was born on February 1961 in the village of Verbovets (Ternopil Oblast, USSR). In 1983 graduated from the Ivan Franko Lviv National University with a degree in Applied Mathematics. In 1983-1991, software engineer in several organizations. Since 1991 has been working in the banking system of Ukraine.1991-1994 - lead engineer, head of the computer department, deputy head of the Ternopil regional department of the NBU; 1994-2005 - Head of the Automation Department, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Aval Bank; 2006–2014 - Prestige Group LLC Director for Banking; Since April 25, 2014 - Deputy Chairman of the NBU; From October 25, 2016 - First Deputy Chairman of the NBU; from May 11, 2017 - the acting Chairman of the NBU for the period of vacation of Valeria Gontareva; March 15, 2018 - Head of the National Bank of Ukraine; Since March 28, 2018 - Member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine; The best head of the central bank in Central and Eastern Europe in 2019 according to GlobalMarkets