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Miroslav Beblavý

Miroslav Beblavý

Slovak economist, investor, CEO, adjunct professor, and former MP

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Bratislava, Slovakia
Joined August 2025
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Summary

Policy-maker and reformer with hands-on government experience: Beblavý combined academic training in economics with senior public-sector roles (State Secretary, then three terms as MP) to lead and implement reforms in social policy, transparency and public administration. His political leadership later included chairing the centre-right Spolu party and campaigning on anti-corruption and transparency measures. wikipedia+1
Academic economist and public-policy researcher: Beblavý has a strong research record on welfare, education and macro policy (PhD from St Andrews). He has authored CEPS working papers, coordinated EU research projects and taught policy courses (Sciences Po, Hertie), bridging rigorous research and practical policy advice. ac+2
Social-impact investor and health-tech entrepreneur: After politics, he moved into impact investing and health innovation—leading CB ESPRI (an impact fund) and founding/leading Zhiva, a digital-health startup that runs pilots for long-COVID and chronic-disease behaviour-change interventions. cbespri+1
Public commentator and networked expert: He remains active as a columnist and public commentator in Slovak media and serves in European expert networks (EENEE) and EU innovation advisory roles (EIC jury), signaling continuing influence across academia, policy and the innovation-investment ecosystem. therapolis+2

Work

Education

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Writing

Constrained discretion: monetary policy frameworks, central bank independence and inflation in Central Europe, 1993-2001 (PhD thesis)

January 1, 2005

PhD thesis analysing monetary-policy frameworks, the role of nominal anchors and central-bank commitment in Central European economies during the 1990s and early 2000s; uses VAR techniques and comparative institutional analysis.

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Various CEPS working papers, policy briefs and book chapters on welfare, education and public finance

Multiple policy papers and book chapters on education policy, welfare-state reform, public expenditure management, and the euro-area/financial crisis; outputs produced while at CEPS and in collaboration with EU-funded projects.

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Hobbies

Public commentary and writing (op-eds and columns); engagement in public debate on policy and reforms wikipedia+1

Notes

JLJergus Lejkosaid they would be excited to have
MBMiroslav Beblavy
as an angel investor in an early-stage healthcare company.

Nov 27, 2025

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