Juliusz has been in the VGSF since 2006. He obtained his MA from the Warsaw School of Economics (Poland), where he studied macroeconomics and econometrics (MA thesis on the long run impact of structural unemployment on productivity growth). His interest in financial topics developed during his three-year employment as a senior economist in BGZ, a Polish commercial bank. At the same time he was a full-time PhD candidate in the Warsaw School of Economics and a TA in the Graduate School of Business Economics in Warsaw. His scientific interests focus now on asset pricing, corporate finance and the intersection of the two fields. Besides science he is an active sportsperson: he has trained karate since 1993 (black belt; starts in competitions with smaller and larger successes). In the summer he enjoys motorcycle tours and in the winter - skiing.