Why She Made the List
As geopolitical competition increasingly involves covert influence and illicit financial networks, her leadership plays a critical role in strengthening Poland’s institutional integrity and national resilience.
Her work focuses on protecting state institutions from corruption, financial crime and foreign influence operations that can undermine democratic stability.
Summary Bio
Agnieszka Kwiatkowska-Gurdak is the Chief of Poland’s Central Anti-Corruption Bureau, a role she assumed in 2023, leading the agency responsible for combating corruption within government and public institutions.