Kateryna Odarchenko is a political strategist, partner of SIC group USA LLC, and the head of the nonprofit organization Institute for Democracy and Development “PolitA”. She has nine years of experience in democracy building and democracy campaign management.
Kateryna is the author of 500+ publications about transparent public administration, campaign management, good governance, and civil society development, such as the “Election Game” handbook for politicians in Eastern Europe and Central Asia which discusses democracy institution building and control of elections. Kateryna has initiated several bills about democratic elections, women’s rights, and stronger institutions in Ukraine and has worked on several projects with the European Parliament for the implementation of EU laws in Ukrainian legislature. She has organized 12 experience exchange programs for EU professionals and public administrators in the USA, the EU Institutions, UAE, and Israel.
Furthermore, she has more than five years of experience in cooperation with Ukrainian and Eastern European press, often writes for American think tanks, and participates in media communication. Kateryna is married and lives in the Washington DC metro area with her three kids.