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Sofiya Opatska
Sofiya Opatska is Vice Rector for Strategic Development at Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU). She is Founding Dean and Head of the Board of UCU Business School. Ms. Opatska is also VP of the board of directors of the European Federation of Catholic Universities (FUCE) and a board member for the first Impact Investment project in Ukraine Promprylad. She has more than 25 years’ experience in business education, educational institution management, and the corporate sector. Ms. Opatska continues to be a change agent in the Ukrainian education system as well as in Ukraine’s development of business education, where she brings a deep understanding of the challenges of fast-growing organizations. Ms. Opatska’s research and teaching focus on resilience, crisis management, and leadership in Ukrainian companies during the ongoing war. She can be reached at sopatska@ucu.edu.ua.