Oleksiy Chernyshov
Oleksiy Mykhaylovych Chernyshov (; born 4 September 1977, Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician. he serves as the Minister for Communities and Territories Development. Biography. Chernyshov was born in the city of Kharkiv, where he spent his childhood, high school years, received higher education. He did his undergraduate studies at Kharkiv University of Humanities “People’s Ukrainian Academy”, receiving a degree in Economics in 1999. He then proceeded to Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University to study Law until 2002. In 1999, he completed a professional course on the standards of the International Project Management  Institute at Westinghouse in Pennsylvania. Business activity. In 1998 he continued his career in the IT industry at Telesens, which developed system software for the telecommunication business as a subsidiary of German Telesens AG (Cologne, Germany). In 2002, he and his partners acquired the Ukrainian part of the group, which became an independent company. In the early 2000s, Chernyshov's interest in commercial real estate and development led to the implementation of several successful projects in Kharkiv, after which cooperation with AVEC Concern began. In 2004 Chernyshov – Vice President of the Development, since November 2005 – President of Concern and AVEC  Group. From 2008 to 2013 – Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Concern and the AVEC Group. Chernyshov forms a portfolio of new commercial real estate projects with a total area of 350,000 m². The businessman attracts significant foreign partners working in FDI (foreign direct investments) in commercial real estate development, including UNIQA Real Estate AG, New Century Holdings (NCH), ECE and others. Investment activities. In 2012 he founded an investment and development company Eastgate Development, which activity was focused on the development of large-scale commercial real estate projects, as well as attracting foreign investments in Ukraine and stabilizing  the investment climate in the country. In 2013 Chernyshov initiated the large-scale infrastructure project «Kyiv Business Harbor» where he was also a partner. The idea behind the project was to create an industrial production cluster on the left bank of Kyiv (Troieshchyna) on 330 hectares, which should help to solve such issues as creating additional jobs and changing labor migration indicators between the right and the left banks of the city. In 2014, Chernyshov founded the investment company «VI2 Partners». The company's offices are based in Kyiv and Vienna. The main activities of VI2 Partners are direct investment , formation and management of the asset portfolio, investment banking - mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, debt restructuring. The company cooperates with international financial institutions. In 2017 VI2 Partners acquired a stake in the Furshet supermarket chain from the French operator Auchan Group. The amount of the agreement is not disclosed. Social activity. In 2014 Oleksiy Chernyshov founded the Kyiv Vision Foundation, an organization is dedicated to attracting investment to the country, supporting cultural projects and promoting Ukraine in Europe through the contemporary Ukrainian art. In the fall of 2014, an exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian art "Through Maidan and Beyond" dedicated to  Euromaidan events was successfully held in the Museumsquartier of Vienna (Austria). Among the guests were cultural and artistic figures and politicians, including Austrian Foreign Minister (since 2017 - Austrian Federal Chancellor), Sebastian Kurz. Ukrainian art was presented by works of 23 artists, among them were Boris Mikhailov, Vlada Ralko, Sergey Bratkov, Nikita Kadan, Zhanna Kadyrova and others. In the same year Chernyshov supported the publication "Awesome Kyiv", a modern guide to the Ukrainian capital that opened unknown places to people. The publication was the first in a series of such guides in Kyiv. A few years later with Chernyshov's support , the publishing house Osnova published a new book from the "Awesome" series about Kharkiv – the industrial and cultural center of Ukraine. The publication of "Awesome Kharkiv" took place in December 2018. In November 2017, Chernyshov became a chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Real Estate (URE) Club, a professional organization that brings together local and international experts and practitioners of the Ukrainian real estate market and promotes investment. In 2018, with the initiative and support of Chernyshov, the School of Commercial Real Estate Management was established. This is the first joint project with URE Club and the International  Institute of Management (MIM). In March 2019, Chernyshov joined the All-Ukrainian Network of Integrity and Compliance (UNIC). The network was started by the Business Ombudsman Council with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The purpose of creation is to promote the idea of ethical and responsible business. State activities. On October 20, 2019, the Government of Ukraine approved the Chernyshov's nomination as the Head of the Kyiv Oblast State Administration. The presidential decree was signed by the President of Ukraine on October 28, 2019. In the  position of the Head of Kyiv State Regional Administration, Oleksii Chernyshov developed the strategic plan of the region’s development. The key proprieties of the program include decentralization, Kyiv region infrastructure development, rail services performance improvement, construction of schools, kindergartens and sports stadiums, raising investment attractiveness. The «100 days» report was presented to the public on February 13, 2020. He also restored the activities of Regional Development Agency. On February 19, 2020 the first meeting of Investors Council at Kyiv Regional State Administration took place.. Oleksiy Chernyshov became a member of the Government by the decision adopted by the Verkhovna  Rada during a special session on March 4, 2020. In the Government of Ukraine of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal Oleksii Chernyshov holds the position of the Minister for communities and territories development. Oleksiy Chernyshov is a member of National Anticorruption Policy Council (starting from June 1, 2020). The first report on the MinRegion’s performance was delivered on June 15 in frames of «100 days of Government». The report outlined the following priorities for the future – regional development, housing and communal services reform, State Architectural and Construction Inspection reform, decentralization, international cooperation. On the October 6, 2020 the Government of  Ukraine represented by the Minister of communities and territories development Oleksiy Chenyshov and European Investment Bank represented by Vice-President Teresa Czerwińska signed a €300 million loan to improve the energy efficiency of some public-owned buildings. The “Great Construction” initiated by the President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2020 was fully and successfully completed by MinRegion under the supervision of Oleksiy Chernyshov – 315 social infrastructure facilities were constructed or reconstructed. Furthermore, in 2021 in frames of “Great Construction” Ministry plans to construct and reconstruct 500 social infrastructure facilities and 40 projects aimed at promotion of economic development in Ukraine. On  February 11, 2021, European Parliament adopted the Report on the Implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. The European Parliament's Report notes the success of decentralization reform implemented by the Ministry for communities and territories development. European Union considers decentralization reform in Ukraine to be one of the most successful ones. Family. Chernyshov is married to Svetlana Chernyshova, an assistant professor at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Has two sons (2006 and 2014).