Zsuzsanna Pató is a Senior Researcher at the Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research. She received PhD in political science from the Central European University, Department of International Relations. During her studies as an independent expert she served in various research and policy assessment activities mandated by Hungarian and foreign institutions, including UNEP, UNDP and FAO. Since 2005 her work at REKK focuses on renewable energy regulation and energy efficiency policy making with regional and European scope.