Dr.Sc. (Econ), leading Ukrainian researcher in the field of macroeconomics, economic, regional, and local development policy with up to 30 years experience of policy advisory to supreme governing institutions and business associations. Areas of expertise include public policy, governance, institutional framework of economic policy, strategy of economic growth and national competitiveness, national regional policy and regional economic development, economic issues of local communities’ development. Author (co-author) of more than 20 monographs, 60 published analytical reports, 50 research articles in scientific journals, 100 articles in daily and weekly newspapers, popular magazines.