The Team

Co-founder and Executive Director at SCIS. Previously a National Security Advisor in Verkhovna Rada and led foreign policy projects at MoD. Graduate of Vassar College.

Co-founder of the Serpens Center for International Security, leading the Center’s research, analytics, and publications divisions. Previously at Stanford, studying international security and military history.

Previously coordinated advocacy projects at Prince Claus Fund and European League of Institutes of Art. International Studies graduate from Rotterdam Erasmus University.

Senior Analyst at SCIS. Holds a degree in Finance and Banking from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and a master’s degree in Urban Planning and Post-War Reconstruction from the Kyiv School of Economics.

Analyst at SCIS. Veteran of the Russo-Ukrainian War, serving in infantry all the way to battalion headquarters. Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in History from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

Economics student at New York University. Previously worked in Ukraine’s IT sector and interned at Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation.

Analyst at SCIS. Holds a Master’s degree in Conflict Studies from the London School of Economics, and has previously worked as a researcher at Veteran Hub and Civil Network OPORA.