Liliya Lakhtionova

With over twenty years of experience in public procurement, including eight in senior roles at the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine — four of which as Director of the relevant department — Liliia led the drafting and implementation of Ukraine’s core Public Procurement Law, coordinated the development of a comprehensive regulatory framework, initiated the establishment of centralized procurement organizations, and introduced the institution of authorized procurement officers. Prior to the Ministry, she spent eight years managing procurement for more than 170 educational institutions of the Mykolaiv City Council.

At KSE, she leads the research agenda, develops the monitoring framework for Ukraine Facility spending, and contributes to methodological guidance on EU Framework Agreement implementation.

She is the author or co-author of more than ten policy briefs and practitioner guides widely used by contracting authorities across Ukraine.