Kateryna Bondar

Kateryna works as a Social Reform Coordinator and her core responsibility is pension reform implementation. She facilitated the activities of Ukrainian Government, the IMF and World Bank teams both on technical aspects and political process of the reform. This work culminated in a draft pension reform law that was promulgated in Fall 2017. It was recognized by all international partners as a major achievement in addressing fiscal and social challenges of the national pension system in Ukraine.

Kateryna is very passionate about innovation development in Ukraine and has contributed to the government’s agenda of innovation support. In particular, in cooperation with key ministries and reformers she helped develop a reform concept, which would form a comprehensive innovation development system. This includes a legal framework, funding and infrastructure development initiatives.

Kateryna has diverse experience both in the private sector, having worked for big international companies in banking and IT domains, and public affairs. After joining the Project Management Office of the National Reforms Council, Kateryna has been deeply involved in the reform implementation process for the past four years.

In the Fall 2019, she became a member of the Ukrainian Emerging Leaders program at the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University. At Stanford, Kateryna worked on projects to improve innovation development in Ukraine, anti-corruption measures in key sectors, and creative policy communication strategies for the Ukrainian government.

She graduated from the Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.