Victor Galasyuk

Viktor Halasiuk
Віктор Галасюк

Verkhovna Rada Speaking
People's Deputy of Ukraine
Assumed office
27 November 2014[1]
Personal details
Born (1981-08-28) 28 August 1981
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Ukrainian
Political party Radical Party

Viktor Valeriyovych Halasiuk (Ukrainian: Віктор Валерійович Галасюк; born 28 August 1981) is a Ukrainian economist and politician, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine since 27 November 2014, Deputy Leader of the Radical Party of Ukraine on Economic Policy, Member of National Reform Council, and Honorable President of the Ukrainian Association for Innovation Development (UAID)

Current Positions in the Parliament of Ukraine (since 2014)


Personal life

Vicktor Halasiuk (or Viktor Halasyuk)[2] was born on 28 August 1981 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR.[3][4] In 1998, he entered the National Mining University of Ukraine. In 2002 he was awarded a Bachelor's degree with honors in Accounting and Auditing, then in 2003 a Master's degree with honors in Corporate Economics and a PhD in Economics in 2005. He is married.[4]

Career

Before moving into a political career, Mr. Halasiuk has gone a long way from an accounting intern to CEO of one of the largest investment projects in Ukraine, BIONIC Hill Innovation Park, and President of the Ukrainian Association for Innovation Development (UAID).

In 1998, Halasiuk began working as an accounting intern and then controller at the COWPERWOOD audit firm in Dnipropetrovsk, while continuing his university education.

From 2001 to 2014, he was the Head of the Economic Consulting Department at INCON-CENTRE LLC (Dnipropetrovsk).

In 2007, Halasiuk became the Chairof the Investment Projects Appraisal Committee, and since 2011 – a Member of the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian Society of Financial Analysts (USFA).

In 2008–09, he was a Member of the Management Board at the Dnipropetrovsk regional of the European Business Association (EBA).

Since 2011, he is a Member of the Public Council at the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.

In 2012, Halasiuk became the CEO of BIONIC Hill LLC – the holding company of BIONIC Hill Innovation Park – where he worked until September 2014.

In April 2014, he began serving as an Adviser to the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine and an Adviser to the Head of the State Agency for Investment and National Projects of Ukraine.

In August 2014, he became the President of the Ukrainian Association for Innovation Development (UAID), which unites leading international and national companies in the spheres of IT, hi-tech, machine building, microelectronics, energy efficiency, science, education, etc. UAID’s mission is to create conditions for high-tech business in Ukraine.

In 2014 he has also accepted the role of a Member of Advisory Board of BIONIC University and an economic adviser to the Leader of the Radical Party, Oleh Lyashko.[5]

Appearing tenth on the party list of the Radical Party, Halasiuk was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[3]

In December 2014 he was elected Member of the Council of the Taxpayers Association of Ukraine.

Educational and scientific activity

Victor Halasiuk lectured at the leading universities of Ukraine, including the University of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine. He is an author of two monographs and of a few dozens of scientific and other articles in leading Ukrainian and foreign media outlets.

Victor advocates an active role of the government in the national policy and implementation of a targeted industrial and innovation policy.

References

  1. ↑ CEC registers 357 newly elected deputies of 422 Archived December 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine., National Radio Company of Ukraine (25 November 2014)
    Parliament to form leadership and coalition on November 27, UNIAN (26 November 2014)
  2. ↑ Sheremeta, Bozhena (27 December 2014). "Ukraine's IT industry makes progress in 2014 despite war". Kyiv Post.
  3. 1 2 "Народний депутат України VIII скликання: Галасюк Віктор Валерійович" [8th convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada: Viktor Valeriyovych Galasyuk] (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Галасюк Виктор Валериевич" [Victor Galasyuk] (in Russian). LB.ua.
  5. ↑ Mishko, Sergei (8 September 2014). "Экс-президент Bionic Hill: «Для прихода инвесторов в IT одной дерегуляции мало»" [Former president of Bionic Hill: Too little deregulation to attract IT investors]. forbes.ua (in Russian).
  1. BIONIC Hill
  2. BIONIC University
  3. Articles by Victor Galasyuk at "Capital" daily (Ukrainian)
  4. Visa-free regime with EU without radical economic reforms may accelerate emigration Interfax-Ukraine (Russian)
  5. When business orders the specialists/ "Day" newspaper (Russian)
  6. Investment potential of Ukraine: future outlook/"Day" newspaper (Ukrainian)
  7. Live broadcast on 112 channel
  8. Victor Galasyuk at IDCEE
  9. Interview for the 5th channel
  10. Speaking at debates "What economic strategy does Ukraine need?"
  11. Interview for the First National TV channel (in English)


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