Anna Makhlay is Project Manager in the Group of Strategic Consultants, Ukraine. The group provides policy building strategies for Ukrainian politicians and parties. In this position, she has also worked on arts-based events and initiatives including events with Ukrainian contemporary artists and musicians on the promotion of homeland sovereignty, the organisation of flash mobs, and the analysis of the impact of visual products on voters.

Prior to this Anna was an Assistant Consultant to a Member of Parliament of Ukraine and Chairman of the Legislative Support of Law Enforcement Committee. This involved providing legal expertise to party initiatives, building the framework for conflict resolution through round table discussions, organizing Committee hearings, preparation of deputy appeals and queries projects, and representation of the Chairman during parliamentary committees. From 2004 to 2011 she was the personal assistant to Yulia Timoshenko, Prime Minister and leader of the All-Ukranian Union “Batkivschyna”.

Anna graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Kyiv National University and is a John Smith Trust Fellow.

Participant in: August 2022 Fellowship: The Arts as a Tool for Peacebuilding