Olena Zubchenko has 20 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. From February 2024 to September 2026, she served as Deputy Chair of the Management Board of Sense Bank.
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DownloadIs Ukrainian culture experiencing a genuine renaissance today, or merely a surge of interest driven by the war?
Ukraine is reclaiming its own names, history, and cultural heritage. At the same time, the rejection of Russian cultural influence raises a new question: what are we creating in its place, and what will Ukraine’s cultural identity look like in the decades to come?
How can we shape a contemporary Ukrainian cultural identity that resonates with a broad audience without compromising depth or quality? What does it take to ensure the sustainable development of culture — strong institutions, effective public policy, private investment, and a fully functioning cultural market? And how can we make Ukrainian culture internationally recognised not only because of the war, but for its own intrinsic value and ability to compete on the global stage?
These are the challenges and questions surrounding the future of Ukrainian culture that we will explore during the discussion “Culture in Wartime: Weapon, Therapy, or Foundation of Identity?”.