Anna Kovalenko is an expert in national security, defense, strategic planning, and regional development. With over 10 years of experience as a senior government official and public figure, she currently advises foreign missions in Ukraine that provide humanitarian aid to citizens affected by the war and implement projects aimed at economic recovery and business support.
Kovalenko served as a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament (9th convocation) and held senior positions including Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Deputy Minister for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine, and Head of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration. She also led the “Strategic Leadership: Ukraine’s Security and Defense System” at the Kyiv-Mohyla Business School and served as advisor to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, three Ministers of Defense of Ukraine and the Minister of Information Policy.
Kovalenko is the author of numerous analytical publications on security and defense sector reforms.