Chairman of the NBU Council.
Chairman of the NBU Council since October 2016.

Education and academic background:
Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NAS)
Fellow of the Shevchenko Scientific Society (France)
Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine
Professor, Doctor of Science in Economics
Postgraduate training at the Council for the Research of Ukraine’s Productive Potential of the NAS of Ukraine with a  major in Economics at the Ternopil National Pedagogical Institute.

Honors:
Honored Scientist and Engineer of Ukraine
Letter of Commendation from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Letter of Commendation from the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine For Distinguished Service to the Ukrainian People
Laureate of the State Award in Science and Technology, awarded with a Letter of Commendation from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Career:
Professor of Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economics University (KNEU)
Head of Regional Studies Institute at KNEU
President of the European Institute of Economic and Political Studies of CEE Countries and Ukraine, located in Prague, Czech Republic
Head of the international NGO Ukrainian European Perspective
Minister of Economy of Ukraine.