59 Notable Alumni of Kyiv National Economic University

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1978-.. (age 46)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is a Ukrainian politician and former actor who has been serving as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019.

Potap

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1981-.. (age 43)
Occupations: composerscreenwriterrecord producersingertelevision presenter
Biography: Oleksiy Andriyovich Potapenko, known professionally as Potap is a Ukrainian singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer. He has been involved as a performer and/or producer of such iconic music acts as Potap I Nastya, Vremya I Steklo, MOZGI, and many more, releasing over 300 songs, the vast majority of which became international hits.

Oleh Sentsov

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1976-.. (age 48)
Occupations: film screenwriterdirectorwriterscreenwriterfilm producer
Biography: Oleh Hennadiiovych Sentsov is a Ukrainian filmmaker, writer and activist from Crimea. Sentsov has directed the feature films Gamer (2011), Numbers (2019, co-directed with Akhtem Seitablayev), and Rhino (2021).

Isaak Babel

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1894-1940 (aged 46)
Occupations: screenwritermilitary personneltranslatorplaywrightwriter
Biography: Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel was a Soviet writer, journalist, playwright, and literary translator. He is best known as the author of Red Cavalry and Odessa Stories, and has been acclaimed as "the greatest prose writer of Russian Jewry". Babel was arrested by the NKVD on 15 May 1939 on fabricated charges of terrorism and espionage, and executed on 27 January 1940.

Alexander Dovzhenko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1894-1956 (aged 62)
Occupations: film directorfilm producerwriterscreenwriterdirector
Biography: Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko, also transliterated Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko, was a Ukrainian Soviet screenwriter, film producer and director. He is often cited as one of the most important early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov, and Vsevolod Pudovkin, as well as being a pioneer of Soviet montage theory.

Pavlo Tychyna

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1891-1967 (aged 76)
Occupations: translatorwriterpoetpoliticianopinion journalist
Biography: Pavlo Hryhorovych Tychyna was a major Ukrainian poet, translator, publicist, public activist, academician, and statesman. He composed the lyrics to the Anthem of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Ivan Bakanov

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1975-.. (age 49)
Occupations: Head of the Security Service of Ukrainebusinesspersonjuristfilm producerpolitician
Biography: Ivan Hennadiyovych Bakanov, is a Ukrainian politician who, from 2019 to 2022, served as head of the Security Service of Ukraine, which is the primary counterintelligence and security agency of Ukraine. Bakanov is also a close childhood friend of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Victoria Spartz

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1978-.. (age 46)
Occupations: international forum participantpolitician
Biography: Victoria Spartz is a Ukrainian-American politician and businesswoman who is the U.S. representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, she previously represented the 20th district in the Indiana Senate.

Oleksandr Skichko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1991-.. (age 33)
Occupations: public figurecomedianimpressionisttelevision presenterpolitician
Biography: Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Skichko is a Ukrainian politician, comedian, actor, and television presenter. From 29 January 2021 to 2 March 2022 Skichko was Governor of Cherkasy Oblast.

Ihor Surkis

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1958-.. (age 66)
Occupations: businessperson
Biography: Ihor Mikhaylovich Surkis is a Ukrainian oligarch best known for being an owner and President of Dynamo Kyiv since 2002. His brother, Hryhoriy Surkis, was the head of the Football Federation of Ukraine from August 2000 to September 2012.

Kateryna Handziuk

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1985-2018 (aged 33)
Occupations: human rights activistpoliticianactivist
Biography: Kateryna Viktorivna Handziuk was a Ukrainian civil rights and anti-corruption activist campaigner and political advisor, who exposed corruption in her hometown of Kherson. She was attacked with sulphuric acid on 31 July 2018, and died from her injuries on 4 November 2018.

Serhiy Lyovochkin

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1972-.. (age 52)
Occupations: economistpolitician
Biography: Serhiy Volodymyrovych Lyovochkin is a Ukrainian politician, formerly a member of the Parliament of Ukraine. Over 20 years, he has held various leading posts in civil service as well as top corporate positions.

Yuriy Yekhanurov

Born in: Russia
Years: 1948-.. (age 76)
Occupations: university teacherpoliticianeconomist
Biography: Yuriy Ivanovych Yekhanurov is a Ukrainian politician who was Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2005 to 2006 and Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2009.

