Olena Zubchenko has 19 years of experience in the public sector, legal, and banking industries.
Olena began her career in 2005, joining Louis Dreyfus Company Ukraine. From 2007 to 2010, she worked at Sayenko Kharenko and HBW law firms. From 2010 to 2017, she was with Lavrynovych and Partners law firm, where she served as Senior Partner from 2014.
In 2017, Olena Zubchenko joined PrivatBank’s management team following its nationalization. She coordinated several strategic areas, including the development and implementation of an international legal strategy.
In 2020, she served as Director of Corporate, Regulatory, and Legal Relations at Darnytsia. In June 2020, she began working at the Ministry of Finance, where, in less than a year, she was appointed Head of the Financial Policy Department. She also held positions as a Member of the Supervisory Board at the State Mortgage Institution and the Office for the Administration of International Financial Cooperation Projects.
From 2021 to 2022, she worked as a legal and transformation advisor at PrivatBank. In 2022–2023, Olena headed the Financial Policy Department at the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. Additionally, in 2023, she was a member of the boards of the Entrepreneurship Development Fund and the Deposit Guarantee Fund.
In August 2023, Olena Zubchenko became the Acting Chairman of Sense Bank’s Management Board. Since February 2024, she has served as the Deputy Chairman of Sense Bank’s Management Board.
Even during the full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s financial system has kept working.
Banks, insurance companies, investment firms, and stock markets continued to provide essential services to the economy.
But can the financial sector give businesses enough money to grow? Loans are still expensive and hard to get, the stock market is almost inactive, and the pension system is not helping provide long-term investment. Small businesses rely on government programs, while medium-sized businesses have little access to affordable financing.
This discussion will focus on how to make the financial system work for the economy. Which tools and institutions can help businesses get long-term, cheaper capital and make the financial sector a driver of growth?