100 Notable alumni of Warsaw School of Economics

Józef Cepil is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 10526 votes in 33 Kielce district as a candidate from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.

Aleksander Marek Kowalski was a Polish ice hockey defenceman who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Adam Maciejewski is a Polish economist and manager. He is the president of the management board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Zofia Glazer, née Olszakowska, was a Polish educator and resistance member during World War II, involved in rescue of Jews during the Holocaust.

Mateusz Berger is a Polish lawyer.

Joanna Agnieszka Cygler is a Polish economist and professor of management at the Warsaw School of Economics.

Krzysztof Piech is a Polish economist and academic, specializing in finance. He has served as Professor at Lazarski University's Faculty of Economics and Management since 2016. He also holds the position of Director of the university's Blockchain Technology Center.

Mieczysław Cygan - Polish military commander, Brigadier General of the Polish Army, military governor of Gdańsk (1982–1988), Secretary General of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites (1989–1990).

Michał Kołodziejski is a Polish diplomat specializing in the Asia-Pacific region. He served as the Ambassador of Poland to Australia from 2017 to 2022 and has been the Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau since 2023.

Piotr Ostaszewski is a Polish historian, political scientist and translator. From 2017 to 2024 he served as an ambassador to South Korea.

Tomasz Robert Garbowski is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7,517 votes in 21 Opole district as a candidate from the Democratic Left Alliance list.

Andrzej Sławiński is a Polish economist and Professor of Economics at the Warsaw School of Economics. He is a member of the Council of Monetary Policies since 2004 and a fellow of Collegium Invisibile.

Eugeniusz Kabatc was a Polish writer and translator of Soviet literature and Italian literature.

Genowefa Tokarska, née Bzdyra is a Polish politician who served as a member of the Sejm from 2011 to 2019. Born in Biszcza, she graduated from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, then the Lublin Agricultural Academy, and in 1989 graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics. After graduating from Lublin, she became a teacher at an agricultural school...

Jerzy Turonek was a Polish-Belarusian historian. He was born in Dūkštas into the family of West Belarusian political activist Branislaŭ Turonak in the Second Polish Republic's Wilno Voivodeship.

Tadeusz Jerzy Gebethner was a Polish soldier, insurgent, bookseller, and footballer. From 1914 to 1925 he was an active player and captain of the Polonia Warsaw team; later he worked in his family bookstore and publishing business (Gebethner i Wolff ). Tadeusz Gebethner fought in the Polish–Soviet War and Polish September Campaign. Becoming an officer of the Home Army after...

Anna Maliszewska is a Polish modern pentathlete. She was born in the west Polish town of Zielona Góra. Maliszewska won the gold medal in the team event at the 2015 World Modern Pentathlon Championships. She qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

Paweł Milewski is a Polish diplomat; ambassador to Australia (2013–2017) and Japan (since 2019).

Radosław Parda is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7856 votes in 33 Kielce district as a candidate from the League of Polish Families list.

Henryk Mieczysław Milcarz is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 5,251 votes in 33 Kielce district as a candidate from Democratic Left Alliance list.

Paweł Jarczewski was the president of the management board of Grupa Azoty until March 2016, and from 2008-2013 he was the president of the management board of Grupa Azoty "PUŁAWY", master of economics. He completed Warsaw School of Economics, at the Department of Foreign Trade, with majors in economics and organisation of foreign trade.

Czesław Warsewicz is a Polish businessman and entrepreneur.

Józef Kozioł was a Polish politician and economist. He was an MP from 1985 to 1989, deputy prime minister from 1985 to 1988, and minister of the environmental protection and natural resources from 1988 to 1989.

Adam Maksym Rogacki is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 6905 votes in 36 Kalisz district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.

Barbara Czarniawska was a Polish-Swedish organisation scholar.

Stanisław Jan Gucwa was a Polish politician and economist. He was the Marshal of the Sejm from 1972 until 1985.

Jerzy Kaliszewski was a Polish actor, recipient of multiple awards.

Krzysztof Obłój is a Polish economist and university teacher, with a broad research area including world economy, institutional environment of business, competition and entrepreneurship. He specializes in organization culture, structure and process, internal organizational analysis and organizational strategy. Obłój is Chair of the Institute for Strategic Management and International Management (Zakład Zarządzania Strategicznego i Międzynarodowego) at the University of Warsaw...