Kostyantin Zhevago

Born in: Russia
Years: 1974-.. (age 50)
Occupations: bankereconomistpoliticianentrepreneur
Biography: Kostyantyn Valentynovych Zhevago is a Ukrainian billionaire entrepreneur. He was the first Eastern European to present one of his companies — Ferrexpo to the London Stock Exchange. Zhevago controls the "Finances and Credit" group — one of largest conglomerates of Ukraine; holds a post of FC Vorskla honorary president. He was a member of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament of Ukraine) from 1998 until 2019.

Roman Nasirov

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1979-.. (age 45)
Enrolled in Kyiv National Economic University: Studied in 2001
Occupations: politician
Biography: Roman Mykhailovych Nasirov is a Ukrainian politician who served as the Head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine. He was temporarily relieved of his duties on 3 March 2017 and although he was reinstated in his function by a court decision late 2018 he did not return as head of the State Fiscal Service.

Nataliya Vitrenko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1951-.. (age 73)
Occupations: economistpolitician
Biography: Nataliya Mykhailivna Vitrenko is a pro-Russian Ukrainian politician and scientist.

Valeriia Hontareva

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1964-.. (age 60)
Enrolled in Kyiv National Economic University: Studied in 1997
Occupations: economistinternational forum participantpoliticianbanker
Biography: Valeriia Oleksiivna Hontareva, also spelled as Valeria Hontareva and Valeria Gontareva, was Governor or Chairwoman of the National Bank of Ukraine. She submitted her resignation on 10 April 2017 and left the bank on 11 May 2017.

Maksym Stepanov

Born in: Russia
Years: 1975-.. (age 49)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Maksym Volodymyrovych Stepanov is a Ukrainian politician. From 30 March 2020 until 18 May 2021, he was the Minister of Healthcare. Stepanov served as Governor of the Odesa Oblast from January 2017 until April 2019.

Oleksandr Omelchenko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1938-2021 (aged 83)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Omelchenko was a Ukrainian politician.

Yuriy Vitrenko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1976-.. (age 48)
Occupations: economistinternational forum participant
Biography: Yuriy Yuriyovych Vitrenko is a Ukrainian businessman.

Vadym Hetman

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1935-1998 (aged 63)
Occupations: bankerpoliticianeconomist
Biography: Vadym Petrovych Hetman was a Ukrainian statesman, politician, and banker. He is credited with the creation of the National Bank of Ukraine, Ukraine's central bank. He was assassinated in April 1998 in his home in Kyiv. According to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the crime was paid for by former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko. He was posthumously conferred the title of Hero of Ukraine on 11 July 2005.

Taras Kutovyi

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1976-2019 (aged 43)
Occupations: economistpolitician
Biography: Taras Viktorovych Kutovy was a Ukrainian economist and politician.

Viktoriia Tihipko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1973-.. (age 51)
Occupations: venture businessentrepreneur
Biography: Viktoriya Viktorivna Tihipko is a Ukrainian businesswoman and public figure.

Yuriy Derevyanko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1973-.. (age 51)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Yuriy Bohdanovych Derevyanko is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician. People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIIth and VIIIth convocations. Derevyanko was a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Corruption Prevention and Counteraction. He is a member of the Council of Volia party.

Oleksandr Kubrakov

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1982-.. (age 42)
Occupations: politicianentrepreneur
Biography: Oleksandr Mykolayovych Kubrakov is a Ukrainian economist, civil servant and politician. Since 20 May 2021, he has served as Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine.

Igor Mazepa

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1976-.. (age 48)
Biography: Igor Aleksandrovich Mazepa is the director general of the Concorde Capital investment company in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Rostyslav Shurma

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1983-.. (age 41)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Rostyslav Shurma is a Ukrainian statesman, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. He was the CEO of the Zaporizhstal plant from 2012 to 2019.

Volodymyr Borodians'ky

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1974-.. (age 50)
Occupations: politicianmedia proprietor
Biography: Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Borodianskyi is a Ukrainian television manager, public figure, entrepreneur and politician. He has served as Ukraine's Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports (2019–2020), chairman of the board of STB (2004–2018), Director of StarLightMedia (2012–2018), and as Chairman of the Council for the Development of the National Cultural, Art and Museum complex "Mystetsky Arsenal".

