Born on September 22, 1976 in Kyiv, Ukraine Education: higher education, political science Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Political Science (1998), “red diploma”. Specialty - political science, teacher of socio-political disciplines completed postgraduate studies at the Department of Political Science Awarded the Order of Danylo Halytskyi (Decree of the President of Ukraine 128/2010) Reserve officer. 4th rank of civil servant Has departmental awards and commendations is fluent in Ukrainian, Russian, reads/translates - English Professional activity: 1996 - 2000 - Participant of projects of the Ukrainian Perspective Foundation, Ukrainian Reform Foundation and Ukrainian National Security Foundation, author of the magazine “Pidtekst”, 2000 - 2001 - Political observer of the magazine ‘Companion’, author of the magazine “Energy Policy of Ukraine”, etc. 2001 - 2010 - State Expert, Head of the Regional Security Department of the National Institute for International Security Problems at the National Security and Defense Council He was engaged in the issues of the post-Soviet space and the settlement of “frozen conflicts” in Eurasia. He has received state awards. 2010 - 2011 - Advisor to the Director of the National Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Ukraine. 2011 - 2014 - Deputy Head of the Main Department for Constitutional and Legal Modernization of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine. He was responsible for ensuring the activities of the Constitutional Assembly (2012-2014) and the Constitutional Commission (2014) (constitutional reform), local government reform (decentralization), state policy to promote the development of civil society. 2015 - 2016 - Director of the NGO “Center for Civil Society Research” 2016 - 2018 - Advisor to the Head of Luhansk Regional Military-Civilian Administration on Internal and Information Policy (UNDP project) 2018 - present - Director of the NGO “Center for Civil Society Research” | 