Olexandr Starodubtsev is a Ukrainian reformer who is deeply involved in the creation of a new electronic public procurement system ProZorro, which is one of the most famous reforms in the country. Currently Starodubtsev is a Ukrainian Emerging Leaders Fellow at the Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Prior to Stanford, he was the Head of the Public Procurement Regulation Department in the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine.
Olexandr is known for his bottom-up approach to reform based on the close collaboration between government, business, and civil society. In 2016, his ProZorro system won several distinguished international awards, such as the Open Government Partnership Award, the Public Procurement Award, and was also recognized by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development and Open Contracting Partnership. Moreover, ProZorro and its principles have become an inspirational example for other Ukrainian reforms. Starodubtsev holds an MBA from the Kyiv-Mohyla Business School and was the 2015 Alumnus of the Year.