Prof. Bień participated in numerous programs and trainings in the fields of: finance, banking and insurance, evaluation of investment projects, financing and settlement of investment projects, conducted in financial institutions, e.g. Chase Manhattan, Irving Trust, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Lloyd Bank, Midland Bank, PKO S.A. (New York branch), Bank Handlowy and stock exchanges in: Lyon, Frankfurt, New York, Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam, Lisbon and Zurich.
He holds a Doctorate in Economics from the Warsaw School of Economics, an Executive MBA of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Warsaw, is an alumnus of INSEAD and holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering. He also completed numerous programs in the field of banking and management, among others at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, SDA Bocconi and the Singularity University.