Ivan is originally from Kyiv, although he graduated from high school in Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast. While at school, he became interested in debates and foreign languages, so when he returned to Kyiv in 2019, he enrolled in the International Economic Relations Program at KNEU. Currently, he continues to pursue his Master’s degree in Public Administration and Management at KNU, while also doing translations and participating in debate and modeling movements. After he got acquainted with USF in the spring of 2023, he decided to join a community of like-minded people to make Ukraine better together.

«For me, USF is all about diversity. The diversity of people and their opinions, outlooks on life, and preferences. It is the diversity that you may not always agree with, but it is the one that makes even the craziest ideas possible. After all, what is freedom if not unique and different personalities working for a common cause?»