Prior to joining Positive Competition in April 2019, he was an Assistant Professor of Econometrics and Game Theory at the International School of Economics in Almaty, Kazakhstan, a University of London affiliate institution. He was involved in both theoretical and empirical research, with a particular focus on human resource allocation and industrial organisation.

Máté holds a MSc. in Economics from Trinity College Dublin and a PhD in Economics from ECARES in Brussels. His publication profile is diverse with international peer-reviewed publications ranging from energy economics to political economy.

Máté believes in the transformative power of persistence, cheerful ambition and a relentless drive for self-improvement. Therefore his favorite quote is “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle