Kuba Wygnański

Jan Jakub “Kuba” Wygnański is sociologist serving as President of Board for Shipyard – Centre for Social Innovation and Research.

Kuba Wygnański starting his career as a Solidarity activist in Poland. He was participating in historical Round Table talks. After 1989, he became deeply involved in numerous initiatives aiming to support civil society in Poland and other countries.

He has started several NGOs including the KLON/JAWOR Association and the Forum of Non-Governmental Initiatives in Poland, which plays a key role as representative of Polish Third Sector. Kuba was initiator and coordinator of a multi-year systemic project of Polish Model of Social Economy.

For over 25 years he has been deeply involved in the research field of the non-profit sector in Poland and for several years was a Board Member of Civicus (Global Alliance for Citizens Participation). Since 2018 he is Senior Ashoka Fellow.