Michal Hetmanski

Michal Hetmanski serves as a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute within the School of Public Policy at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), while concurrently leading as CEO and Co-founder of Instrat. His professional profile integrates expertise in public policy, energy and climate policy, power market modelling, coal mining sectors, and open data initiatives, with significant contributions to strategic documents on just transition in coal regions, data governance, and public finance systems.

His academic foundation spans international institutions: Finance and Accounting studies at SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Poland), complemented by Economics programs at the University of Cologne (Germany) and University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). He is currently advancing his credentials through the Executive Master in Public Administration (EMPA) at LSE's School of Public Policy, demonstrating ongoing commitment to public sector leadership development.

Research interests manifest a critical interdisciplinary nexus between policy design and energy systems transformation, with concentrated expertise in climate policy frameworks, power market economics, and socio-economic transitions in fossil fuel-dependent regions. His work on just transition strategies for coal communities reflects deep engagement with equitable economic restructuring, while concurrent focus on data governance and taxation systems reveals a holistic approach to institutional reform in energy-intensive economies.

As an active contributor to the Grantham Research Institute—a globally recognized center for climate change policy analysis—Hetmanski bridges academic research with practical policy implementation, particularly through his leadership at Instrat where strategic documents directly influence energy sector transitions and public finance modernization.