Tomas Sedlacek (1977) became known through his book Economics of Good and Evil (OUP 2009) that was translated into 17 languages and won many prestigious prices in economic literature for original philosophical contribution to economics. He is a former advisor to Czech revolutionary president Vaclav Havel. He is a member of Programme Council for New Economic Thinking of World Economics Forum that meets in Davos and advised Barroso on New Narrative for Europe. He is a sought after speaker, debater and frequent international commentator. He works for the largest Czech bank as a chief macroeconomic strategist. He lectures at Charles University and sits on boards of many non-profit organizations.
