Leadership Team

Lukas Kuziv

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

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

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

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

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Executive Team

Dzmitry Sidarau

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.