Michał Baranowski is a political scientist, think-tank expert, and author of numerous publications on transatlantic relations, European policies, and the European security order.
In 2005, he received a Master’s degree in European Public Affairs from Maastricht University. That same year, he began his career as a think-tank analyst in the Brussels office of the independent American organisation, the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF). Over the course of several years, he served the GMF in various capacities. From 2005 to 2011, Michał Baranowski was part of the GMF Brussels office, focusing on transatlantic cooperation, particularly with Central Europe and the Eastern Partnership countries.