People

	Gabriel Šípoš Director sipos@transparency.sk LinkedIn Gabriel studied Economics and Political Science at the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest (1996-1999), and Journalism at Academia Istropolitana Nova in Bratislava (2000-2001). Since 2001, he worked at the Institute for Economic and Social Reforms as analyst, focusing mainly on monitoring media ethics and professionalism in the Slovak Press Watch blog. He acts as Director of Transparency International Slovakia since 2009 and is elected to hold the position until 5th December 2021.
	Michal Piško Project Manager pisko@transparency.sk LinkedIn After finishing his studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in 2003, Michal worked as Domestic News Editor in the SME daily for 11 years. In January 2015, he joined Transparency International Slovakia and is in charge of projects focused on regional and local self-governance, state-owned firms, transparency rankings, as well as research on corruption in these fields.
	Eva Demková (Bilená) Project Coordinator eva.demkova@transparency.sk Eva studied Public Economy and Administration (Ing.) at the Masaryk University in Brno. During the studies, she worked in the enviromentally focused organisation DUHA movement- Friends of the Earth in the departure of finance. She joined Transparency International Slovakia in 2018, she focuses on municipalities and she also helps with office management.
	Ľuboš Kostelanský Project Coordinator lubos.kostelansky@transparency.sk After 15 years of journalistic praxis in the weekly newspaper Trenčianske noviny, the Pravda daily, the Economic Newspaper and  the News Agency of the Slovak Republic, Ľuboš started to act in Transparency International Slovakia in September 2018. He focuses on municipalities, justice and also on investigation.
	Lukáš Zajac Project Coordinator lukas.zajac@transparency.sk LinkedIn Lukáš studied Geography at the Comenius University in Bratislava. Since 2004, he worked in the non-governmental organisation People in Need where he concered mainly with eductional projects which were focused on the global education. He also acted in the international non-profit organisation Habitat for Humanity. He works for Transparency International since 2018.
	Ján Ivančík Lawyer jan.ivancik@transparency.sk Ján graduated from the Comenius University in Bratislava and studied under the Erasmus project at the Helsinki University in Finland. Since 2014 he has worked at TaylorWessing International Law Office. Ján works for Transparency as a lawyer since 2018.
	Róbert Pakan Financial Manager robert.pakan@transparency.sk LinkedIn Róbert studied Economy at University of Ecnomics in Bratislava. Since 2008, he worked in the department of audit and later as analyst for IBM and Johnson Controls. He also acts in the area of human rights, of culture of LGBTI minorities and he is active in the fight against radicalism and extremism. He is Director of Drama Queer Festival and he regularly contributes to the magazine QYS which is focusing on human rights. He is responsible for the coordination of project of the Operational Programme Effective Public Administration. He acts as Financial Manager in Transparency International since 2018.
	Zuzana Grochalová Fundraiser, Project Coordinator zuzana.grochalova@transparency.sk LinkedIn Zuzana studied Culturology at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, she spent two semesters at Palacký University in Olomouc and one semester at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. She worked in non-profit sector as a coordinator of scholarship programmes and as a specialist for communication. Zuzana joined Transparency International in 2018.
	Eduard Marček Fundraiser eduard.marcek@transparency.sk LinkedIn Eduard studied Commerce and Marketing (Ing.) at University of Economics in Bratislava, Sociology (MA) at Central European University (CEU) in Warsaw, Poland and acquired a Doctorate degree in Public Economy (PhD.) at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Eduard worked as a consultant for many organisations, is a head of the Slovak Fundraising Centre and at the same time a President of the European Fundraising Association. Eduard joined Transparency International in 2018.

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