Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska

Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska (Ukrainian Наталія Кацер-Бучковська, born on March 15, 1983, in Buchach, Ternopil oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian politician, economist, energy expert and environmental activist. She is a co-founder and CEO of the Ukrainian Sustainable Fund (UASIF) — a brand-new vehicle fr impact investments in the country. Nataliya is also an Energy and Investments Advisor at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future (UIF) — one of the nation's major political think tanks. In 2014-2019, Mrs. Katser-Buchkovska served as a Member of Ukrainian Parliament, representing the People's Front political party. During her time as an MP, she was actively involved in the Ukrainian government, leading the Attraction and Protection of Investments inter-factional group, chairing the Subcommittee on Sustainable Development under the Energy Committee and participating in numerous bi- and multilateral international negotiations.

Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska
Наталія Кацер-Бучковська
Member of Parliament
In office
2014–2019
Personal details
Born (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983
Buchach, Ukrainian SSR
NationalityUkrainian
Alma materLviv University, University College London

Education

In 2005 Nataliya graduated from the Ivan Franko National University with a B.A. diploma in Law. During her student years, Nataliya was an active member of the student body: she chaired the Law Faculty Student Council and represented her class in the university trade union and as an editor-in-chief of the "Vivat Justitia!" international almanac.

In 2010, wiling to grow her expertise in international legal and economic relationships, Nataliya applied to the Worldwide Studies Program at the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and received a scholarship study Law and Economics at University College London. Having mastered finance, law and economics of regulated markets (oil and gas, electricity, telecommunications, infrastructure), Nataliya successfully graduated with a M.A. diploma in 2011.

In November 2018, Nataliya has successfully enrolled in the Executive Certificate Program at Harvard Kennedy School. She has already completed the Emerging Leaders and Senior Executives in National and International Security courses, and is now passing the Leading Economic Growth course. Mrs. Katser-Buchkovska will obtain a certificate in Public Policy in summer 2020.

Nataliya is fluent in English. She also knows French and Russian.

Early career

Before she joined the Parliament in 2014, Mrs. Katser-Buchkovska had held several leading positions in legal and investment companies:

  • 2005–2008 – Legal Counsel, Leading Specialist at the Control and Revision Commission, Specialist in the International Relations Department at several Ukrainian legal companies;
  • 2007-2008 – Head of the Legal Department at the "Kyivreklama" municipal enterprise;
  • 2008-2013 – Head of the Corporate Investment Department at the DeVision Group, B&S Holding;
  • 2013-2014 – Director of the KCG Investment Consulting Company;
  • 2013-2014 – Energy Issues Analyst at The European Sting (Brussels, Belgium).

Parliamentary activity

In autumn 2014, at the special election to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Mrs. Katser-Buchkovska was elected a Member of Parliament for the 8th convocation as a representative of the People's Front party (#54 in the electoral register). Nataliya's primary goal was to apply her professional knowledge and experience to catalyze energy reforms in Ukraine, protect Ukraine's national interests as well as to help her country attract international investments.

In December 2014, Nataiya became the Head of the Subcommittee on Sustainable Development, Strategy and Investments under the Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety. While working on the Committee, MP Katser-Buchkovska has co-authored 49 bills and 19 laws, including the groundbreaking laws "On the Natural Gas Market", "On the National Commission on Energy and Utilities", "On the Electricity Market" and "On the Principles of State Policy in the Field of Energy Security". All these were crucial steps towards securing Ukraine's energy independence.

During her time as an MP, Nataliya has chaired the "Attraction and Protection of Investments", the "Green Energy of Change" and the "Eurooptimists" inter-factional unions. She has also led the inter-parliamentary relations groups with the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Mexican United States as well as participated in the relations groups with the United Kingdom, Sweden, Lithuania, Japan and Switzerland.

