Also Member of the Secretariat, WAREG (Network of European Water Regulators)

Gabor Kisvardai is a recognized water professional. He is a lawyer by profession and an expert in international relations. He also has a master’s degree in public policy and management. When the newly established water regulator was set up in 2012 in Hungary, he participated in the review of water operators and issued the first operational licences to the companies. It was his responsibility to help to establish the professional supervision of the water and waste water sector in Hungary. Performing this important task, he built strategic cooperation with the representatives of water and waste water sector, furthermore with other responsible agencies and institutions. He became an advisor for the vice-president in 2015 and later the head of secretariat of the office of the vice-president for public utilities. Currently, he is the leader of the team reforming the water regulator’s data collection process and strategy.

Most recently he is focused on international issues and the cooperation of water regulators. He is also conducting researches regarding the independence of regulatory agencies. He has been elected as one of the members of WAREG Secretariat in 2015.