Our team
Meet the team
Ivana Tykač
Ivana is the founder of SOLVO institute.
Kateřina Havrlant
Kateřina is an investor and entrepreneur with extensive experience in technology and business. She held top global positions at tech companies including Google in the UK, USA and Switzerland. She focuses on developing young people's potential, helping children and the impacts of technology on society.
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Alexander Braun
Alex is an expert in strategy, research and communication. He lives in the USA but regularly travels to the Czech Republic and around the world, helping foundations and corporate as well as political clients. He works with non-profits and lectures at universities.
Marek Prchal
Marek is an expert on the Czech population and arguably the most well-known Czech marketer. After a decade in politics, he decided to seek answers to questions his generation and his children's generation are asking. He lectures at the Prague University of Economics and published a book titled Soul of the Nation.
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David Shorf
David Shorf is a personal and relationship coach, writer and journalist. He studied in Jerusalem and served in the Israeli Army. After returning, he served as deputy editor-in-chief of Lidové noviny, taught at Anglo-American University and VŠEM. Today he helps people with relationships and companies with well-being.
Jana Skopová
Strategic consulting, security policy and project development. For ten years she led the Tykač family's charitable projects and significantly contributed to the creation and development of several major nationwide projects. She served as an advisor to the Minister of Defence and studied security policy at CEVRO University.
Miroslav Singer
Mirek is a former Governor and Vice-Governor of the Czech National Bank. He serves as Chief Economist and Director for Institutional Relations at Generali CEE Holding, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Generali Czech Insurance and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of MONETA Money Bank.
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Olga Chabr Grillová
Olga Chabr Grillová is a prominent figure in Czech business and philanthropy, specialising in hospitality, property development and technology.
Jan Chabr
Jan Chabr is a Czech manager and politician focused on energy, municipal property policy and its impact on city-owned companies. He is active in Prague local politics and at the Solvo Institute, focusing on energy transition impacts, public asset management and the strategic role of municipal companies.
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Anna Shavit
Anna Shavit is a political scientist and political marketing expert. She has worked on campaigns in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Kosovo, Croatia and the United States. At Solvo she focuses on research into Czech society. She teaches and conducts research at Charles University and is currently writing a book on political marketing.
Jana Hamanová
Jana is a sociologist who has spent her entire career conducting research for the commercial, non-profit and public sectors. She trusts numbers and statistics, loves indices, but also argues that data and research only make sense when they are useful and understandable.
Petr Věříš
Petr is a digital marketer and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience at the intersection of marketing, technology and data. He believes that good decision-making is grounded in research and numbers — and must deliver measurable results. He specialises in performance marketing in both Czech and international markets, with a focus on a data-first approach and the use of artificial intelligence tools.
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