Dr. Piotr Turek is a manager, economist, and entrepreneur. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Warsaw School of Economics. He is the Director of the Communication Department at the National Bank of Poland and also serves as the Rector of the SGMK Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School. From 1999 to 2003, he studied Public Relations at the University of Economics in Katowice. Between 2000 and 2007, Dr. Turek worked at the Public Relations agencies Sigma and Edelman, managing the press office for Microsoft. In 2004, he founded the limited liability company Nokaut Skład, where he conducted PR activities for leading IT companies worldwide. From 2007 to 2012, he was employed at P4 (Play network), and later at Polkomtel (Plus network), where he was responsible for developing mobile content and digital services. Since 2016 Dr. Turek has been working at the National Bank of Poland, where he successfully led the rebranding process in 2021 and where he currently serves as the Director of the Communication Department. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from the Warsaw School of Economics with the doctoral dissertation titled "The Digital Revolution and the Market of Mass Media, Entertainment, and Education in Poland." Occasionally, he engages in different projects as an expert, lecturer, columnist, and music producer. In 2021, he became a member of a jury panel in the PR Wings competition organized by the Association of Public Relations Agencies. On August 7, 2023, the Presidium of the Nicolaus Copernicus Academy elected Piotr Turek as Rector of the SGMK Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School.