Jacek Kostrzewa is a manager with documented experience in developing businesses in the energy and biotechnology sectors, with over 30 years of experience gained in more than 50 countries in project financing, renewable energy, and energy efficiency policy and analysis. He holds a Master of Environmental Engineering degree from the Warsaw University of Technology and an MBA from the School of Business at the University of Washington in Seattle and the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest.
He has been an advisor to the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in designing, creating, and managing financing and technical assistance programs in the energy sector. He has advised many private sector companies on investments in wind energy, biomass, and solar power, including Siemens, Mid Europa Partners, Royalton Partners, Enfinity, RP Global, Novenergia Fund, Madhvani International, and Toshiba (solar energy). He is the director and founder of GreenMax Capital Advisors and previously served as the CEO of SKOTAN, a publicly listed biotechnology company, biodiesel manufacturer, and trader. He has managed projects for companies such as Orlen, Shell, Carrefour, National Power (fuels and energy), and Cargill, Neuca, Pharmapex, and DOZ (biotechnology). In recent years, he has been the President of the Management Board at 21ADD Sp. z o.o., specializing in energy-efficient construction.
In the 1990s, he was a financial expert for the European Commission’s PHARE assistance program (11 countries). He is the founder of the Energy Conservation Foundation and its subsidiary, the National Energy Conservation Agency.