Besides, while serving as a Member of Parliament, Nataliya has continuously supported the community of her hometown, Buchach. She has initiated and organized the fundraizing for reconstruction of the local care home and for construction of a kindergarten in the neighbouring village. Nataliya has paid much attention to attracting investments in the Ternopil region as a whole in order to create more jobs as well as to implement energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

In July 2019, Mrs. Katser-Buchkovska took part in the new 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, as #13 of the Ukrainian Strategy political party. However, the party did not manage to win any parliamentary seats.[1]

Current projects

In 2019, after leaving the Ukrainian Parliament, Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska has become an Energy and Investments Advisor at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future — one of the country's major think tanks designing policy proposals to deal with urgent economic and political issues. Leading the research group on LNG market development, Nataliya explores the possibilities and effects of increasing the capacity of gas pipelines with EU countries, evaluates the potential competitiveness of LNG supplies, and outlines the potential role of LNG supplies for Ukraine's energy security. Besides, Nataliya analyzes the availability of alternative gas supply options. She is also responsible for the Institute’s international affairs.

In 2020, together with Mr. Ostap Semerak, the former Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Mrs. Katser-Buchkovska has co-founded the Ukrainian Sustainable Fund — a brand-new platform for impact investments. The UASIF is set to support environmentally-friendly businesses, such as wind farms, green transport, solar photovoltaic, small hydro projects, biomass installations, clean water, and energy storage technologies. The team also invests time and recourses into strategic development of state-of-the-art types of clean energy such as hydrogen, small nuclear, and LNG. The Fund scales up sustainable finance flow to Ukraine, helps to deliver the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals, as well as reduce CO2 emissions in Ukraine, while also generating long-term, sustainable returns for investors.

Family

Nataliya is married and has two sons aged 5 and 3.

Publicity

Nataliya Katser-Buchkovskaya represents Ukraine at the international level as an active participant in the events aimed at strengthening Ukraine's position in the world, protecting national interests and attracting investments.

Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska is a welcomed guest and speaker at multiple national and international conferences and seminars. Some of the events she attends regularly are the World Economic Forum, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, World Future Energy Summit, Yalta European Strategy and International Renewable Energy Forum.

Besides, Mrs. Katser-Buchkovska is a well-known analytical author on energy security, diplomacy, peace-making process and post-conflict settlement. Her op-eds were published by the Financial Times, Atlantic Council, The European Sting and KyivPost. Nataliya has also been quoted by Bloomberg and Forbes.

Articles
  1. The tipping points of Ukrainian gas production. KyivPost, 2020.
  2. Why LNG is a regional energy security solution. KyivPost, 2020.
  3. Urgent issues for Ukraine’s energy security. KyivPost, 2019.
  4. Unlocking LNG’s Black Sea potential. KyivPost, 2019.
  5. The doers’ way to victory. KyivPost, 2019.
  6. Why Ukraine needs special envoy on energy security. KyivPost, 2017.
  7. Ukraine makes strides towards energy independence. Financial Times, 2017.
  8. Ukraine makes strides towards energy independence. KyivPost, 2017.
  9. Ukraine’s Diplomatic War for Peace. Atlantic Council, 2017.
  10. Why Ukraine is central to Europe’s energy security. World Economic Forum, 2017.
  11. In its fight against Putin, Ukraine feels abandoned by the West. CNN, 2017.
  12. Why are Ukraine’s borders not secure? The Financial Times, 2017.
  13. Ukraine is important, strong and deserves not to be betrayed. Kyiv Post, 2017.
  14. Time for Ukraine to Assume Rightful Place in Global Energy Market. Atlantic Council, 2016.
  15. Reform of Ukraine’s gas market: a chance to move forward. The Financial Times, 2016.
  16. Nord Stream 2: rule of law vs geopolitics. The Financial Times, 2016.
  17. Ukraine: turning challenges into opportunities. The European Sting, Brussels, 2014.
  18. Tools of asset development: Renewable Energy Projects The European Sting, Brussels, 2013.
  19. New European frontiers for renewable energy development The European Sting, Brussels, 2013.
  20. Why Is Renewable Energy Such an Attractive Investment The European Sting, Brussels, 2013.
  21. Isolationism Is No Solution Ukrainian Business Insight, London, 2012.

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References
  1. CEC counts 100 percent of vote in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, Ukrinform (26 July 2019)
    (in Russian) Results of the extraordinary elections of the People's Deputies of Ukraine 2019, Ukrayinska Pravda (21 July 2019)
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