Oleksandr Danylyuk

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1981-.. (age 43)
Occupations: public figurepoliticianlawyer
Biography: Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Danylyuk is Ukrainian public figure, lawyer, human rights activist. Coordinator of the public movement (now party) "Spilna Sprava" (Common Cause). Chief Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Valeriy Heletey on a voluntary basis from July 15 to November 5, 2014.

Ihor Umansky

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1975-.. (age 49)
Occupations: economistpolitician
Biography: Ihor Ivanovych Umansky is a Ukrainian economist and civil servant. On 4 March 2020, he was appointed as the Minister of Finance of Ukraine. He was dismissed on 30 March 2020. Umansky claims he never received a formal reason for his dismissal and that he first heard of it through news reports.

Rustam Temirgaliev

Born in: Russia
Years: 1976-.. (age 48)
Occupations: military personnelpoliticianeconomist
Biography: Rustam Ilmirovich Temirgaliev is the Director General Russia-China Investment Fund for Regional Development since August 8, 2018.

Anton Yatsenko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1977-.. (age 47)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Anton Volodymyrovych Yatsenko is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 200th electoral district as an independent since 2012, having previously been a member of the Party of Regions. Previously, he served as a party list People's Deputy from Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc from 2007 to 2012.

Roksolana Pidlasa

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1994-.. (age 30)
Occupations: economistpolitician
Biography: Roksolana Andriyivna Pidlasa, is a Ukrainian politician and economist, and the chairman of the budget committee of the Verkhovna Rada.

Volodymyr Lanovyi

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1952-.. (age 72)
Occupations: economistpolitician
Biography: Volodymyr Lanovyi is a Ukrainian statesman, politician, economical scientist.

Serhii Babak

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1978-.. (age 46)
Occupations: politicianjuristeconomist
Biography: Serhiy Vitaliyovych Babak, is a Ukrainian politician, lawyer, economist, psychologist, is a who is currently a member of the Verkhovna Rada since 29 April 2019 from the Servant of the People party.

Yuliya Sokolovska

Years: 1985-.. (age 39)
Occupations: politiciancommunity leadercivil servant
Biography: Yuliya Serhiyivna Sokolovska is a Ukrainian activist, civil servant and politician who is since 12 March 2020 Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine responsible for social affairs.

Oleksiy Lyubchenko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: economistpolitician
Biography: Oleksiy Mykolayovych Liubchenko is a Ukrainian politician who served as First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine from May 20, 2021, to November 2021 and Ministry of Economy.

Yehor Cherniev

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1985-.. (age 39)
Occupations: politicianentrepreneur
Biography: Yehor Volodymyrovych Cherniev is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from the Servant of the People party in the Verkhovna Rada, number 26 on the party's list. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and the Chairman of the Permanent Delegation of Ukraine at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Mariya Ionova

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1978-.. (age 46)
Enrolled in Kyiv National Economic University: Studied in 2000
Occupations: politician
Biography: Mariya Mykolayevna Ionova is a Ukrainian politician of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc.

Nikolay Lagun

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1973-.. (age 51)
Occupations: bankerbusinessperson
Biography: Mykola Lahun — is the Ukrainian businessman. He was the majority shareholder and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of JSC Delta Bank, which declared insolvent on 2 March 2015.

Mykola Bagrayev

Born in: Russia
Years: 1964-.. (age 60)
Enrolled in Kyiv National Economic University: Studied in 2005
Occupations: social activistentrepreneur
Biography: Mykola Georgiyovich Bagrayev is a Ukrainian businessman in the fields of media and show business and a social activist.

Maksym Tymoshenko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1972-.. (age 52)
Occupations: scientistuniversity teacher
Biography: Maksym Tymoshenko is a Ukrainian culturologist and a social activist. He is a doctor of philosophy (2013), a professor of the National Academy of Culture and Arts Management (2014), an Honored Art Worker of Ukraine (2015), member of the Green Cross International Board (since October 2017). President of the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music as of November 2018.

Serhiy Ostapenko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1881-1937 (aged 56)
Occupations: university teacherpoliticianeconomist
Biography: Serhiy Stepanovych Ostapenko was a Ukrainian economist, statesman, and political activist. In early 1919 he served as Chairman of the Council of People's Ministers of Ukrainian People's Republic, a position equivalent to the present-day office of Prime Minister of Ukraine.

