
Kateryna Bondar is a fellow with the Wadhwani AI Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Before joining CSIS, she was an adviser to the government of Ukraine, where she was responsible for implementation of reforms in defense, the financial sector, and innovation ecosystem development. From 2019–2020, she was a fellow of the Ukrainian Emerging Leaders Program at Stanford University. Prior to that, she was a senior project manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she managed technical assistance projects implemented in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. From 2014–2018, Kateryna was a project manager in the National Reforms Council under the president of Ukraine and the Reform Support Team at the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. Prior to working in the public sector, she held a position of financial control manager at Microsoft. She has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in international relations from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
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Inside Russia’s plan to build autonomous drone swarms
Kateryna Bondar in Breaking Defense — January 8, 2025
Ukraine collects vast war data trove to train AI models
Kateryna Bondar in Reuters — December 20, 2024
European AI Unicorn Surprises By Launching Fleet Of Killer Drones
Kateryna Bondar in Forbes — December 5, 2024
Global blueprint for regulating military AI proving elusive
Kateryna Bondar in The Japan Times — September 11, 2024
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How Ukraine Rebuilt Its Military Acquisition System Around Commercial Technology
Report by Kateryna Bondar — January 13, 2025
Does Ukraine Already Have Functional CJADC2 Technology?
Report by Kateryna Bondar — December 11, 2024
Why Ukraine is Establishing Unmanned Forces Across Its Defense Sector and What the United States Can Learn from It
Commentary by Kateryna Bondar — November 19, 2024
Understanding the Military AI Ecosystem of Ukraine
Report by Kateryna Bondar — November 12, 2024
Closing the Loop: Enhancing U.S. Drone Capabilities through Real-World Testing
Podcast Episode by Kateryna Bondar — August 26, 2024

Closing the Loop: Enhancing U.S. Drone Capabilities through Real-World Testing
Commentary by Kateryna Bondar — August 21, 2024
The Untapped Market for Impact Investing in Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Kateryna Bondar — June 17, 2024

The Untapped Market for Impact Investing in Ukraine
Critical Questions by Kateryna Bondar — June 14, 2024
2024 Global Development Forum: Ukraine’s Neighborhood and Regional Recovery and Integration
Event — April 18, 2024