superfund Asset Management GmbH; responsibilities included the areas legal and compliance, finance and controlling, as well as administration |
| since 2001 | Director, Quadriga Superfund Sicav, Luxembourg |
| 2004-2007 | Managing Director, Superfund Group Monaco SAM, Monaco |
| since 2005 | President, Superfund Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A, Warsaw |
| since 2007 | Managing Director, Superfund Vermögensveranlagungs AG, Vienna |
| since 2009 | Managing Director, Superfund Consulting GmbH, Vienna |
| 1991-1994 | Außenpolitik-Redakteur, "Kleine Zeitung" |
| 1994 | Redakteur in der Chefredaktion, "Kleine Zeitung" |
| 1995-1997 | Chef vom Dienst, "Kleine Zeitung" |
| 1998-1999 | Stellvertretender Chefredakteur, "Kleine Zeitung" |
| 2000-2001 | Chef vom Dienst, "Standard" |
| 2002-2004 | Stellvertretender Chefredakteur, "Die Presse" |
| 2004-2012 | Chefredakteur, "Die Presse" |
| 2013 | /14 Leiter, Media Academy, Europäisches Forum Alpbach |
| seit 2015 | Chefredakteur, "nzz.at" |
