Leadership Team
Lucas Kuziv, CFA
Principal Banker, TMT – Equity at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Activities and interests:Volunteering, fundraising, EdTech and education initiatives, developing partnerships. Startup mentor and adviser (current focus on the Ukrainian start-up ecosystem).
Achievements: Muskie Fellow 2008-09, Included VC Fellow 2022, CFA Society UK.
Kateryna Serdiuk
Director at UBS. Investment Banking specialist in equity capital markets
Activities and interests:Previously involved in volunteering, incl. educational activities for underprivileged children as well as environmental projects. Avid horse rider
Achievements: Raised > US$25bn in funding for corporates globally. Merit-based scholarship and dean’s list at IE Business School. CFA Charterholder
Ulyana Shtybel, PhD
Co-Founder and CEO of Quoroom, an equity and debt management platform, ex-Executive Director of the Warsaw Stock Exchange in Ukraine.
Activities and interests: Startup mentor and adviser. Co-founder of two fintech incubation programs in partnership with Mastercard and OTP Bank. Researcher in the field of Impact Investing.
Achievements: UK Exceptional Talent in Digital Technology, Investment Technology Leader of the Year 2021 by Finance Monthly, Woman in FinTech Powerlist 2021.
Josh Pickering, MD/MBA Candidate Stanford
Medical Consultant – Drug development, Clinical trial design at Epirium Bio. CFO and board member – Telehealth platform creation at TeleHelp Ukraine. US Navy Veteran
Activities and Interests: MedTech, medical and defense acquisitions, Ukrainian tech angel investing
Achievements: LunaCap Foundation Fellow 2022-2023
Executive Team
Dzmitry Sidarau
Senior Project Manager, Team Lead at ENKIDU, SAP Ariba implementation.
Activities and interests:15+ years of experience in building, managing, and leading cross-functional teams across various industries – banking and finance (Citibank) and IT. Volunteering activities, GameDev, start-ups, coaching and mentoring, sports.
Achievements: Founder of a game development studio.
Maksym Kozenko
CTO at Fondy payment platform. Specialist in e-commerce and online payments.
Activities and interests:Previously Head of Ecommerce Bussiness Department and Leading specialist in Processing Center in the largest Ukrainian bank PrivatBank.
Achievements:Led the creation and development of several of the most significant payment platforms in Ukraine which now process more than 70% of card online payments in country.
Andriy Maksymovych
Principal Banker, Sustainable Infrastructure at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; OSCE; UNDP.
Activities and interests:infrastructure finance in Central/Eastern Europe and Caucasus; project management; investment promotion.
Achievements: EBRD Policy Movers and Shakers Award; EBRD Environmental and Social Award; Award of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine; Torchbearer at London Olympics (2012).
Olesia Nikolaiets
Project Management, Facilities, Global Real Estate
Activities and interests:Sustainability and green buildings, smart workplaces, volunteering, fundraising, team management and mentoring.
Achievements: AIESEC Ukraine in 2010 – best performing department, 64th World Newspaper Congress – 19th World Editors Forum in 2012, Project for Syria in 2014, PRINCE 2, IOSH, COSHH, CMI Lvl3 Leadership and Management.
Solomiia Petryna
14+ years experience in sustainable energy/ climate mitigation investments and intermediated finance in developing countries, EBRD and consulting; ESL teacher, interpreter, event organiser.
Activities and interests:Sports, reading, travelling. Greenpeace and Nowaste Ukraine supporter.
Achievements: FLEX alumni, SIDA sustainable energy programme alumni; US community partnership programme; championing fundraising for green projects in developing countries; team captain for corporate sport events.
Pavlo Melnyk
Product Security Manager in SAP. Working with authentication, authorization, user management and auditing.
Activities and interests:An active member of an association of young committed Ukrainians from Berlin called “Vitsche”. Involved in fundraising, volunteering and coordinating activities.
Achievements:A board member (external relations responsible) of youth student organisation AEGEE-Mannheim in 2019-2021.
In 2016-2018 multiple times finalist of business case competitions like e.g. CaseChamp (supported by Mc&Kinsey and Big4) and WizzAir Youth Challenge.
Anna Vershebeniuk
Technology VC investor with Headline. Previously worked at Thrive Capital (NYC) and General Atlantic (London)
Activities and interests: Involved in volunteering, and previously politics. Loves tennis and chess.
Sofija-Roksolana Got, MD, PhD
Dentist, Honorary Research Assistant (The University of Hong Kong); Co-founder and Board member of “Ukrainian Academy of Periodontology”.
Activities and interests:Volunteering (dental volunteering in India (AMCHI project) and Tanzania (PAMOJA project).
Achievements: ITI Scholar 2019-2020 (The University of Hong Kong); FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange) Alumna of 2007-2008 (Virginia, USA); CUPP (Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program) Alumna 2016 (Ottawa, Canada).
Andrii Tsokol
Associate Director, Sustainable Infrastructure at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Activities and interests:14+ years experience in financing infrastructure and logistics projects in Ukraine and CEE. Volunteering activities, dataviz, piano, table tennis
Achievements: EBRD Outstanding Policy Engagement Award 2019 and Project Implementation Award 2021, CFA Charterholder
Svitlana Muzychenko
Founder at UA Brokers Without Borders. Founder at SMT.
Activities and interests:Technology entrepreneur, customer experience consultant, and sales leader.
Achievements:Proud Alumni of AIESEC in Ukraine and Globally. Established business with 60+ employees and clients all over the world – all while raising two kids.
Maria Sosina
Associate, Operations Finance at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Activities and interests: Process optimisation, volunteering activities, cultural studies, literary translation.
Achievements: In 2011 and 2016, co-organised EBRD’s Chernobyl Shelter Fund and Nuclear Safety Account pledging events for the completion of Chernobyl projects in Ukraine.