Waldemar Jan Dubaniowski is a Polish government official and diplomat; he served as an ambassador of Poland to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar (2017–2023) and to Singapore (2009–2013); as a member of the National Broadcasting Council; a Chief of the Cabinet of the President of Poland and Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of...

Justyna Glusman is a Polish economist.

Halina Weronika Wasilewska-Trenkner was a Polish economist, academic and finance minister.

Bożena Kamińska is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm in 2011 and 2015. She ran in 2019, but was not reelected.

Józef Krzysztof Leśniak was a Polish politician. A member of the Law and Justice party, he served in the Sejm from 2015 to 2019. He died on 4 May 2022, at the age of 54.

Wiesław Rozłucki is a Polish economist, co-founder of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and its first chairman (1991–2006). Since 1990 occupied various advisory positions to Polish government and various supervisory positions in public companies, foundations and organizations.

Jakub Jaworowski is a Polish politician serving as minister of state assets from 2024 to 2025. In 2015, he served as secretary of state of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.

Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the DS & OP with the Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union, part of the Socialist Group. Her family name is Ulatowska, which she has changed after marriage with her husband.

Leszek Skiba is a Polish banker and politician who was vice minister of public finance from 2015 to 2020 and CEO of Bank Pekao, the second largest bank in Poland, from 2020 to May 2024.

Professor Marek Dariusz Rocki is a Polish econometrician. He served as a Rector of Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) (1999–2002, 2002–2005 and 2016–2020) and a Polish Senator from Civic Platform (2005–2019).

Roman Malinowski was a Polish politician and economist. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1980 to 1985, Chairman of United People's Party from 1981 to 1989, and Marshal of the Sejm from 1985 to 1989.

Krzysztof Ireneusz Rybiński is a Polish economist and author, professor of social sciences, vice-president of the National Bank of Poland (2004–2008).

Stanisław Kluza is a Polish economist who, from 14 July to 22 September 2006, was the Finance Minister in the cabinet of Jarosław Kaczyński. He is the successor of Paweł Wojciechowski, who lasted only two weeks in this position as a man personally unknown to the Law and Justice party leader. Kluza claimed to continue the financial politics of Zyta...

Małgorzata Zaleska is a Polish economist who is currently a professor of economic sciences, the chairman of the committee on finance of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 2015) and the director of the Institute of Banking at the Warsaw School of Economics. She served as the president of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (2016–17), after serving as the member of...

Cezary Olejniczak is a Polish politician. Member of the Sejm (2011-2015) for Democratic Left Alliance. Older brother of other Polish left-wing politician Wojciech Olejniczak.

Krzysztof Mulawa is a Polish politician serving as a member of the Sejm since 2023. He is the leader of the Masovian branches of the National Movement and the Confederation Liberty and Independence.

Jan Tomasz Zamoyski was a Polish political activist. He was the 16th and last Ordynat of the Zamoyski Family Fee Tail, a senator (1991–1993), and the president of the National-Democratic Party (since 1991). He was awarded the Order of the White Eagle.

Grażyna Józefa Rabsztyn is a retired Polish hurdler. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics on three occasions (1972–1980) and was a finalist each time (twice placing fifth).

Józef Pińkowski was a Polish Communist politician and economist who served as 35th Prime Minister of Poland from 1980 to 1981.

Alojzy Zbigniew Nowak is a Polish economist. In 2020, he was elected Rector of the University of Warsaw.

Mieczysław Zygmunt Jagielski was a Polish politician and economist. During the times of the People's Republic of Poland he was the last leading politician from the former eastern regions of pre-Second World War Poland.

Anna Kalata is a Polish politician, celebrity and occasional actress. She was a member of the populist Samoobrona party. In Jarosław Kaczyński's cabinet she was the minister of labour and social policy. She participated in the 12th season of Taniec z Gwiazdami (the Polish version of Dancing With The Stars). After losing 38 kilograms (84 lb) she appeared on the...

Andrzej Krzysztof Koźmiński is a professor of management, the founder of Kozminski University (named after his late father, Leon Koźmiński), 1993–2011 the rector of this school, and currently its president.

Paweł Borys is a Polish economist, specializing in finance, banking, and economic policy.

Piotr Nowak is a Polish economist and politician. He was Minister of Development and Technology in the Second Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki until resigning in March 2022.

Kazimierz Sylwester Paździor was a Polish amateur lightweight boxer. He won the European title in 1957, the Polish title in 1958 and 1960, and an Olympic gold medal in 1960. He retired in 1961 with a record of 179 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses.

