Magdalena Lesiak, PhD, assistant professor at the Department of Insurance, Institute of Finance, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Łódź. Graduate of economics, doctor of social sciences in the discipline of economics and finance. Her scientific and research interests include the capital market, financial services, fraud analysis, data science, programming, new technologies, and the application of quantitative methods in economic research. She conducts classes in subjects such as: financial markets, insurance, ethics and counteracting crimes on the capital market. In her analytical and research work, she uses issues from the field of classical economic theory, behavioral economics, law, ethics, as well as statistical and econometric methods.

Capital market, financial services market, fraud analytics, data science, programming, new technologies, application of quantitative methods in economic research.

Third place in the 11th edition of the competition organized by the PTE Łódź Branch for the best master's thesis in economics defended in 2018, thesis titled: "The Multifaceted Significance of Penny Share Issues in the Context of Undervaluation of Companies Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange," November 18, 2019. 

Distinction for doctoral research for and on behalf of the University of Łódź, June 30, 2022. 

Third place in the 8th edition of the Financial Ombudsman Award Competition named after Dr. Stanisław Rogowski – 2025, in the category "Best Doctoral Dissertation in the Field of Customer Protection in the Financial Market," thesis titled: "Dysfunctional Practices in the Capital Market in Poland," December 11, 2025.