Bio
Jan Zygmuntowski is an economist interested in development studies, political economy of technology and the digital economy. He is co-president of the Polish Network of Economics and program director at CoopTech Hub, the first Polish center for platform co-ops. Besides, he is a lecturer and PhD candidate at Kozminski University in Management and AI in Digital Society, where he researches data governance, digital sovereignty and the public interest. In addition, Jan is co-founder and has acted as chairman of the board (2015-2020) at Instrat, a progressive public policy think-tank focusing on energy, digital and sustainability. He gained experience, among others, in the Polish Development Fund where he coordinated innovation programs charted in the state industrial strategy. Graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics, fellow of G20 Global Solutions, British Council and Møller Institute. Author of ’Network Capitalism‘ (‘Kapitalizm Sieci‘), a book nominated for the ‘Economicus 2020‘ prize.