Michał Buczyński

Michał Buczyński has been a dedicated Wikimedian since 2004 and brings extensive leadership experience across the Wikimedia movement. Michał has served on the board of Wikimedia Poland for nearly 14 years as a vice-chair, chair, and currently being vice-chair and secretary, where he helps guide organizational governance and supports strategic initiatives. He played a significant role in establishing the Wikimedia Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Hub and has represented Wikimedia Poland within the CEE regional network and in Wikimedia Europe. Beyond his affiliate leadership, Michał has contributed globally as a member of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee and previously as part of the Funds Dissemination Committee.

An economist by training, Michał has spent his professional career in banking risk management, reporting and regulation, and quantitative modelling. He is currently Director of Economic Capital Risk and Platforms at Standard Chartered AG, where he leads a team modeling credit risk. Before joining Standard Chartered Group, Michał spent nearly four years as Chief Specialist in Banking Inspection at the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.

He earned a master’s degree in quantitative methods in economics and information systems at the Warsaw School of Economics with Wikipedia as his research topic. He also studied business administration at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and psychology at the University of Warsaw.

He lives in Warsaw, Poland.