Krzysztof Błędowski is an economist with 15 years experience in economic analysis and consulting. His most recent interests and appointments centered on analyzing interest rate, exchange rate and other macroeconomic risks for fixed income and equity investors in central Europe. He set up research and served as board member/partner at Wood & Company, an equity broker-dealer with offices in central Europe. Prior to that he was chief economist at Pioneer Polish Trust Fund Co., Warsaw, the country's largest mutual fund. Other career interests included business cycle modelling and forecasting (Cahners Publishing, Newton, MA, US) and forensic economics (Commonwealth Research Group, Boston, US). Mr. Błędowski, born in Poland, received degrees in economics from universities in Poland, US, and UK.

Krzysztof Błędowski published in World Policy Journal, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and leading Polish dailies. These articles centered on economics of transition, with particular emphasis on Poland. Krzysztof Błędowski was one of the first authors on the Polish market to explore the fundamentals of mutual fund investing. In the US, Mr. Błędowski published over 200 articles in trade magazines, such as Industrial Distribution, Design News, Traffic Management, etc. His business cycle analyses of the American economy won him large readership among US business people.