Jacek Michałowski is a psychologist, psychoterapist, civil servant, academic, activist and non-governmental sector employee. He worked as a Head of the Chancellery of the President of Poland (2000 – 2015), Programme Executive of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation (2000 – 2010), Chief Executive of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (1998 – 2000), Head of the Studies and Analyses Office for the Chancellery of the Senate (1990 – 1998). Democratic Opposition Co-worker in the Communist Poland and a member of the first “Solidarność”. Also a member of the Catholic Intelligence Club in Warsaw since 1975.