Volodymyr Kupchak

Volodymyr Romanovych Kupchak (Володимир Романович Купчак; born 7 April 1978) is a Ukrainian energy scientist and politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine in the 7th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada from Ukraine's 84th electoral district.

Biography and education
Volodymyr Kupchak was born 7 April 1978 in Ivano-Frankivsk. From 1995 to 2000 he studied at the Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas and obtained a master's degree in the economics of oil and gas. He attended the same school in 2008–2010 and attained the same designation as Engineer of pipelines. In 2007 he completed postgraduate studies at the Vasyl Stefanyk Subcarpathian National University, obtaining a degree in demography, labor economics, social and economic policies. His Ph.D. is in economics. His dissertation topic was "The formation of tariffs for gas distribution companies". Master of Engineering, Master of Law. Doctor of Economic Sciences, Economics of energy and environmental economics, Full Professor.

Education
Law Degree (with honors), Specialty – General Law, Western Ukrainian National University, Ternopil, Ukraine.
 * 2016-2017

Arbitration Manager Diploma, International Academy of Finances and Investments, Kyyiv, Ukraine.
 * 2012

Diploma in Engineering, Specialty - Gas and oil pipelines, gas and oil storages – designing and building, Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas.
 * 2009-2010

Post graduate school, Specialty - Demography, social economy, state social policy, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano- Frankivs’k, Ukraine.
 * 2002-2006

Master of Economics, Specialty – Economics of oil and gas, Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas. Ranked Top 10 students.
 * 1995-2000

DEGREES Academician, Academy of Economic Science of Ukraine http://www.aenu.org/en/
 * 2021

Full Professor, Analytical and environmental economics.
 * 2020

Doctor of Economic Sciences, Economics of energy and environmental economics, state and regional energy security, Thesis: Strategic management of energy efficiency.
 * 2016

Associate Professor, International economics, marketing and management.
 * 2016

Philosophy Doctor, Economics of Oil and Gas. Thesis: Forming of tariffs of gas-transporting and gas-supplying companies.
 * 2011

Career
Strategic Committee, Member, International Boxing Association, Lausanne, Switzerland. https://www.iba.sport/
 * October 2022 – till now

Head of the Board, Co-owner, “Consultima Group” Ltd, Ivano-Frankivs’k, Ukraine, Consulting and investments in the field of energy, financing, and GR of renewable energy projects.
 * September 2016 – till now

First Vice President Ukrainian State Company “Fishing Company S. A.”, Road-Town, British Virgin Islands. Company-owner of state international fishing fleet. Modernization and optimizing the Company, implementing the budgeting and control system, GR, defending the interests of State in the international courts.
 * December 2020 – December 2021

Professor, Western Ukrainian National University, Ternopil, Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivs’k Education and Research Institute of Management (https://www.wunu.edu.ua/en/), Chair of International Economics. Lecturing, and supervising research and scientific work.
 * December 2018 – till now

Professor, Lutsk National Technical University (https://lntu.edu.ua/en), Ukraine Economics, Management, Regional Economy Membership in Scientific Council.
 * September 2017 – till now

Professor, Eastern European National University (https://vnu.edu.ua/en), Ternopil, Ukraine. Chair of Analytical and Environmental Economics Lecturing, supervising research and scientific work.
 * September 2016 – 2020,

Chief Executive Officer, “VolynOblEnergo” PJSC (https://energy.volyn.ua/#gsc.tab=0), Volyn region, Ukraine regional electricity transmitting and supplying company. General management, crisis management, implementation of anti-corruption measures and policy, optimizing and restructuring of the Company, smart grids system implementation in the Company of 2780 professionals, 390 000 customers.
 * May 2015 – December 2018,

Member of the Parliament of Ukraine (https://www.rada.gov.ua/en) Head of Basic industries and innovations Subcommittee.
 * November 2012 – December 2014,

Vice Head of the Board, Chief Development Officer in the field of Energy, Group of public companies “UkrLandFarming” PLC (https://www.ulf.com.ua/en/) and “Avangardco” IPL (https://avangardco.ua/). Companies, which own and operate 650 000 hectares of land in Ukraine and are second world egg producer. 31 700 employees. Implementation of renewable energy projects, the building of two bio-gas plants (20 MW each) in Khmelnytskyy and Kherson Regions, designing and financing of the network of 100 MW biogas/solar plants, international financing of the energy projects, taking part in IPO
 * January 2011 – November 2012,

First Deputy Head of the Board, Chief Operating Officer, “Ukrainian Gas Financial-Consulting Group”, PLC. Company – the owner of 7 regional natural gas transporting and distributional companies – 7 regions of Ukraine, 17 000 employees, 3.2 million customers Building a holding and managing company, operation management, implementing the gas-losses decreasing system, building the network of 18 CNG-Stations, anti-corruption measures, GR, optimizing and restructuring the companies.
 * March 2007 - December 2010,

Chief Executive Officer, “Ivano-Frankivs’k-Gas” PJSC, Ivano-Frankivs’k, Ukraine. Regional natural gas distribution and transporting company. https://if.dsoua.com/ua/ The total number of employees – 3 460, 340 000 customers. General management, crisis management, implementation of anti-corruption measures, optimizing and restructuring of the Company.
 * September 2007 – December 2010,

Social activity
International Boxing Association IBA (https://www.iba.sport) Strategy Committee member The International Assistance Headquarters for Ukrainians (IAHU, https://dopomoha.org.ua/en/about-us-2/) Member, one of the founders, Official International representative Boxing Federation of Ukraine, Member of the Executive Committee, https://fbu.org.ua/federation.html?lang=en Representative from Ukraine to Women’s Commission of IBA (https://www.iba.sport), Lausanne, Switzerland. President, Volyn Region Boxing Federation, Ukraine Chief Operational Director of the Kyiv Energy Research Institute KERI, NGO, think tank, Kyyiv, Ukraine. Co-founder of the International Social Project – KnygaDobra (Book of Good). Co-founder Kyiv International Energy Club “Q-Club” Co-founder, President AEGEE-Ivano-Frankivsk, http://www.aegee.org.
 * 2022, October – till now
 * 2022, February – till now
 * 2020 – till now,
 * 2017 – 2020
 * 2016 – till now
 * 2018 – till now
 * 2016 – 2020
 * 2010 - 2012
 * 1996 – 2006