Natalia Kalmykova

Natalia Kalmykova began her career in the private sector in 2007.

From 2018 to 2021, she worked with the Come Back Alive foundation. In 2021, she served as a Gender Advisor to the Land Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 2022-2023, she held the role of the Executive Director of the Ukrainian Veterans Fund, followed by a position as Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine for Social Development from September 2023 to September 2024. Since September 5, 2024, she has been serving as the Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine.

She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Management, graduating with honors from Vinnytsia National Medical University and Vinnytsia Academy of Continuing Education. Additionally, she completed the MBA program at MIM-Kyiv Business School and successfully completed the Fulbright Research and Development Program at the State University of New York at Buffalo.