The World Fellows

Leader, Meritocratic Party of Ukraine

As founder and former managing partner of Shevchenko Didkovskiy & Partners, the leading law firm in Ukraine, as well as founder and first President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Igor Shevchenko has played a major role in bringing the rule of law to his country. Having left his legal practice in 2008, he now concentrates on politics. In 2010 he moved to establish the Meritocratic Party of Ukraine, which was officially registered in April 2011. The Meritocratic Party of Ukraine is based on socio-liberal ideologies and believes in meritocracy as a basic principle for effective functioning of society, politics and government.  Shevchenko contributes to the development of the younger generation of Ukrainians by giving lectures on leadership, self-development and healthy lifestyle. He is also a member of the Forum of Young Global Leaders and Founding Curator for Ukraine of the Global Shapers Community of the World Economic Forum.

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