Magdalena Mariankowska

Magdalena Mariankowska completed her MPhil in Russian and East European Studies at the University of Oxford in 2011. She currently serves as Head of Strategic Investment Relations at the British Embassy in Warsaw within the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT), where she is responsible for attracting and supporting strategic foreign direct investment projects, building relationships with senior business leaders and investors, strengthening UK–Poland economic ties, and promoting the UK as an investment destination for Polish companies. 

Earlier in her career, she served as an Adviser at the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in New York and worked at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Beyond her professional career, Magdalena is an active mentor and supporter of entrepreneurship and leadership development programmes. She is also a keen rower and has represented Oxford in the Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race alumni competitions.