Olena Zubchenko

Olena Zubchenko has 19 years of experience in the public sector, legal, and banking industries.

Olena began her career in 2005, joining Louis Dreyfus Company Ukraine. From 2007 to 2010, she worked at Sayenko Kharenko and HBW law firms. From 2010 to 2017, she was with Lavrynovych and Partners law firm, where she served as Senior Partner from 2014.

In 2017, Olena Zubchenko joined PrivatBank’s management team following its nationalization. She coordinated several strategic areas, including the development and implementation of an international legal strategy. 

In 2020, she served as Director of Corporate, Regulatory, and Legal Relations at Darnytsia. In June 2020, she began working at the Ministry of Finance, where, in less than a year, she was appointed Head of the Financial Policy Department. She also held positions as a Member of the Supervisory Board at the State Mortgage Institution and the Office for the Administration of International Financial Cooperation Projects.

From 2021 to 2022, she worked as a legal and transformation advisor at PrivatBank. In 2022–2023, Olena headed the Financial Policy Department at the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. Additionally, in 2023, she was a member of the boards of the Entrepreneurship Development Fund and the Deposit Guarantee Fund.

In August 2023, Olena Zubchenko became the Acting Chairman of Sense Bank’s Management Board. Since February 2024, she has served as the Deputy Chairman of Sense Bank’s Management Board.