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Ruslan Ryaboshapka
Has more than 25 years of experience in public administration, justice reform, criminal justice, and anti-corruption policy.
He has held senior public offices in Ukraine, including Prosecutor General, Member of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), and senior positions within the Office of the President of Ukraine, the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, and the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
He is one of the architects of Ukraine’s modern anti-corruption framework and a key contributor to reforms in the fields of criminal justice and the judiciary. He played a direct role in drafting core anti-corruption legislation, including the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption”, establishing the legal framework for the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), and developing and implementing national anti-corruption strategies.
He played a pivotal role in designing and introducing Ukraine’s electronic asset declaration system, mechanisms for identifying and managing conflicts of interest, whistleblower protection frameworks, liability for corruption-related offences, illicit enrichment legislation, and the civil forfeiture of unjustified assets.
A distinct area of his work has been the advancement of business integrity regulation, including the integration of relevant provisions into anti-corruption legislation and efforts to support Ukraine’s accession to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention (Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions).
His professional activities have also included reforms of the prosecution service, judiciary, and law enforcement agencies, with a focus on strengthening their independence, accountability, and compliance with international standards.
As an expert for the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), he advises foreign governments on anti-corruption policy and institutional design. He also cooperates with the OECD on integrity and governance issues and serves as a member of the International Council of Transparency International.

- Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine.
- In 2021, he was recognized by the U.S. Department of State as an Anti-Corruption Champion for his significant contributions to prosecutorial reform and the advancement of anti-corruption policy in Ukraine.
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