Boris was born and raised in Bratislava, in then Czechoslovakia and today Slovakia. He obtained a dual M.A. degree in history and philosophy at Comenius University in the same city. In the early nineties, he was working with the University of Minnesota and USAID on enhancing management skills of environmental professionals from public and private sector and non-profit organizations in the region. He was training management and evaluation skills of staff from the network of national Open Society Foundations. Boris has a passion for pro-social behavior, renewing the community spirit, and new forms of philanthropy. He founded the Center for Philanthropy, a not-for-profit organization serving donors and non-profits in resourcing civil society in Slovakia. Boris worked in Eastern Europe and Central Asia with World Bank, USAID, the European Commission, and other public and private donors in designing programs, analyzing policies, and building knowledge and capacities for the strengthening of civil society. Most recently, he has managed peer learning of the European Community Foundation Initiative (ECFI) in partnership with German Association of Foundations. Boris loves playing basketball and indoor soccer, and is a passionate painter and art lover.