Tamás Bernáth is a financial expert and an instructor at the MCC School of Economics. He holds a legal economics degree, earned an MBA from INSEAD, and speaks five foreign languages. He began his career as a consultant at McKinsey and later held senior banking and financial positions, including Managing Director at OTP Bank and Chairman-CEO of the Hungarian Development Bank. Both in his consulting and leadership roles, he has frequently engaged with countries in the Western Balkans and has learned the Serbian language. "The Economy of the Western Balkans in the 21st Century" is his first independent book.