Mikołaj Budzanowski leads EIT InnoEnergy in Central Europe, managing investments across CEE markets from Baltic States to Turkey. As a Board Member, he oversees nearly 200 pre-seed/seed investments. Previously, he was Chief Innovation Officer at Boryszew Group, led Boryszew Energy, and served as Poland's Minister of Treasury. He holds a PhD from Jagiellonian University with studies at Stanford and Warsaw.