Per Kurowski Egerström: born San Cristóbal Venezuela, May 1950

2005 – 2010      Residing in Washington D.C. area writing a book Voice and Noise, Booksurge 2006, participating in seminars and working on issues related to banking regulations, mostly in developing countries, and heading a debate in Venezuela for Oil Revenue Sharing and the elimination of the subsidized price of gasoline. I publish weekly articles in Venezuela and keep a couple of blogs fairly active. I also enrolled in the CFA program, having passed level 1 and, in June 2009 I completed all exam requirements to act as a Mortgage Loan Officer and a real-estate salesperson in Maryland

2002 – 2004     Executive Director at the World Bank for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain and Venezuela.

1974 – 2002       Many and various professional experiences, mostly in Venezuela, in most areas sectors like industry, agriculture, tourism and banking, water electricity utilities, nothing with oil, and covering many facets, like marketing financial strategic planning, asset recovery and workout as manager, consultant and owner.

1997 –               Op-Ed writer in Venezuela with over 600 articles published in Spanish and English on a wide range of economic and social topics,

1981 -1986        Lecturer in International Finance in MBA courses at IESA, Caracas.

Education

1979 – 1980       London Business School – Corporate Finance Certificate

1979- 1980       London School of Economics – Registered Student for Graduate Courses in Monetary Theory, International Economics and International Legal Order

1974                 Master in Business Administration, with Honors, IESA, Caracas, Venezuela

1971                 Economist, Lund University, Sweden

1969                 Studentexam – Sigtuna Humanistiska Läroverk, Sweden.

Associations:    President of Petropolitan A.C, Venezuelan NGO founded in 1999 that pursues more transparency in the oil industry and promotes Oil Revenue Sharing and member of New Rules for Global Finance Coalition.

Languages        Spanish, English, Swedish

Blogs:               www.perkurowski.blogspot.com, www.ourpiedaterre.blogspot.com;

www.subprimeregulations.blogspot.com www.petropolitan.blogspot.com

www.teawithft.blogspot.com, www.theoilcurse.blogspot.com

Interests           Writing articles and playing boleros, tangos and much other music.

Personal data    Age 59, married, 3 children. Mercedes my wife works with ICSID (World Bank).

Citizenship        Venezuela and Poland

March 2010.