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Vadym Gruzyn
Kyiv, Ukraine
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Senior executive and advisor with 30+ years of leadership experience across public sector reform, economic recovery, corporate governance, and private sector development in Ukraine and internationally. Proven track record of leading complex, donor‑funded and government transformation programs, including SOE reform, stabilization and recovery initiatives, and national‑to‑local partnerships. Trusted advisor to senior government officials, international donors, and corporate boards, with strong expertise in policy implementation, stakeholder engagement, and cross‑sector coordination. Recognized for strategic thinking, hands‑on leadership, and the ability to deliver results in high‑pressure, rapidly changing environments.

Work experience

Senior Advisor – Partner Fund for a Resilient Ukraine phase II (PFRU-2)
Chemonics UKJul. 2025 – present

• Support the start-up and delivery of result-oriented interventions, ensuring internal coherence and interoperability with projects and teams, beneficiaries, external partners and other stakeholders
• Develop relations with national and local stakeholders, focusing efforts on enhancing working relations, understanding larger policy and programs implications and possible intersections with PFRU regions and workstreams
• Work with leadership, technical specialists and regional experts to properly enhance existing national and national-to-local partnerships and explore potential ones, that can positively influence development of a business enabling environment, support business continuity of MSMEs and workforce development efforts
• Guide workstreams and other Strategic Projects’ teams on possible collaboration formats with national and national-to-local activities
• Plan, explore, design, implement, supervise stabilization initiatives with/via grants, procurements, technical assistance, trainings, knowledge-sharing programs and activities in the respective field for governments, regional and local stakeholders, MSMEs and workforce partners
• Draft relevant program documents and reports, including plans, program statements, solicitation narratives, reports to leadership and funding partners, inputs into presentations, agendas, talking points, etc.
• Analyze Ukraine’s rapidly changing context on an ongoing basis to inform project design and delivery, sharing relevant updates with the wider team where appropriate

Head of Corporate Governance - USAID/UKAID SOERA
Eurasia Foundation Jun. 2021 – Mar. 2025

• Led overall implementation and provided management oversight for SOE Reforms
• Provided advice and guidance on strategies with Ukrainian and international counterparts
• Facilitated meetings and policy consultations with select counterparts
• Participated in grants management through Grants Committee participation
• Managed preparation of Scopes of Work
• Provided advice on and oversaw implementation of projects
• Helped increase knowledge and skills among representatives of select GOU agencies, SOEs, MOEs, CSOs and other stakeholders through trainings, webinars, workshops and roundtable discussions
• Oversaw the review of Ukraine’s SOE reform policies, strategies and implementation in CG related issues with recommendations for improvement
• Supervised and drafted Concept Papers, Reports, White Papers and other documents
• Promoted adoption of leading international practices in corporate governance
• Provide day-to-day management guidance and oversight to related staff
• Supervised subcontractors, local staff and short-term local and international consultants
• Conducted negotiations and participated in meetings with representatives of GOU, international organizations, regional and district administrations, CSOs/NGOs
• Assisted in preparing materials for and supervised conferences, webinars, roundtable discussions and other events of the Activity
• Conducted search and selection of SOEs, MOEs and GOU entities to provide technical assistance
• Monitored and assisted in the preparation of deliverables
• Provided analytical and technical opinions to SOERA, USAID, USG and counterparts on current affairs in Ukraine related to the Activity
• Performed other programmatic and administrative duties

Independent Management Consultant
Self-employedMar. 2019 – Jun. 2021

• Provided consulting support to clients on international/external relations in business communications, negotiations, correspondence, planning and implementation
• Developed tailored coaching and training programs/sessions to senior managers on private-public partnerships, regional development and administration
• Participated in projects/programs in business planning, market analysis, international negotiations, foreign investments.

Deputy Chief Transformation Officer
Naftogaz of UkraineAug. 2017 – Feb. 2019

• Responsible for recognizing areas for improvement within the company, identifying and implementing changes to optimize performance
• Acted as point of contact between different departments within the company and relevant third parties
• Communicated strategies and objectives with relevant departments and colleagues
• Identified risks and proposed mitigation measures regarding changes
• Created a system to evaluate the success of adjustments made within the organization
• Managed HR issues including recruitment, staff training and appraisal
• Coordinated Company Technical assistance program of US State Department and Deloitte US, Steering Committee Member
• Coordinated EU and Energy Community Secretariat project on creating Target Operating Model of TSO, Steering Committee Member
• Coordinated TSO/GTS unbundling Project
• Participated in Foreign partner engagement for TSO
• Participated in project for sale of foreign assets
• Led coordination of projects with OECD on corporate governance and anti-corruption policies
• Prepared Long-Term Incentives Plan for Company
• Prepared new structural divisions of Company
• Led investment project in SE Asia
• Acted as Interim Director for Strategy Department.

Advisor to Head of Administration
Kyiv City State Administration Dec. 2016 – Aug. 2017

• Led Mayoral priority initiatives, made recommendations and developed action plans for meeting objectives
• Served as the Mayor’s Office liaison to reporting departments, community organizations, business community and other public and private agencies in connection to reforms and reform policies
• Initiated and led key administrative-territorial reform of City
• Initiated 3 pilot projects for PPP (municipal business centers, school canteens, reconstruction of municipal housing)
• Initiated creation of City Regional Reforms Office.

Chief of Staff
Odesa Regional State Administration Sep. 2015 – Oct. 2016

• Organized day-to-day operations of the Administration
• Provided interaction with the Administration of the President, the Cabinet of Ministers, Parliament, Regional Council and District State Administrations
• Monitored compliance with legislation on public service and fight against corruption
• Led engagement with CSOs/NGOs on their participation in formation and implementation of public policies
• Coordinated elections and public votes
• Held regular receptions of citizens on their complaints and appeals
• Led work of the Regional State Administration apparatus, State archive of Odesa region
• Coordinated work with the territorial authority of the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service, public company Contact Center of the Odesa Region
• Supervised the Odesa Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine
• Initiated the opening of the Odesa Center of Assistance to war veterans
• Led decentralization and decommunization policies of the Odesa region
• Held PR and ceremonial functions
• Supervised 87 staff members
• Contributed to relief and rescue operations as member of Emergency Board

Business Development Director
ITT-Investment Group Dec. 2013 – Sep. 2015

• Identified and screened new business opportunities
• Reviewed existing portfolio and offered best scenarios for development/sale/reorganizing
• Negotiated with clients, partners, financial institutions
• Performed PR, administrative and networking functions
• Developed and negotiated deals in healthcare facilities, financing options and fundraising
• Managed 3 portfolio companies in real estate, mining and investments
• Prepared proposals, reviews and research papers for Supervisory Board
• Led negotiations with potential clients and investors

Education

Master’s degree in international relations and international law
Kyiv State Shevchenko University

Further training

HEAT Certificate (2025)
FAST Certificate (2024)
INSEAD Leading Transformational Innovation (2018)
Strategic Management Performance (2009)
Business Trainer Courses (2002)
EVCA Venture Capital and Private Equity Courses (2001)
Kyiv International Business School Certificate (1991)