Valeriya Ionan — Valeriya Ionan — Valeriya Ionan
Government and business 
innovator
Government and business 
innovator
Your strategic bridge to Ukraine and transformative global partnerships

BIO

Valeriya Ionan is a government and business innovator working at the intersection of public-sector transformation, emerging technologies, and global partnerships.
She believes that innovation is a core engine of Ukraine’s economic growth and global competitiveness, building on her background in entrepreneurship, management, and strategic leadership.

She currently collaborates with governments and companies worldwide to design and scale innovation, digital transformation and tech-driven public–private partnerships.

Alongside her independent advisory work, she works as an independent Advisor to the First Deputy Prime Minister focusing on innovation, digitalization and global partnerships.

From 2019 to 2025, Valeriya served as Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine on Mykhailo Fedorov’s team.

During her tenure, she led the development of key products within the Diia ecosystem, spearheaded national initiatives such as Diia.Business and Diia.Education, and coordinated and represented Ukraine’s position in negotiations on the EU accession chapter on Digital and Media. She also oversaw international cooperation and regional digital transformation.

She is the visionary behind Ukraine’s Global Innovation Strategy — WINWIN, and the creator of flagship initiatives including CDTO Campus, Digital State UA, and GGTC Kyiv, part of the World Economic Forum’s C4IR Network.

Before joining government, Valeriya was an entrepreneur who successfully built companies in marketing consulting, education, and media.

Valeriya has been recognized among Ukraine’s and Europe’s most promising future leaders by Mastercard Legacy, EYL40 (European Young Leaders); Vogue Leaders Ukraine and UP100 Women. She was named to Sifted’s “100 Women in Tech in Europe 2025” and is an ISF Fellow 2025 and Yale Peace Fellow 2026. She also serves as an Advisory Board Member at Berlin Global Dialogue and is a contributor to the Agentic State Vision Paper.

How can I help

YOU
& ME

I work with governments, investors, companies, and visionaries who are ready to move from vision to execution — to design systems, partnerships, and narratives that make transformation irreversible.
Public Leaders & Governments
Investors Exploring Ukraine
Ukrainian Companies Going Global
Global Tech & Big Tech Entering Ukraine
International Organizations & Non-profits
Entrepreneurs, Founders & Visionaries
What Makes My
Approach
Different

I don’t consult — I co-create.

I don’t work with everyone — only with those ready to make transformation real, with projects bold enough to scale and change the world.

If it’s not the right fit, I’ll gladly recommend a partner who is.

Each collaboration brings together strategists, designers, technologists, and change leaders curated for the specific context, because every transformation deserves its own design.

My trusted network of partners unite experts and companies from Ukraine, Estonia, Poland, Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, UK, Canada, USA.

FORWARD with
Valeriya Ionan
FORWARD with Valeriya Ionan is a new global podcast where innovation meets diplomacy and where the world’s most forward-thinking leaders explore how technology, strategy, and partnerships can shape the next decade.
Become a Guest
If you are building the future: whether you’re designing digital states, doing AI research, leading defense-tech breakthroughs, shaping policy, founding bold startups, or rethinking how societies work  we’d love to hear from you. Nominate yourself or recommend a future guest at valeriya.ionan@gmail.com and let’s explore how your story can inspire the world.