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Vice-Minister T. Valys

Taurimas Valys
Taurimas Valys

Vice-Minister

Responsibilities:

 

  • Economic diplomacy, promotion of exports and foreign investment, economic security policy
  • Lithuania's foreign trade policy, participation in international economic organizations, and defense industry development initiatives.
  • Implementation of Lithuanian diaspora policy, including the development of measures to encourage return to Lithuania and the strengthening of diaspora ties.
Date of birth:

 

 

 

 

 

7 September 1982

Place of birth:

Šiauliai, Lithuania

Education:  
2025–present  Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU LSMC EKVI) – Doctoral studies in social sciences (field of economics, S02). 
2020  Vilnius University – Business Management and Administration (Master's degree in business management)
2008 Mykolas Riomeris University - Law and Governance (Master of Laws degree)
2006 Compensatory law studies
2004   Vilnius University, Institute of International Relations and Political Science - International Relations and Political Science (Bachelor’s degree)
Work experience  
2026–present Tourism Council (an advisory body of the Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of Lithuania)
2025–present  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania – Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
2025–2027 Chairman of the Steering committee NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence – ENSEC COE
2025–present 

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – Governor, Member of the Board of Governors

2025–present 


Innovation Agency – Member of the Board (Deputy Chairman of Executive Board at National Innovation Agency)

2025–present 

 

Invest Lithuania – Member of the Board

03/2025–10/2025 

Chancellery of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania – Advisor to the Prime Minister on Economic Diplomacy and the Efficiency of State-Owned Enterprises 

• Chairman of the Strategic Council for the Image of Lithuania 

• Member of the Economic Diplomacy Council (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania) 

• Member of the Economic Diplomacy Working Group (Government of the Republic of Lithuania)

2013–2026 Family Credit Union – co-founder, member of the Board (until 2025 – CBO)
2024–2026  Turkish-Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce – Vice-President, co-founder
2022–2026  Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts – Vice-President
2022–2024  French-Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce – Vice-President, Treasurer
2020–2023  Vilnius City Municipality – Member of Vilnius City Council
2012–present  

Vilnius University, Business School – Associate Professor (from 2023, hourly paid)

2020–2025  Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine – Visiting Partnership Associate Professor
2014–2015  Lithuanian Association of Private Healthcare Institutions – Executive Director
2009–2013   LAUTUS Group – CEO, Member of the Board
2008–2009  Invalda turto valdymas UAB – Sales Manager
2007–2008   Ernst & Young Baltic UAB – Senior Consultant
2003–2006  Baltic Development Fund – Chairman of the Board, President
2003–2004  National Association of Business Administrators – Executive Director
Other   
Expertise in commerce, finance and investment management across six continents: North America, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia and Europe.
Professional internships and qualification improvement (selected): 

ETH Zurich University (Switzerland) – “Cities of the Future”, 2014 

Tsinghua University (China) – “Financial Analysis and Decision Making”, 2014

Cornell University (USA) – “Business Networks, Consumer Groups and Markets”, 2014 | University of Texas at Austin (USA) – “The Age of Globalisation”, 2014 

Harvard University (USA) – “Justice”, 2013 

MIT (USA) – “The Challenges of Global Poverty”, 2013. 

European Investment Bank (EPEC, Luxembourg) – PPP expertise internship, 2010.

Awards: Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Association "Work Star".

Foreign languages:  English, Russian, Spanish, Latin, Polish.