Lukáš Kovanda, Ph.D., is a Czech economist and author of economic literature. He is Chief Economist at Trinity Bank. He was a member of the National Economic Council of the Government from 2020-2022, which focused in particular on combating the economic consequences of the spread of COVID-19. He is also active as a socio-economic analyst at the United Nations (UN). He analyses and comments on macroeconomic issues, investments and new phenomena such as the sharing economy, cryptocurrencies and fintech. He follows the development of the (geo)political and economic situation in the world and in the Czech Republic.