Jacek Jezierski was born on 11 April 1958 in Gdansk. He graduated from the Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences of the University of Gdansk and specialised in animal ecology. In 1981, he left for a one-year long scientific expedition to the research station of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) on Spitsbergen.
He started his professional career in 1983 in the PAN Ornithological Station in Górki Wschodnie near Gdansk. In the years 1985-1990, he earned his living by doing works on heights for the ”Trójmiasto” Mountain Club. In 1990-1992, he worked in the Office for Ecology of the National Committee of ”Solidarność”.
On 15 June 1992, Jacek Jezierski started working for the Supreme Audit Office as Deputy Director of the Team for Environmental Protection and Construction Infrastructure, which after reorganisation was changed into the Department of Environmental Protection and Constructions. On 1 August 1998, he was appointed Vice-President of the NIK.
On 22 August 2007, he was sworn into office as President of the NIK and since June 2008, he has been the Chair of the EUROSAI Governing Board.
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