Olena Zelenska — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Named by Time as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2023
Serves as First Lady of Ukraine since 2019
Initiated the National Barrier-Free Strategy for equal opportunities in Ukraine, adopted in 2020
Led a large-scale reform of the school food system in 2021
Launched over 50 Ukrainian audio guides in cultural institutions across more than 30 countries
Screenwriter for Kvartal 95 since its foundation
Member of the Development Council of the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex since 2020

Biography

Olena Volodymyrivna Zelenska (née Kyiashko), born on February 6, 1978, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, serves as the First Lady of Ukraine since 2019, as the wife of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In 2023, Time named her one of the 100 Most Influential People. She graduated from Kryvyi Rih Technical University in 2000 with a specialist diploma in Urban and Construction Management and also completed a music school with a piano class.