Bohdan Hawrylyshyn

Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, born on October nineteenth, nineteen twenty-six, was a distinguished economist, diplomat, and engineer who made significant contributions across multiple countries, including Ukraine, Canada, and Switzerland. His career was marked by his role as a full member of the Club of Rome and a long-time director of Switzerland's International Management Institute, which is now known as the International Institute for Management Development. He was also a founder of the European Management Forum in Davos, now recognized as the World Economic Forum, and served as a fellow and board member of the World Academy of Art and Science.

Throughout his career, Hawrylyshyn provided consultancy services to major corporations such as General Electric, IBM, Unilever, and Philips, while also advising various governments. Following Ukraine's declaration of independence in nineteen ninety-one, he became a key advisor to several prime ministers and chairmen of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, significantly influencing the country's political landscape.

In addition to his advisory roles, Hawrylyshyn was a prolific academic and received five honorary doctorates, a gold medal from the President of the Italian Republic, and two medals from the presidents of Ukraine. He dedicated much of his later life to Ukraine, establishing the International Management Institute, which he chaired, and the International Centre for Political Studies. His commitment to youth was evident through the Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Charitable Foundation, which focused on supporting youth organizations.

Hawrylyshyn was also an active member of the Lisovi Chorty fraternity within the Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization, serving as Headman from two thousand six to two thousand eight. His intellectual contributions included notable publications, such as his report to the Club of Rome in nineteen eighty titled 'Road Maps to the Future — Towards more effective societies' and 'Identity in a Globalized World' published in two thousand sixteen.