Valeriya is a strategy consultant and has advised corporate and sovereign clients on disputes, debt restructuring, ESG and special situations management. She has advised the governments of Lebanon, Ukraine and Zambia.  She headed the Ukrainian Finance Ministry’s communications team in 2017-2018 and dealt with a wide range of issues, including defending the Ministry against reputational attacks, reform communications campaigns, litigation cases as well as Ukraine’s return to international financial markets. 

She previously worked as a BBC journalist and policy researcher based in Kyiv. She has also worked with international organisations and their economic development programs in Central Asia. She has a master’s degree in development studies from the University of Cambridge and a BA in political science with a minor in public law from Bard College, NY.