Dawid Zieliński

Founder and CEO of Columbus Energy – the largest Polish company in the sector of modern energetics and renewables. Graduate of electrical engineering at AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow, he also holds the diploma of MBA at Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology. He has gained managerial experience working, among others, for Heidelberg Technology Centre in Heidelberg, Air BP in London, or MARS Poland.

He has been an entrepreneur since 2009. From the beginning he has concentrated on energy efficiency and renewables, focusing on innovation in his start-ups. During 10 years of Columbus activity, he performed the development and transformation of the company listed on the GPW Main Market, achieving spectacular business success. Through Columbus, Dawid Zieliński invests in innovative start-ups, among others in Nexity, the company connected with electromobility, or Saule Technologies – Polish company developing the technology of perovskite solar cells.

Valued expert in the sector of modern energetics, member of the Programme Council OZE Power, winner of a prestigious competition EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 in the category New Technologies/Innovativeness, laureate of the Emblem “Teraz Polska”, he was named one of 200 people who create Polish economy (according to rankings by RMF FM, Money.pl and 300Gospodarka).

Charismatic leader and visionary, enthusiast of unconventional solutions and mountain climbing. He lives in harmony with values, which are in Columbus DNA: tempo, talent, thoughtfulness, and technology. His vision, which he implements, among others through Carbon Footprint Foundation, is neutralisation of carbon footprint.