Our mission for over 20 years has been to be a platform that shapes and connects generations of leaders who, with their actions, passion, and values, build a better tomorrow.
At the heart of our activities are unique, young talents – the future leaders of tomorrow. We believe that they will shape the Polish economy, so we support them in their professional career development, offering opportunities to gain experience in the best companies in the market. We also support their long-term leadership skills development and building a strong, broad network.
The Foundation was established by Ewa Paga, the wife of Lesław Paga, who, together with their daughter Paulina, actively participates in fulfilling the Foundation’s mission.
Lesław Andrzej Paga (1954 – 2003) was a specialist in macroeconomics, ownership transformations, and the capital market. He co-created laws and other legal acts related to securities trading. He specialized in enterprise management, restructuring, and strategy. He led projects related to strategic company assessments, value-based management, investor relations, and investigations of economic abuses.
He was one of the few Polish managers to assume a regional managerial role in an international company.
TDJ Foundation focuses on supporting children, youth, and families in developing competencies and discovering passions, enabling them to consciously and responsibly build their future while serving others. It creates and implements educational and developmental projects for young people, operates the Educare Institute which supports educational staff, and is also the founder of the Bemke Campus – a unique place for education and development emerging in southern Poland.
Annually, in its projects, it supports up to 400 children and young people, 1,400 teachers, 300 students in schools, and 90 children in kindergartens.
We believe in the strategic cooperation of leaders in key areas of the Polish economy – we are the hub for real change.
We want our community to be made up of people whose commitment, projects and challenges will inspire others.
Requires initiative
acts with total commitment, always giving 100% of itself
Takes courageous and well-considered decisions
Takes full responsibility for its decisions
Fulfils its obligations
Is guided by the principles of fair play
Never sweeps anything under the rug
Always acts in the best interests of the Foundation community
Believes in and pursues the mission of the Foundation
Has a real impact on activities
Has a positive and proactive attitude and believes in the success of what it does
Focuses on the future and passing it on
Communicates openly and honestly
Respects the diversity of views
Is open to change and innovation
Talks about mistakes made and learns from them
has confidence and support each other
Listens and learns from other
Appreciates the support, action and commitment of others and reciprocates the same
Celebrates the successes of members of the Foundation community
The Foundation community is made up of people of the highest professionalism in everything they do, and we support them in their development and in gaining unique professional experience.
We are a reliable partner with a stable financial position at all times, and we use the funding we raise to implement and develop programmes for our beneficiaries.
Together, we form a strong community that supports each other and builds lasting professional relationships.
We support our Alumni over the years in their professional development and in building soft skills and leadership.
Ignacy Morawski, until recently known “only” as the Chief Economist of Puls Biznesu, is now also the Deputy Editor-in-Chief and a true journalist at heart. He inspires, explains, and collaborates closely with the editorial team, unable to imagine a day without writing his own macroeconomic commentary or in-depth analyses on economic issues.
Brunon Bartkiewicz has been associated with ING Bank Śląski since the early 1990s. He has served as President of the Management Board several times and was reappointed to this position in 2016. As he emphasizes:
“Promoting positive change always starts with ourselves. In our operations, we undertake initiatives aimed at reducing our negative impact on the environment. We also see our role in supporting clients in their environmental transformation. At the same time, we help them be entrepreneurial and manage their finances. We act for the benefit of society and care for the wellbeing of our employees. In line with our mission, we want to help clients stay one step ahead – in life and in business – because the future is our shared responsibility.”
Founder and CEO of CampusAI – an innovative ecosystem and educational platform designed to promote ethical, effective, and responsible learning of artificial intelligence tools within the collaborative Me+AI model of human-technology interaction. Since 2006, Aureliusz Górski has been creating new ventures and developing innovative companies within existing organizations, combining visionary thinking with technical expertise and strong business acumen.
His areas of expertise include strategy design, design thinking, programming, fundraising, and management, which allow him to independently prototype ideas and build interdisciplinary teams. Leveraging these skills, he has successfully launched several enterprises, securing over 70 million dollars in funding and recruiting more than 250 skilled professionals.
He is the co-founder of Poland’s first coworking network and startup incubator (AIP Business Link), an innovation center for rapidly growing companies (CIC Warsaw), and a foundation promoting inclusive innovation (Venture Café Warsaw Foundation). His public involvement also includes membership in the Council of the City of Warsaw, participation in developing the Integrated Territorial Investments Strategy, and expert contributions to the **#Warsaw2030 strategyIn 2022, his accomplishments were recognized by Manager magazine, which honored him with the prestigious Manager Award.
Zofia Kierner is a young social entrepreneur, guest lecturer at Harvard University and UC Berkeley, and a recipient of prestigious awards such as VOGUE Leader, Forbes 30 under 30, and 25 under 25, as well as a Rafał Brzoska Foundation scholarship holder. At the age of 15, she founded the Girls Future Ready Foundation, an educational organization that supports thousands of young women and runs numerous international projects. Her initiatives have impacted the lives of 80,000 girls and generated over 25 million dollars in social value.
Later, she founded 50one – a boutique impact agency that helps companies and individuals design and execute their social initiatives through a “Foundation as a Service” model. Her mission is to close the gap in social impact. She holds a degree in Data Science and Business Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