Paweł Wojciechowski is a Polish economist.

Bogusław Marian Liberadzki is a Polish economist and politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2004.

Beata Barbara Gosiewska is a Polish politician from Law and Justice. She was a member of the Senate of Poland from 2011 to 2014. She was elected in 2014 as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for European Conservatives and Reformists.

Andrzej Halicki is a Polish politician of the Civic Platform (PO) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 elections.

Michał Tadeusz Kurtyka is a Polish manager, economist, and civil servant who served as the Minister of Climate and Environment until October 2021. He is a technocrat and a non-partisan figure.

Jan Dobraczyński was a Polish writer, novelist, politician and Catholic publicist. In the Second Polish Republic between the two world wars, he was a supporter of the National Party and Catholic movements. During the 1939 Nazi–Soviet invasion of Poland, he was a soldier of the Polish Army and member of Armia Krajowa until the end of World War II. Dobraczyński...

Henryka Teodora Bochniarz is a Polish economist and administrator who is a former Minister of Industry and Trade in the Government of Poland.

Jerzy Osiatyński was a Polish politician. A member of the Democratic Union, he served in the Sejm from 1989 to 2001 and was Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1993.

Piotr Arkadiusz Serafin is a Polish politician and lawyer who has served as European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration since December 2024. Between 2007–2008, he served as Undersecretary of State for European Integration and between 2012–2014 as Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs.

Edward Franciszek Szczepanik was a Polish economist and the last Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile.

Marta Joanna Golbik is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm (9th term) representing the constituency of Katowice I. She previously also served in the 8th term of the Sejm (2015–2019).

Michał Tomasz Krupiński is a Polish economist, banker and finance executive.

Janusz Antoni Cieszyński is a Polish politician who was Minister of Digital Affairs under Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in his second cabinet since 6 April 2023.

Jerzy Janusz Kropiwnicki is a Polish right-wing politician, member of Law and Justice party.

Grzegorz Witold Kołodko is a distinguished professor of economics and a key architect of Polish economic reforms. He is the author of New Pragmatism, an original and heterodox theory of economics. He has been a university lecturer, researcher, and author of numerous academic books and research papers. As Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance of Poland from 2002 to 2003,...

Edward Mikołaj Babiuch was a Polish Communist political figure. He was one of four deputy chairmen of the Polish Council of State 1976–1980. Babiuch served as the 34th Prime Minister of Poland from 18 February to 24 August 1980.

Zbigniew Gryglas is a Polish entrepreneur, manager, politician, civil servant and philanthropist. Graduated from Olsztyn University, National School of Public Administration and Warsaw School of Economics. He served many years in Ministry of the State Assets supervising state owned companies from energy sector. He is a former member of the Sejm, and formerly the vice president of the Agreement political...

Andrzej Jan Szejna is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Lesser Poland Voivodeship & Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship with the Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union, part of the Socialist Group and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs.

Jacek Wilk is a Polish barrister, economist and politician. He was the official candidate of the Congress of the New Right party for the office of President of Poland in the 2015 presidential elections after resigning from supporting its quitting member Janusz Korwin-Mikke. In the first round he received 0.46% of votes, which gave him the tenth place among the...

Janusz Piechociński is a Polish politician, Minister of the Economy and Deputy Prime Minister of Poland from 6 December 2012 to 16 November 2015. From 17 November 2012 to 7 November 2015 he was President of the Polish People's Party.

Jarosław Rafał Gugała is a Polish radio and television journalist, actor, musician, university teacher, from 1999 to 2003 serving as an ambassador to Uruguay.

Danuta Maria Hübner is a Polish politician, diplomat, and economist and Member of the European Parliament. She was European Commissioner for Regional Policy from 22 November 2004 until 4 July 2009, when she resigned to become a Member of European Parliament for the Civic Platform. In 2012 Hübner became a member of the International Honorary Council of the European Academy...

Wojciech Stefan Roszkowski OOB, sometimes known by the pseudonym Andrzej Albert, is a Polish historian and politician. From 1990 to 1993, he served as vice-rector of Warsaw School of Economics and from 1994 to 2000, he was the Kościuszko Chair of Polish Studies at the University of Virginia, USA. In 2004, Roszkowski won election to the European Parliament from the...

