# Martin Pánek (@mmister.com)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/mmister.com
Headline: EU & NGO Professional | Research, Coordination & Policy Support | English & German
Location: Prague, Czechia

## About

I am a professional with experience in European institutions, NGOs, and international project coordination. I have worked as an APA in the European Parliament, supporting research, drafting briefings, and coordinating stakeholders.

I also have hands-on experience in service desk support and operations, giving me a practical, solution-oriented approach to managing projects and teams.

I am fluent in English and German, with conversational skills in Spanish and Ukrainian, and I am comfortable collaborating across borders and time zones.

I am currently open to part-time or contract remote work supporting research, policy, or program coordination.

## Career

- **Director at Institut liberálních studií** (Oct 2020 - Present)
- **Analyst at Institut liberálních studií** (Jul 2020 - Oct 2020)
- **Director at Liberální institut** (Apr 2018 - Jul 2020)
  Prague, The Capital, CZ
- **Accredited Parliamentary Assistant at European Parliament** (Jul 2019 - Jan 2020)
  Brussels Area, BE
  Assistant to Belinda de Lucy MEP from the UK.
- **Accredited parliamentary assistant at European Parliament** (Oct 2016 - Jun 2019)
  Brussels Area, BE
  Assistant to Raymond Finch MEP from the UK. Main responsbilities: committee work on the Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion Committee (PANA)
- **Deputy Director at Liberální institut** (Mar 2017 - Apr 2018)
- **Assistant to the EFDD Group at European Parliament** (May 2015 - Oct 2016)
  Assistant to MEPs in the "Europe of Freedom and Democracy" Group in the European Parliament. Main responsibilities: research, voting advice, drafting amendments, explanations of votes, Budget 400.
- **Editor in Chief at Laissez Faire** (Oct 2012 - Jun 2016)
  \- Writing, translating and editing articles on economics, public policy and philosophy of liberty
  \- Leading a team of authors and translators
- **Social Media Manager at Strana svobodných občanů** (Feb 2009 - Mar 2016)
  \- Managing Facebook and Twitter content (2nd largest political party on Twitter)
  \- Leading a team of content creators on Facebook
- **Accredited Parliamentary Assistant at European Parliament** (Aug 2014 - Apr 2015)
  Assistant to Petr Mach, a libertarian MEP for the Czech Republic
- **German Teacher at Self-employed** (Sep 2007 - Dec 2014)
  \- Teaching classes, correcting exams
- **Owner, editor at Euroseptik.cz** (Nov 2009 - Sep 2014)
  \- Translation of English content
  \- Managing content
  \- Leading a team of authors
- **Senior Service Desk Analyst at CSC** (Nov 2013 - Jul 2014)
  IT Service Desk in German and English for Zurich Insurance Group's Swiss subsidiaries and the global headquarters
- **Welfare Intern at Cato Institute** (Jan 2013 - May 2013)
  \- Policy research, data acquisition, and analysis
  \- Researched data for a policy paper on the welfare-work trade-off
- **German Teacher at Vyšší odborná škola cestovního ruchu a mezinárodních vztahů** (Feb 2012 - Aug 2012)
  \- Teaching classes, correcting exams and homework
- **E-shop Administration at Ski & Bike Centrum Radotín** (Feb 2010 - Aug 2010)
- **Production Assistant at Diebald Lackierung** (Jul 2008 - Aug 2008)

## Skills

### Other
- Analysis
- Economics
- Editing
- English
- German
- International Relations
- Political Science
- Politics
- Public Speaking
- Research
- Social Media
- Teaching
- Translation
- University Teaching

## Projects

- **Crowdfounding of The Wealth of Nations** — https://www.startovac.cz/projekty/bohatstvi-narodu/ (Sep 2016 - Oct 2016)
  Succesfully crowdfounded the re-edition of The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
- **Bachelor Thesis** (Feb 2010 - Jun 2010)

## Publications

- Částečná kráva: Další pohledy z cest — Ludwig von Mises Institute (May 2014) http://castecnakrava.cz/
- Kompletní slepice: Šikmé pohledy z cest — Ludwig von Mises Institute Czech & Slovak Republic (Dec 2012) http://www.ereading.cz/cs/detail-knihy/5356/kompletni-slepice
- Fair Trade: Altruism, or Egoism? — LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (Jul 2010) http://www.amazon.com/Fair-Trade-Altruism-economic-phenomena/dp/3838370899

## Credentials

- Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung — Goethe-Institut (Jul 2005)

## Education

- **University of Economics in Prague** — Ing. (2010 - 2013)
  September 2010 -- January 2011: exchange student in Jinan, China
- **山东经济学院** (2010 - 2011)
- **Gymnázium Sokolov** (2002 - 2007)
  Spetmber 2004 -- July 2005: exchange student in Amberg, Germany

## Courses

- Macroeconomics
- Macroeconomics II
- Macroeconomics III
- Microeconomics
- Microeconomics II
- Micoreconomics III
- Industrial Organization
- Industrial Organization II
- Econometrics
- Statistics
- Economic Theory of Politics
- Economics of the Non-Profit Sector
- Environmental Economics
- Accounting
- Banking and Financial Markets
- History of Economic Thought
- Comparative Economic Systems

## Involvement

### Volunteering
- Junák – český skaut (Sep 2006 - Jun 2007)
  Group Leader
  Co-leading a group of boy scouts aged 10–15, preparing activities and educational materials.

## Languages

- Czech (native)
- English (full professional)
- German (full professional)
- Spanish (elementary)
- Ukrainian (elementary)

## Links

- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmister