Volodymyr Demchyshyn

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasylyovych and the family name is Demchyschyn.

Volodymyr Vasylyovych Demchyshyn (Ukrainian: Володимир Васильович Демчишин; born 12 November 1974) is a Ukrainian former banker and politician, who served as Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine from 2014 to 2016 in the second Yatsenyuk Government.^[2][3][1]

Volodymyr Demchyshyn
Володимир Демчишин
Demchyshyn in 2015
16th Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine
In office 2 December 2014 – 14 April 2016[1]
Prime Minister	Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Preceded by	Yuriy Prodan
Succeeded by	Ihor Nasalyk[1]
Personal details
Born	(1974-11-12) 12 November 1974 (age 51) Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Spouse	Rayisa Demchyshyn
Alma mater	Lviv University Viadrina European University University of Kansas

Biography

Education

Demchyshyn graduated in International Economic Relations from the Lviv State University, and later went on to receive an MBA in international finance from the University of Kansas.^[4][5]

Banking Career

After finishing his academic studies, Demchyshyn went on to work in the financial sector, having held multiple senior positions for several banks and financial institutions.^[2]

Between 2006 - 2008, Demchyshyn led the investment banking department at ING’s Ukrainian branch. During his time at ING, he met Ukrainian investment bankers Makar Paseniuk and Konstantin Stetsenko, with whom he later went on to establish the controversial investment firm Investment Capital Ukraine (ICU).^[2][6]

From 2008 - 2014, Demchyshyn was a partner at ICU and headed its investment banking department, under Paseniuk and Stetsenko.

Kidnapping Attempt

In November 2025, it was reported that Demchyshyn was attacked in Cyprus by three unknown assailants who attempted to forcibly place him in a commercial vehicle. Demchyshyn, who was walking with his business partner and father, managed to escape the abduction attempt and fled the scene.^[7][8]