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Leadership

The Supervisory Board, International Academic Board, management, and KSE team define the strategic and academic direction of development, translating them into solutions and results for students, researchers, partners, and Ukraine.

Board of Directors

The main governing body of KSE. Once a year, board members approve policies, review work areas, and set priorities for the coming years. Senior advisors and the Honorary Chairman work alongside the board.
Olena Bilan
Olena Bilan
Co-chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Strategic Committee
Head of the Research Department, Chief Economist, Dragon Capital
Makar Paseniuk
Makar Paseniuk
Co-chair of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Fundraising Committee
ICU
Founding Partner, ICU
Torbjorn Becker
Torbjorn Becker
Member of the Board of Advisors
Director of SITE
Tomas Fiala
Tomas Fiala
Member of the Board of Advisors
CEO, Dragon Capital
John E. Herbst
John E. Herbst
Director of the Atlantic Council's Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center
Director of the Eurasia Center, Dinu Patrick, Atlantic Council
Newton Howard
Newton Howard
Member of the Board of Advisors
Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Oxford
Professor Emeritus at the Rochester Institute of Technology; Member of Congregation of the University of Oxford
Alex Lissitsa
Alex Lissitsa
Member of the Board of Advisors
Chief Executive Officer, IMC
Gary Marx
Gary Marx
Member of the Board of Advisors
President of Defenders of Faith and Religious Freedom in Ukraine; Madison Strategies LLC
Michael A. McFaul
Michael A. McFaul
Member of the Board of Advisors
Freeman Spogli Institute
Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI); former Advisor to the President of the United States
Roger Myerson
Roger Myerson
Member of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the International Academic Council
University of Chicago
Nobel laureate in Economics (2007); University of Chicago
Tymofiy Mylovanov
Tymofiy Mylovanov
President of KSE
Professor at the University of Pittsburgh; Minister of Economic Development, Trade, and Agriculture (2019–2020); KSE ’99
William B. Taylor
William B. Taylor
Member of the Board of Advisors
United States Institute of Peace
8th U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine; United States Institute of Peace
Lola Woetzel
Lola Woetzel
Member of the Supervisory Board
McKinsey, MGI
Senior Partner, McKinsey; Director, MGI
Oleksandr Zholud
Oleksandr Zholud
Member of the Board of Directors of Kyiv School of Economics
Chief Expert, National Bank of Ukraine
Anders Åslund
Anders Åslund
Senior Advisor to the KSE Board of Directors; Resident Senior Fellow, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council
Atlantic Council
Yurii Gorodnichenko
Yurii Gorodnichenko
Senior Advisor
Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley
Regina Yan
Regina Yan
Senior Adviser
COO, PCORI; Eurasia Foundation

International Academic Board

An advisory body to the Board of Directors. It supports KSE with expertise and monitors academic integrity to ensure that teaching and research maintain high standards.
Roger Myerson
Roger Myerson
Chair of the International Academic Council
University of Chicago
Nobel laureate in Economics (2007); University of Chicago
Dmytro Holod
Dmytro Holod
Deputy Chair of the International Academic Council
SUNY Stony Brook
Associate Dean at SUNY Stony Brook; KSE'2000
Charles Becker
Charles Becker
Associate Chair of Duke University's Economics Department
Chair of the Department of Economics at Duke University
Michael Burda
Michael Burda
Member of the International Academic Board
Humboldt University of Berlin
Professor at Humboldt University of Berlin
Tymofiy Mylovanov
Tymofiy Mylovanov
Member of the International Academic Council
Professor at the University of Pittsburgh; Minister of Economic Development, Trade, and Agriculture (2019–2020); KSE ’99
Yurii Gorodnichenko
Yurii Gorodnichenko
Senior Advisor
Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley
Paul Roderick Gregory
Paul Roderick Gregory
Member of the International Academic Board
University of Houston
Professor at the University of Houston
Viktoriia Hnatkivska
Viktoriia Hnatkivska
Member of the International Academic Board
UBC Vancouver
Professor at UBC Vancouver; KSE'2000
Serhii Plokhy
Serhii Plokhy
Member of the International Academic Board
Harvard University
Professor at Harvard University, Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute
Konstantin Sonin
Konstantin Sonin
Member of the International Academic Board
University of Chicago
Professor at the University of Chicago
Maryna Viazovska
Maryna Viazovska
Member of the International Academic Board
EPFL
Professor at EPFL, Fields Medalist
Oleksandra Matviichuk
Oleksandra Matviichuk
Member of the International Academic Board
Center for Civil Liberties
Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize
Alexey Boyarsky
Alexey Boyarsky
Member of the International Academic Council
Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Leiden Institute; CERN
Robert Gentleman
Robert Gentleman
Member of the International Academic Council
Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health; co-author of R
Ellen M. Bassett
Ellen M. Bassett
Member of the International Academic Council
Dean of the Georgia Tech College of Design
Anna Nagurney
Anna Nagurney
Member of the Supervisory Board
Eugene M. Isenberg Department, UMass Amherst