Zsuzsanna Pósfai

Co-Founder @ Periféria Policy and Research Center

About

Expert in housing research and housing policy; focusing on the possibilities to develop potential new housing models in Hungary and in the Central and Eastern European region. My experiences are streamlined in the field of housing, with a strong focus on financial aspects connected to housing - housing financialization, possibilities for new forms of housing finance, and also household debt. I am skilled in combining analytical and organizing work, in coordination and teamwork.

Country

Hungary

City

Budapest

Industry

Government Administration

Skill

Policy Development, Fundraising, Team Leadership, Management, Analytical Skills, Research Skills

Experience

Co-Founder

Periféria Policy and Research Center

2018 - Present · 8 yrs

Budapest, Hungary

Periféria Center works in the fields of capital investments, labor and housing. We gather evidence, conduct critical analysis, develop policy solutions, and build communities for economic alternatives. We are based in Budapest, Hungary and work regionally in Central and Eastern Europe. Within Periféria Center I lead projects in the field of housing, uncovering the roots of housing inequalities, and developing proposals for a shift towards more equitable housing solutions. I focus on issues of housing finance, and on how finance can become an enabler for new housing models. I am also responsible for funder relations and general management tasks in the organization.

Member of the Management Board

Alliance for Collaborative Real Estate Development

2022-1 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

Budapest, Hungary

www.szakiszovetseg.hu Working on community-led solutions for developing, owning and managing real estate. We develop residential and working spaces in an ecosystem of solidarity economy.

Member of The Supervisory Board

MOBA Housing SCE

2020-2 - Present · 6 yrs 8 mos

Central and South-Eastern Europe

www.moba.coop A transnational, regional network of community-owned, limited equity housing cooperatives in the Central and South-Eastern European region. We support the development of new housing cooperatives through an internal financial mechanism called the MOBA Accelerator.

Research Fellow

GEOFIN research

2021-5 - 2022-4 · 1 yr

https://geofinresearch.eu/

Researcher

Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

2014-10 - 2017-10 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Békéscsaba, Békés, Hungary

Junior research fellow in the framework of the Marie Curie ITN project "Socio-economic and Political Responses to Regional Polarisation in Central and Eastern Europe – RegPol²". I did my PhD as part of this project. More information: https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/117595-itn-regpol2-studies-socioeconomic-and-political-responses-to-regional-polarisation-in-central

Public Policy Manager

Municipality of Budapest, Department of Urban Planning

2013-10 - 2014-10 · 1 yr 1 mo

Budapest, Hungary

I was coordinating an inter-municipal process (between the central municipality and the district municipalities of Budapest) of planning for the usage of 2014-2020 Cohesion Policy funds in Budapest.

Education

Sciences Po

Urban and Regional Policy

2011 - 2013 · 2 yrs

Two-year course also including two practical experiences / internships: - 6 months part-time with AORIF (https://www.aorif.org/), the federation of social housing providers in the Ile-de-France region, and - 6 months full-time with Espacité (https://www.espacite.com/), a consultancy company focused on municipal housing policy.