Włodzimierz GRUDZIŃSKI

Has over 30 years of experience in banking as for 17 years (1990-2007) CEO of Bank for Socio-Economical Initiatives BISE SA, which was one of the pioneers of financing SMEs, local governments, social economy, and housing communities in Poland. Co-founder and 12-year-long member of the Board of the Polish Bank Association (PBA), from 2001 to 2009 its Vice-Chairman, actively participating in the construction and development of the Polish banking sector. From 2009 to 2024, he was the advisor to the PBA and the member of the Ethics Committee.
He is a co-founder of FEBEA (European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers) and from 2014 to 2024 its Vice-Chairman. During the period 2018- 2024, he was was a member of European Commission’s Advisory Group GECES (Expert Group on Social Economy and Social Enterprises).
He is Chairman of the Board of the Junior Achievement Foundation, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Financial Advisory Standards €FPA Poland, a member of the Ethics Committee of the €FPA Europe, and a member of the Finance Committee of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation.
He is also a member of juries of competitions: Social Entrepreneur of the Year; Irena Sendler Award for Teachers “For Repairing the World”; Ethics in Finance.