Helena Horská

Chief Economist, Raiffeisenbank (Czech Republic)

Helena Horská is currently the Chief Economist of Raiffeisenbank a.s. and a member of the Supervisory Board of Raiffeisenbank a.s. She is also an independent member of the advisory team of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala and the National Economic Council of the Government. She was also appointed a member of the advisory body to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs dealing with pension reform. She occasionally lectures at universities. She is a recognised expert on monetary policy. She is the author of numerous academic publications, including articles on inflation targeting published during her postgraduate studies at the Kiel Institute for World Economics. She received her PhD from the University of Economics in Prague. During her studies she received several awards including the title of "Young Economist of the Year 2001". Her presentations and speeches are dynamic and engaging. Her motto is: luck favours the prepared. She is married and has two children. Hobbies: non-fiction, cycling, golf, tourism, children