Miroslav Beblavý is a Slovak investor, startup founder, economist, author and former politician. He is currently CEO of CB ESPRI, an impact investment fund, CEO of Zhiva, a behavioral health startup, and adjunct professor at Sciences Po in Paris and Hertie School in Berlin. Since May 2025, he has served as a jury member for the European Innovation Council (EIC Accelerator). He is a member of the Board of Directors of Powerful Medical, a Slovak-American startup in the field of artificial intelligence. Between 2010 and 2020, he served three terms as an MP of the National Council of Slovakia. Between 2002 and 2006, he held the post of State Secretary at the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family.
