Valeriia Chertilina Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Kyiv, Ukraine

• Helped develop Ukraine’s first private equity fund connecting foreign green investors with local RES enterprise• Analyzed client database, searched for and shortlisted suppliers for the projects, researched partnership opportunities• Prepared and conducted presentations, drafted project proposals

Geneva, Switzerland

• Mentor 20+ teams participating in The Earth Prize, a $200,000 global youth environmental sustainability competition for secondary and high school students; help develop project proposals, share advice on sustainability and entrepreneurship, and assist with business planning

Geneva, Switzerland

• Lead the ESG investment analysis program; analyzed market trends to generate a report and a presentation on the state of ESG-labeled investment shortly before COVID-19 and later• Reviewed ESG compliance reports for 100+ companies and briefed the executives on the ESG landscape developments, particularly climate tech trends• Currently compile a portfolio of companies, funds, and projects worth investing

Ukraine

• Mentor talented high school students from low-income backgrounds in Ukraine helping them get admitted to and receive scholarships from the world's top boarding schools and colleges (overall, the Foundation has helped 192 students receive $50+ million in scholarships)• Help selected students develop an application strategy, consult them on test preparation, review essays and resumes, conduct mock interviews, and give advice on required documents

Ukraine

• Co-organized an offline training camp for 50+ finalists; managed logistics, conducted lectures and activities, and provided individual feedback on the finalists' application strategies, helping them develop a personal brand• Co-developed online SAT Verbal School; structured and conducted 7 lectures, compiled practice materials, reviewed homework assignments, and offered individual feedback to prospective applicants

Kyiv, Ukraine

• Analyzed the latest sources to generate a report on key industries in the Russian economy most affected by the war; used various data analysis tools to calculate the country’s economic losses due to sanctions • Produced and presented research on the shifts in Ukraine’s economy before and during the war; drafted several articles on developing the tools for the post-war recovery

Kyiv, Ukraine

• Assisted Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska, an Energy and Investment Advisor at a leading economic think tank and a former Ukrainian MP, in exploring Ukraine's gas trade potential, as well as the capacity for implementing new green energy projects• Analyzed multiple sources to co-draft a research paper on the economic feasibility of developing the LNG market in Ukraine; participated in the negotiations on building Ukraine's first LNG terminal• Conducted economic analysis and drafted analytical articles on the potential ways to complete Ukraine’s green energy transition through alternative energy power stations

Bachelor Of Foreign Service, International Economics, Government, Junior

Activities and Societies: Served as the Vice President of the Student Government Association and the Head of Student Activities Committee.

High School Diploma, Economics, Business, Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Served as a Student Prefect (peer mentor on campus); founded the Debating Club (14 members); received 2nd prize.