Marek Tatala is Vice President and Economist at the Civil Development Forum (FOR Foundation) in Warsaw, Poland. He received his BSc in Economics and Politics from the University of Bristol in England and MA in Economics from the Warsaw School of Economics in Poland, where he is currently a Ph.D. student. In 2013 he completed the CPPR-ACE Winter School in Public Policy Research Methods in India and the Think Tank MBA program organized by the Atlas Network. He is a graduate of the Atlas Leadership Academy. Marek frequently comments on economic and political issues on television, radio, and various conferences in Poland and abroad.