Jarosław Królewski

Jarosław Królewski (; born September 26, 1986 ) is a Polish entrepreneur, programmer, sociologist, investor, and philanthropist from Hańczowa, Poland. He is a researcher and lecturer at the AGH University of Krakow. He was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2025. Królewski is a cofounder and chief executive of the software development company Synerise - behavioral Artificial intelligence infrastructure. He is also the president and a majority stakeholder of the Polish soccer club Wisła Kraków. - Donald Tusk (Future Council) and to the President of Poland (Business Council) - Karol Nawrocki since 2026.

Biography Scientific activities Królewski graduated from the AGH University of Kraków and the University of Banking and Management in Kraków. and electronic business, recognized as the most innovative field of study in Poland in 2012 by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, which led to the AGH receiving a PLN 1 million award for the development of the program. He is the brand ambassador of the Academy. In 2019, on the occasion of the AGH University's 100th anniversary, Królewski was honored the title of "AGH Graduate Junior 2018."

He is a co-author of a book E-marketing. Contemporary trends. Starter package (2013), and an Book on algorithmic governance Algocracy. How and why artificial intelligence changes everything (with Krzysztof Rybiński, 2023).

Business career Throughout the 2000s, Królewski was responsible for issues of usability and user experience at the advertising agency Eskadra in Kraków. In 2012, along with programmer Miłosz Baluś and graphic designer Krzysztof Kochmański, he founded the software house Humanoit Group. Królewski became the president of the company's management board. In 2016, the company rebranded itself after its own platform. It is one of the fastest growing enterprises in Poland – in 2019 it was valued at USD 85 million (PLN 323.5 million), and its value is still growing, in 2022 it announced an investment of USD 23 million. Królewski is a supporter of releasing some software in open-source form, an example of which is the open library Cleora.ai.

Królewski has been described "one of the most promising young Polish businessmen in the technology industry." According to Forbes, he is a "visionary computer scientist who in many respects resembles the young Bill Gates." Królewski considers himself a “technological determinist and optimist.” He never wants to be a millionaire or billionaire, he spends 80 percent of his private income on education, sports and charities.

Sports In his youth (2002–2006) he was a football player of the (then 4th-league) club Glinik Gorlice, and represented it at the then-highest level of junior competitions in Poland. He played there with Rafał Wisłocki, later president of Wisła Kraków and vice-president of Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.

In early 2019, Królewski was the initiator of a rescue operation that saved Wisła Kraków from bankruptcy, as well as the originator of the crowdfunding issue of shares of Wisła Kraków, pioneering in Polish sports, during restructuring and searching for a strategic investor. The offered shares constituted 5.1 percent. all the company's shares, which meant that the club was valued at PLN 74.4 million. 40,000 shares were put up for sale, each worth PLN 100. Within 24 hours, they were purchased by 9,124 investors through an equity crowdfunding platform Beesfund, earning the club PLN 4 million.

In March 2019, Królewski became vice-chairman of Wisła's supervisory board, a position he held until 2021. In April 2020, he became Wisła's co-owner, along with the footballer Jakub Błaszczykowski, and Tomasz Jażdżyński, president of Gremi Media (publisher of the news outlets Rzeczpospolita and Parkiet). The three granted a bridging loan to the club of PLN 4 million, each supporting PLN 1.33 million. The funds were used to repay the club's debts to players.

In November 2022, the supervisory board of Wisła Kraków appointed Królewski as the president of the club's management board. In December 2022, Królewski took over a majority stake in the club. In January 2024, based on match statistics, he used AI tools to select Wisła's new coach, Albert Rudé.

Social activities Królewski is the creator and originator of the nationwide educational project "AI Schools & Academy", the first artificial intelligence teaching program in Polish kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in Polish history. Launched in 2018, the project was financed by Synerise business partners: Carrefour, CCC, Ernst & Young, IDC, Media Expert, Microsoft, Orange Foundation, Oriflame, Bank Pekao, Photon, PZU, and Żabka. Physicists, mathematicians, and computer scientists conduct special classes in 1,500 kindergartens, primary and secondary schools. Outstanding students and teachers are awarded scholarships. The project was appreciated by experts.

In the years 2018–2020, Królewski was the main sponsor of Glinik Gorlice. He also supported the women's football team Staszkówka Jelna (of Staszkówka).

After taking over the shares of Wisła Kraków in 2020, he launched socially conscience initiatives along with other shareholders, including a women's football team, the amp football section, and the blind football section. He has privately sponsored social charities.

Accolades and awards

The following is a list of awards and honours received by Królewski.

Year Award / honour Awarding body / notes 2026 I liga (Betclic) — champions As president/owner of Wisła Kraków; promotion to the Ekstraklasa 2026 Member, Council of the Future (Rada Przyszłości, Prime Minister of Poland) Appointed by PM Donald Tusk, 10 February 2026 2026 Member, Business Council (Rada Biznesu, President of Poland) Appointed by President Karol Nawrocki, 25 March 2026 2025 World Economic Forum — Young Global Leader Only Polish honoree in the 2025 cohort 2025 Leader of the Year — Data Economy Congress (Data Economy Innovation Awards, Spring 2025) 2025 SAR/KTR Innovation 2025 — Bronze (Data Analytics, commercial), "The AI Chosen One" TS Wisła Kraków (client), VML (lead) 2025 Polish Super Cup — runner-up 2024 Polish Super Cup, played 2 April 2025; Wisła Kraków lost 0–1 to Jagiellonia Białystok 2024 Polish Cup — winner As president/owner of Wisła Kraków 2023 BrandMe CEO 6th edition; recognised for innovative business and combining science with technology 2019 "Absolwent AGH" (AGH Graduate Award) AGH University 2019 Poland AI Person of the Year (AI Awards) 2018 EY — Top 30 most promising tech entrepreneurs worldwide (EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs) 2018 EY Entrepreneur of the Year (Poland) — Special Jury Award For combining science with entrepreneurship 2018 Digital Shapers Digital Poland Foundation 2017 "New Europe 100" — eastern Europe's emerging innovators Google, Res Publica and the Financial Times; jointly with Synerise co-founders Baluś and Kochmański

Private life Królewski comes from a Lemko family from Hańczowa in the Low Beskids.