Summary
Istvan Zsoldos is a Senior Economist based in Budapest with a decade-plus career at the intersection of economics, data and business strategy, blending rigorous macroeconomic analysis with practical commercial insight. He has led economic strategy and forecasting roles across central banks, major banks and energy firms, including Goldman Sachs and MOL Group, and now applies data science techniques at Nibada Analytics and OGResearch to reveal the stories hidden in complex datasets. His background combines formal training from Cambridge, UC Berkeley and a Distinction MS in Business Analytics from CEU, enabling him to translate statistical models into actionable recommendations for FX, fixed income and corporate decision-making. Not obvious at first glance, he has repeatedly bridged institutional research and market-facing strategy, shaping trade and business intelligence decisions across Central and Eastern Europe.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
NA, Economics/Political Science, NA, Economics/Political Science at University of California, Berkeley
Master of Science - MS, Business Analytics, Distinction, Master of Science - MS, Business Analytics, Distinction at Central European University
Masters, Economics, Masters, Economics at University of Cambridge
Corvinus University of Budapest