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EU-LEAP team
The EU-Leap team consists of consultants and experts in key areas of the center's activities. To ensure high-quality expertise, relevant specialists are involved, as well as organizations and institutions of various forms of ownership, taking into account current challenges and trends in public policy development.
Maksym Balym
Head of the Organization
Education: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy; Taras Shevchenko National University, Master of Law.
Area of Expertise: strengthening civil society participation in policy-making, developing the organization's analytical and research capabilities, forming cross-sector partnerships, and supporting transparent decisions in the management of public resources.
Valeriia Hrytsenko
CEO, program outline
Education: Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania), MPA, National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine, MPA.
Areas of expertise: strategic and operational management of organizational activities; coordination of teams, internal processes, and resources; ensuring high-quality and timely project delivery. Experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring public policy reforms; engaging with stakeholders; building partnerships; and advocating for legislative and institutional changes.
Iliya Mykhaylov
strategic outline
Education: Pretoria Boys High School, South Africa (among the school's alumni: several Nobel Prize winners and world-renowned leaders of the public and business sectors, including Elon Musk); MBA with honors from Kyiv State University (Institute of International Relations, International Economic and Financial Relations).
Area of Expertise: public sector policy architecture and change management, strategic development, macro-level risk management, working with high-level political stakeholders/ IFIs.
Oksana Rak
legal outline
Education: Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University, Master of Laws; National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine, MPA.
Area of Expertise: management of legislative changes in the public sector, analysis and support of legislative initiatives, control of the legal quality of regulatory and legal decisions, deep understanding of law enforcement practice in the field of public administration.
Anastasia Fomitchova
research outline
Education: three-year degree in law, philosophy, and a master's degree in international relations, Sorbonne University in Paris; PhD in political science, University of Ottawa. From 2017 to 2021, she was a fellow of the European Research Council's research program "Social Dynamics of Civil Wars".
Area of Expertise: analysis of the sphere through a combination of mixed methods of social and economic sciences, political, social and behavioral research, international experience and practice in the field of problem identification and policy making.
Maiia Kashtan
communication outline
Education: Yaroslav Mudryi National Law Academy, Master of Laws. Karazin National University, strategic communications.
Area of Expertise: strategic communications, partnership building, information campaign management, organization of public events and media relations. She has experience in implementing communication strategies in the public and non-governmental sectors, coordinated volunteer campaigns and teams, and was responsible for reputational communications and transparency in anti-corruption projects.
Viktoria Prykhodko
analytical and legal outline
Education: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Area of Expertise: legal analysis, drafting of regulatory acts, analytical support for reforms in public administration, implementation of decisions within projects, development of legal justifications, preparation of project materials, as well as organizational and analytical support for interaction with partners and stakeholders.
Daryna Selo
analytical and legal outline
Education: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Bachelor of Law
Area of Expertise: analytical support of legal changes at the national level, assessment of regulatory impact, compliance of national legislation with international obligations, research and comparative analysis of modern legal systems and the logic of institutional implementation of changes.
Khrystyna Zelinska
project manager
Education: Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas; King Danylo Halytskyi University of Law.
Areas of expertise: public procurement, public asset management, digital transformation of the public sector (GovTech), development and implementation of government information systems.
Anna Babur
Analyst
Education: Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (International Economic Relations).
Areas of expertise: Economic analysis and public policy research, monitoring legislative changes and assessing the impact of reforms, preparing analytical reports and evidence-based recommendations, financial analysis and financial modeling.
Sofiia Umanska
Project Manager
Education: Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), major in Business Management
Areas of Expertise: Project management and workflow coordination, preparation of analytical reports and research. Project planning and oversight, collaboration with teams, and monitoring of project execution. Management of digital communication channels, data analysis, and decision support in a dynamic environment.
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