Nationality Ukrainian Role Politician | Name Oleksiy Ryabchyn | |
Born 22 April 1983 (age 41)
Mariupol ( 1983-04-22 ) Political party All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" Alma mater Donetsk National University Education Donetsk National University Party All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" | ||
MPs Oleksiy Ryabchyn and Olena Sotnyk Explain Ukraine's Martial Law
Oleksiy (Alex) Mykhailovych Ryabchyn (Ukrainian: Oleksіi Mihailovich Ryabchin, born 22 April 1983) is a Ukrainian politician from Donetsk region. In October 2014, he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada on the party list of Batkivshchyna. Heading the subcommittee on energysaving and energyefficiency of the Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety. Co-chairing the inter parliamentary friendship group with The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Co-charing the inter fractional caucus "The Eurooptimists" which unites the civil society activists, journalists and educated professionals to the Ukrainian Parliament .
Ryabchyn has a MSc with Distinction in Innovation and Sustainability for International Development from the SPRU University of Sussex and has worked as an assistant professor at Donetsk National University. He relocated from Donetsk to Kyiv in May 2014 as a result of the war in Donbass. His mother is Russian origin.
Education:
2012 – 2013 SPRU – Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, UK MSc with Distinction in Innovation and Sustainability for International Development.
2000 – 2010 Donetsk National University, Ukraine PhD in International Economics. MA (Hons), BA (Hons) in International Economics
Professional Experience:
2005 - present, Assistant Professor, Research Fellow at Donetsk National University, Ukraine. Scientific interest - innovative development, economic crises, green economy and energy aspects of globalization, Ukrainian unconventional energy sources.
2014 - Ukraine Reforms Communications Taskforce, International communications strategy manager, Kyiv. Establishing the communications helping to developing and disseminating all kinds of reforms-focused information products needed to build public awareness, understanding and support for reforms.
2014 - Washington Post, Fixer, Freelancer. . Contributed to more than 50 articles covering the events in Ukraine during the conflict at the Donbas.
2006 - 2012, Deputy chairman at PromEconomService Corporation, Ukraine. Was responsible for strategy and introduction of innovative industrial energy-saving and nature- conservative technologies at municipal and industrial enterprises.
2002 - 2004, Volunteer, Project manager at NGO - Regional Development Agency "Donbas", Ukraine. Was responsible for the implementation of economic restructuration program of depressed cities in Donbas.