Jeremi Przybora was a Polish poet, writer, actor and singer. He created the TV-series "Kabaret Starszych Panów" (Elderly Gentlemen's Cabaret) with Jerzy Wasowski and performed ballads and sung poetry, a popular music genre in Poland.

Edyta Małgorzata Bartosiewicz is a Polish rock singer, composer, and songwriter. In Poland, she's known for her highly reflective and unusual lyrics. Sixteen of her singles reached the top of Polish Radio charts. Over the course of her musical career, she has received five Fryderyk awards – the most important recognition in the Polish music industry.

Andrzej Marian Olechowski is a Polish politician. He was one of the co-founders of liberal conservative party Civic Platform in 2001 with Maciej Płażyński and Donald Tusk. He served as Minister of Finance (1992) in the Jan Olszewski's Government and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993–1995) in the Waldemar Pawlak's Government.

Dariusz Kajetan Rosati ['darjuʂ rɔsati] is a Polish professor of economics and a politician who served as a member of the European Parliament from 2004–2009 and 2014-2019, and a deputy of the Sejm from 2011-2014 and 2019-2023.

Marek Stefan Borowski is a Polish politician. He led the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) for a time and was Speaker of the Sejm (the lower, more powerful, house of Poland's parliament) from 2001 to 2004.

Tomasz Siemoniak is a Polish politician of the Civic Platform (PO) served as Minister of the Interior and Administration in the government of Donald Tusk from May 2024 to July 2025. he also served as Minister of National Defence in the governments of Prime Ministers Donald Tusk and Ewa Kopacz from 2 August 2011 to 16 November 2015 and Deputy...

Stefan Bronisław Starzyński was a Polish statesman, economist, military officer and Mayor of Warsaw before and during the Siege of 1939.

Adam Jerzy Bielan is a Polish politician, Member of the European Parliament for Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie and Masovian between 2004 and 2014, and from 2019 MEP for Masovian constituency. Member of the Senate and the Deputy Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland 2015–2019.

Jacek Krzysztof Czaputowicz is a Polish politician and academic who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland from 9 January 2018 to 20 August 2020.

Józef Oleksy was a Polish left-wing politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 7 March 1995 to 7 February 1996, when he resigned due to espionage allegations. He was chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance (Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej, SLD).

Adam Wojciech Niedzielski is a Polish economist. He is the former President of the National Health Fund. He was Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland.

Taro Kono is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister for Digital Transformation from 2022 to 2024. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he previously served as Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform from 2015 to 2016 and from 2020 to 2021, and was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense under Prime Minister...

Ryszard Jerzy Petru is a Polish politician. He served as an assistant to several members of parliament in the 1990s. He has worked as an economist for the World Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and several Polish banks. Since 2011, he has been the chairman of the Association of Polish Economists. He is the author of several books, including two children's books on...

Leszek Henryk Balcerowicz is a Polish economist, statesman, and Professor at Warsaw School of Economics. He served as Chairman of the National Bank of Poland (2001–2007) and twice as Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (1989–1991, 1997–2001).

Adam Glapiński is a Polish economist and politician, the current president of the National Bank of Poland, Economics professor, a member of the first term of the Sejm, a member of the fourth term of the Senate and between 2010 and 2016 a member of the Monetary Policy Council. He also served as the Minister for Construction and Spatial Planning...

Przemysław Saleta is a Polish professional boxer, as well as a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Later he became an actor and sports commentator as well as a TV personality.

Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz is a Polish lawyer and politician. Since 2024 she is a member of the European Parliament.

Agnieszka Anna Soin is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm (9th term) representing the constituency of Wrocław. She previously also served in the 8th term of the Sejm (2015–2019). She is affiliated with the Law and Justice party.

Izabela Dorota Leszczyna is a Polish politician, teacher, who served as Minister of Health from December 2023 to July 2025. She is also a Member of the Sejm since 2007.

Elżbieta Ewa Bieńkowska is a Polish politician who served as Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Transport before becoming a European Commissioner in the team of Jean-Claude Juncker from 2014 to 2019.

Beata Maria Szydło is a Polish politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. A member of Law and Justice (PiS), she previously served as the prime minister of Poland from 2015 to 2017. Szydło became the third woman to hold the office, after Hanna Suchocka and her immediate predecessor Ewa Kopacz. She currently...

Tomasz Kazimierz Tomczykiewicz was a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 22,221 votes in 27 Bielsko-Biała district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list, and again in 2015 for the 8th Sejm.