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.

Previously worked in communications, branding, and social media management for Ukrainian educational and technology companies, as well as civil society organizations.

Graduated with a degree in International Relations from the University of Amsterdam and holds a master’s degree in War and Peace Studies from Leiden University. Previously interned in the International Partnerships Department at SCIS.

Politics and International Relations student at University College London. Previously interned in the International Partnerships Department at SCIS and worked in business development in the defence sector in Germany, with additional experience supporting international defence exhibitions.

History, Politics and Economics student at University College London (UCL). Previously interned in the Defense Analytics Department of SCIS.

Previously part of the Digital team in Tate Art Galleries’ Audience Innovation Department, with international experience across technology, strategy, and startups at organizations in the US, UK, and EU. Holds an M.S. in Technology, Culture and Society from NYU Engineering and a B.A. in Psychology from Columbia University.

Served as infantryman in Russo-Ukrainian War. History student of National university Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

Political analyst at SCIS. Previously at the College of Europe, Ukrainian Catholic University, University of Notre Dame and European Center for the Study of War and Peace.