What we do
KSE Charitable Foundation is de jure two foundations, one registered in the U.S., 501.c.3, and another in Ukraine.
The KSE Foundation is dedicated to the development of Ukraine and Ukrainian society through the support of education and science.
Currently, in addition to its educational programmes, KSE raises funds for charitable assistance to the people and defenders of Ukraine. However, without proper attention to education, a strategic vision for the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine is impossible.
We work because of your support and we strive to be completely transparent in our work.
Monthly audits of the Foundation’s activities are carried out to ensure that funds are used effectively.
Working directly with the government of Ukraine, as well as other foundations and volunteer organizations, KSE has established itself as one of the largest humanitarian aid funds, providing life-saving medicines and protective kits for volunteers and ordinary citizens.
According to Forbes, the KSE Foundation is one of the top 5 fundraisers that raised the most money for Ukrainians and the army during the war.
We aim to respond quickly to the needs of Ukraine and Ukrainians in the war.
KSE Foundation has an institutionalized Help Ukraine program, which prioritizes support for our defenders, Ukrainians affected by the war, as well as the restoration of educational and medical infrastructure.
The main goal is for each of these programs to support our government and the state as much as possible and have the greatest possible impact on people’s lives.
The establishment of new intellectual centers, start-ups and innovative companies is an important investment in the future of our country.
Providing institutional support for bachelor’s and master’s students, investing in fundamental important educational and scientific projects, as well as ensuring organizational and institutional support for existing and newly established civic initiatives aimed at preserving Ukraine’s intellectual sovereignty is the basis for the future recovery of the Ukrainian economy.
TEAM
Board of Directors of Kyiv School of Economics is the main governing body of the School. During the annual meeting, the Board members approve policies, review the School’s activities and establish the priorities for development for incoming years. The Board of directors is reinforced by senior advisors and the the Honorary Chairman, all of them have a high level of knowledge and expertise in their fields.
The Board of Directors (BoD) of Kyiv School of Economics consists of 4 Co-Chairs, 13 members and 3 Senior Advisors, 1 Honorary Chairman.
Co-Chairs:
- Olena Bilan — Head of Research/ Chief Economist Dragon Capital; KSE’2002, Chairman of the Strategic Committee of the Board of Directors
- Oleksandr Kravchenko — Partner of McKinsey&Company, Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors
- Makar Paseniuk — Founding Partner of ICU, Co-chairman of the Board of Directors of KSE, Head of the Fundraising Committee
- Anna Nagurney — Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies at Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
BoD members:
- Torbjorn Becker — Director of Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE)
- Peter Chernyshov — Ex-president at Kyivstar
- Tomas Fiala — CEO of Dragon Capital
- John E. Herbst — Director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center
- Alex Lissitsa — Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Industrial Milk Company (IMC)
- Roger Myerson — Nobel Laureate in Economics 2007, Professor at the University of Chicago
- Tymofiy Mylovanov — KSE President, Associate Professor of the University of Pittsburgh, the Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine (2019-20); KSE’1999
- Volodymyr Popereshnyuk — Co-owner of Nova Poshta
- Svyatoslav Vakarchuk — Musician, social activist
- Oleksandr Zholud — Chief expert in the Monetary Policy and Economic Analysis Department at the National Bank of Ukraine
- Michael A. McFaul — Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), Former US National Security Advisor, U.S. Ambassador to Russia (2012-2014), Co-Chair of the International Working Group on Sanctions against Russia
- Lola Woetzel — Senior partner of McKinsey & Company, Director of the McKinsey Global Institute
- William B. Taylor — Vice president, Europe and Russia, at the U.S. Institute of Peace, 6th US Ambassador to Ukraine (2006–2009), US Chargé d’Affaires to Ukraine in 2019.
Senior Advisors:
- Anders Åslund — Senior Advisor to the KSE Board of Directors; Resident Senior Fellow, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council
- Yuriy Gorodnichenko — Former chairman of the KSE IAB, Quantedge Presidential Professor of Economics at University of California, Berkeley; KSE’2001
- Regina Yan — Senior Adviser of the KSE Board; Chief Operating Officer, PCORI; Senior Advisor, Eurasia Foundation
Honorary Chairman of the Board:
- Yegor Grygorenko — Partner of Deloitte; Head of Consulting Department in Deloitte Ukraine; KSE’2001
Executive Secretary of the Board of Directors — Svitlana Denysenko, [email protected]
International Academic Board (IAB) of Kyiv School of Economics is an advisory body to the Board of Directors of the Kyiv School of Economics, whose main function is to provide expert support and assess academic integrity to ensure that the Kyiv School of Economics follows the high standards of teaching and research.
The International Academic Board of Kyiv School of Economics consists of 11 members.
Chair of the International Academic Board:
- Roger Myerson — Nobel Laureate in Economics 2007, Professor at the University of Chicago
Deputy Chairman of the International Academic Board:
- Dmytro Holod — Associate Dean at the Stony Brook College of Business at New York State University; KSE`2000
Members of the International Academic Board:
- Charles Becker — Associate Chair of Duke University’s Economics Department
- Michael Burda — Professor at School of Business and Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin
- Yuriy Gorodnichenko — Former chairman of the KSE IAB, Quantedge Presidential Professor of Economics at University of California, Berkeley; KSE’2001
- Paul Gregory — Professor at the University of Houston
- Viktoria Hnatkovska — Associate professor at University of British Columbia in Vancouver; KSE`2000
- Tymofiy Mylovanov — KSE President, Associate Professor of the University of Pittsburgh, the Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine (2019-20); KSE’1999
- Anna Nagurney — Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies at Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Larry Samuelson — Professor at Yale University
- Konstantin Sonin — Professor at University of Chicago and HSE
Executive Secretary of the International Academic Board — Olga Feryatyeva, [email protected]