Hi, I am

Pawel Pietrasienski

Associate Professor, Director of International Trade in The Nevada Governor’s Office

Work experience

Contributor, Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Nevada Reno, College of Business (since Jan. 2023)Associate Professor, Department of Market, Marketing & Quality, SGH Warsaw School of Economics (since 2016)

Director of International Trade, Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (2017-2022)

Minister-Counsellor, Head, Trade and Investment Section, Polish Embassy in Washington DC (2011-2016)

Member, Public Governance Committee, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – OECD, Paris (2009-2011)

Member, Board of Governors, European Institute of Public Administration - EIPA, Maastricht (2009-2011)

Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Poland in Chicago (2005-2009)

Advisor to the Prime Minister of Poland, Chancellery of the Prime Minister (2001-2004)

Consul, Consulate General of Poland in Chicago (1996-2000)

Assistant Professor, SGH Warsaw School of Economics (1995-1996)

Director for Triple Helix, “Mazovia as Accelerator of Global Companies” under GOSPOSTRATEG III grant funded by National Center for Research and Development – NCBR (since 2021)

Co-creator and Mentor, NCBR-Nevada Acceleration Program, NAP (since 2019)

U.S. Manager, “New Economy Lab” managed jointly by SGH Warsaw School of Economics and UNR College of Business under the grant from National Agency for Academic Exchanges (2018-2022)

Co-organizer, Nevada-Lubelskie Acceleration Bridge – NLAB (2017-2019)

Inventor and Coordinator, Nevada Global immersion and soft-landing program organized by Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (2018-2022)

Supervisor of the first Poland’s Bridge Organization – Silicon Valley Acceleration Center in San Francisco (2012-2016)

Co-inventor and Partner in the first international acceleration program for Polish companies “Polish Silicon Bridge” organized in cooperation between Trade and Investment Section of Polish Embassy in Washington D.C. and Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (2013-2015)

Education

Ph. D. - Post-Doctoral Degree (habilitation) in Governance of Export Promotion Systems, Collegium of Management and Finance (2016)

Doctorate in International Business, SGH Warsaw School of Economics (2004)

Master Degree in Management & Marketing, SGH (1994)

Awards

GOED International Trade Division, under Pietrasienski’s leadership, was awarded by U.S. Secretary of Commerce the President’s “E” Award for excellence in export service (2021) - President’s “E” Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports

Outstanding International Business Leadership Honoree, Chicago (2015)

Medal of Honor for Merits in Economic Development, Poland (2015)

Medal for Export Achievements, Warsaw (2014)