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Roksana Ciurysek (born June, 1974) is a Polish Businesswoman, photographer, and ambassador.

Background

Roksana, "Roxy" to her friends, was born in the Polish city of Gdansk. She studied at the University of Poland where she received a Bachelors Degree in Finance and Mathematics along with a Masters in Mathematics. A CFA qualified inidividual she has worked at CVRD, Merrill Lynch, and JP Morgan.

Cultural Contributions

Roksana is also an accomplished pianist and photographer, having staged photographic exhibitions in both Vancouver and London. Her first exhibition, "Zdjecia by Roksana" in Vancouver in 2004 achieved widespread aclaim. She took a break from photography for several years and returned to investment banking in London before hosting "The Banker Disrobed" in 2006 and "Roxy-Art Life" in 2009.

The founder and President of the Polish City Club in London, a club designed to promote Polish professionals in London, in 2008 she received the Newsweek Polska Award for outstanding contribution to English/Polish relations along with Professor Norman Davies. She is also a member of the Foundation Effectus Papilionis, a foundation set up to promote the education of children in rural Poland.