Oleksiy Chernyshov

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.[3]

In 1999, he completed a professional course on the standards of the International Project Management Institute at Westinghouse in Pennsylvania.

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.

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.[3]

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.[3]

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.

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.[5]

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.[5]

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.

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.[6][7][8][9][10]

As Governor of the Kyiv region, Chernyshov developed a strategic plan for the region with priorities on decentralization, infrastructure development of the Kyiv region, improvement of railway communication, construction of schools, kindergartens and stadiums, and enhancement of investment potential of the region. On 13 February 2020, he presented his 100 days report.[11]

Chernyshov renewed the work of Agency for Regional Development. On 19 February 2020 he conducted the first session of Investors’ Council under Kyiv region state administration.[12][13]

On 4 March 2020, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine at its extraordinary session supported the new composition of the Government of Ukraine, offered by the newly elected Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Chernyshov's candidacy as Minister for Communities and Territories Development was approved for the new Government.

Cerhnyshov served as a member of National Council on Anti-Corruption Policy (from June 1, 2020).[14]

On 15 June 2020, Chernyshov presented the first report on the work of the Ministry of Regional Development (Minregion)[15] titled "100 days of the Government" in which top priorities for the future were outlined: regional development, public housing reform, State Architecture and Construction Inspection liquidation, enhancement of the decentralization

Chernyshov is married to Svetlana Chernyshova, an assistant professor at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Has two sons (2006 and 2014).

• Oleksiy Chernyshov on Facebook
• "Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Oleksiy Chernyshov to the post of Kyiv RSA Head". Office of the President of Ukraine. October 28, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.