Fedir Shpyh

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1956-2020 (aged 64)
Occupations: bankerpolitician
Biography: Fedir Ivanovych Shpyh was a Ukrainian banker, football functionary, and politician.

Valeriy Voshchevsky

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1956-.. (age 68)
Occupations: politicianengineer
Biography: Valeriy Mykolayovych Voshchevsky is Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician who served as Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine from December 2014 until September 2015.

Andrii Gordieiev

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1983-.. (age 41)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Andriy Anatoliyovych Gordeev is a Ukrainian politician, people's deputy of Ukraine of the VIIIth convocation, who was the Head of Kherson Oblast State Administration from April 2016 until April 2019.

Borys Prykhodko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1973-.. (age 51)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Borys Viktorovych Prykhodko is a Ukrainian banker and politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 210th electoral district as an independent member of Dovira since 2019. He previously served as first deputy chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine from 2012 to 2014.

Anastasiia Radina

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1984-.. (age 40)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Anastasiya Olehivna Radina, is a Ukrainian politician who is a who is currently a member of the Verkhovna Rada since 29 August 2019 from the Servant of the People party.

Leopold Taburyansky

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1940-.. (age 84)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Leopold Ivanovych Taburyanskyi is a Ukrainian politician.

Oleh Bilorus

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1939-.. (age 85)
Occupations: diplomatpoliticianeconomist
Biography: Oleh Hryhoryovych Bilorus is a Ukrainian politician, Dr.sc.oec, professor, member-corr. of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU) (since May 1990, Department of Economics, International Management)

Andrii Motovylovets

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1982-.. (age 42)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Andriy Viktorovych Motovilovets is a Ukrainian politician, national deputy (IX convocation) of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Vice chief of the head of Sluha Narodu party fraction in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine since 1 November 2021.

Stanislav Arzhevitin

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1961-.. (age 63)
Occupations: bankerpoliticianeconomist
Biography: Stanislav Mikhaylovich Arzhevitin is a Ukrainian businessman, Chairman of the Association of Ukrainian Banks, and People's Deputy of Verkhovna Rada.

S. S. Koteliansky

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1880-1955 (aged 75)
Occupations: translator
Biography: Samuel Solomonovich Koteliansky was a Ukrainian translator of Russian literature into English. He made the transition from his origins in a small Jewish shtetl to distinction in the rarefied world of English letters. Although he was not a creative writer himself, he befriended, corresponded with, helped publish, and otherwise served as intermediary between some of the most prominent people in English literary life in the early twentieth century.

Vitaliy Voitsekhivskyi

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1967-.. (age 57)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Vitaliy Oleksandrovych Voitsekhirskyi is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 197th electoral district from Servant of the People since 2021. He previously served as mayor of Zolotonosha from 2010 to 2021.

Vasyl Shevchuk

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1954-.. (age 70)
Occupations: economistdraughts player
Biography: Vasyl Yakovych Shevchuk was Ukraine's environment minister in 1998-2000 and 2002-2003 and a deputy minister of economy for sustainable development in 1993-1998. Under his leadership, Kyiv hosted the UN “Environment for Europe” Fifth Ministerial Conference in 2003. Shevchuk also held scientific and advisory positions at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and at the Parliament of Ukraine (at the Speaker's Secretariat and the Institute of Legislation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine).

Volodymyr Yatsenko

Years: 1977-.. (age 47)
Occupations: film producer
Biography: Volodymyr Viktorovych Yatsenko is a Ukrainian film producer.

Taras Tarasenko

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1980-.. (age 44)
Occupations: politicianlawyer
Biography: Taras Petrovich Tarasenko is a Ukrainian lawyer and arbitration manager. People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 9th convocation. He is a member of inter-factional union "People" in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Dr. Huda Al-Ban, PhD

Years: 1960-.. (age 64)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Huda al-Ban is a Yemeni politician. She was Yemen's Minister of Human Rights until 20 March 2011, when she resigned in protest to the government's sniper attacks on protesters during the 2011 Yemen protests.

Denys Viktorovych Chernyshov

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1974-.. (age 50)
Occupations: civil servant
Biography: Denys Viktorovych Chernyshov is Ukrainian politician and economist. He has been a Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine from October 2016 to September 2019. He holds a PhD in Law.