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BIOGRAPHY

Currently, as the Deputy State Secretary for Technology at the Ministry for National Economy in Hungary, I'm on an exciting mission to design and implement programs that elevate the technological maturity of Hungarian companies! I'm also delving deep into research as a PhD candidate.

In the past, I had the incredible opportunity to serve the Chief Innovation Officer to the President, where I energized university-centric innovation ecosystems with bold project initiatives. As the founder of an international NGO, I championed innovation and humanitarian technology transfer. My journey also includes a dynamic role as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Valorisation at the Express Innovation Agency, where I transformed scientific insights into practical solutions for society.

I've held influential positions, such as the Deputy CEO for Innovation and Business Development at EAC Group, a leading multi-strategy firm in the CEE region. Between 2017 and 2021, I thrived as a diplomat for scientific and technological affairs in Tel-Aviv, launching groundbreaking projects in cybersecurity, fintech, life sciences, mobility, and the space industry. I also led startup relations at the governmental Export Promotion Agency (HEPA) and played a pivotal role in developing Budapest's municipal startup incubator and microfinance provider (BVK). At the start of my career, I worked as an employment policy expert at the Ministry for Economy and earlier with a parliamentary group..

EXPERIENCE

DEPUTY STATE SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY 

Ministry for National Economy of Hungary 
February 2023 - present

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 

John Von Neumann University - Hungary
February 2021 - present 

IKE2020 – ASSOCIATION FOR INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES

Founder President & CEO 
May 2014 – July 2020

EXPRESS INNOVATION AGENCY 

Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Valorisation
January 2022 – August 2022

EUROATLANTIC CONSULTING & INVESTMENT

Deputy Chief Executive Officer 

October 2021 – January 2022

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE OF HUNGARY

Diplomat for Scientific and Technological Affairs of Hungary in Tel Aviv 

June 2017 - October 2021 


HUNGARIAN NATIONAL TRADING HOUSE 

Innovation Management Expert / Head of Startup Relations 
December 2016 – May 2017

BUDAPEST ENTERPRISE AGENCY

Head of the Smart Startup Programme 
November 2013 – December 2016

MINISTRY FOR NATIONAL ECONOMY

Employment Policy Expert 
November 2013 – April 2014

PARLIAMENT OF HUNGARY

Employment Policy Expert 
September 2012 – October 2013

UNIVERSO COMPUTER

Founder & CEO 
2009 – 2012

MINISTRY OF NATIONAL RESOURCES

EU and international social policy 
July 2011 – September 2011 
International sport policy
June 2010 – September 2010

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MEMBERSHIPS

European Space Agency (ESA)

European Artificial Intelligence Board

ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

Hungarian Geographical Society

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EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctoral School of Geosciences, Pallas Athena Geopolitical Ph.D. Program · (September 2017 - )

EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY

Master's degree, Social Policy Expert · (2014)

UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED

Bachelor's degree, International Relations and Affairs · (2012)

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