Bohdan Havrylyshyn Foundation

The Bohdan Havrylyshyn Foundation is a Ukrainian charitable organization founded by Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, a prominent Ukrainian-Canadian-Swiss economist, public figure, and philanthropist. Hawrylyshyn was a former member of the Club of Rome, a foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and a co-founder of the International Renaissance Foundation. He served as president of the foundation that bears his name. The foundation operates in Ukraine and focuses on educational, civic, and international integration programs. It is part of Hawrylyshyn's broader philanthropic legacy, which includes the International Management Institute in Kyiv (founded in 1990) and his role in establishing the International Renaissance Foundation in 1990. The foundation's website, bhfoundation.com.ua, is registered in Ukraine. While the foundation's specific programs and activities are not detailed in the available evidence, its association with Bohdan Hawrylyshyn indicates a commitment to developing Ukraine's human capital, promoting democratic values, and fostering international cooperation. The foundation likely supports scholarships, educational exchanges, and public policy initiatives aligned with Hawrylyshyn's vision for Ukraine's future. Bohdan Hawrylyshyn passed away on October 24, 2016, in Kyiv. The foundation continues to operate as part of his enduring legacy, though its current leadership and exact programmatic focus are not specified in the provided sources.

The Bohdan Havrylyshyn Foundation was established by Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, a Ukrainian-Canadian-Swiss economist and philanthropist. Hawrylyshyn was born on October 19, 1926, in Koropets, then part of Poland (now Ukraine). He studied engineering at the University of Toronto, earning a bachelor's degree in 1952 and a master's in mechanical engineering in 1954. He later obtained an MBA from the Centre for Management Training in Geneva (now International Institute for Management Development) and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Geneva in 1976. Hawrylyshyn spent nearly three decades at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Geneva, serving as director of training (1960–1968) and director of the institute (1968–1986). He founded the European Management Forum, which later became the World Economic Forum in Davos. In 1971, he co-founded MIM-Delhi in India. From 1988, he worked on a voluntary basis in Ukraine, advising several Ukrainian presidents, prime ministers, and parliamentary speakers. In 1990, Hawrylyshyn co-founded the International Renaissance Foundation with Ivan Dziuba and Dmytro Pavlychko, approaching philanthropist George Soros with the idea of creating a fund for Ukraine's development. He chaired its supervisory board. That same year, he founded the International Management Institute in Kyiv. In 1991, he created and headed the Consultative and Advisory Council under the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which operated for seven years. The Bohdan Havrylyshyn Foundation was established to continue his philanthropic work. While the exact founding year is not specified in the available evidence, the foundation is registered in Ukraine and operates the website bhfoundation.com.ua. Hawrylyshyn served as its president until his death on October 24, 2016, in Kyiv. The foundation's activities are not detailed in the provided sources, but it is part of his legacy of promoting education, good governance, and Ukraine's international integration.

• Bohdan Hawrylyshyn is born in Koropets, Ukraine.

• Hawrylyshyn co-founds the International Renaissance Foundation in Kyiv.

• Hawrylyshyn founds the International Management Institute in Kyiv.

• Hawrylyshyn creates and heads the Consultative and Advisory Council under the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

• Bohdan Hawrylyshyn passes away in Kyiv.

1. 1Bohdan Havrylyshyn Foundation official websitebhfoundation.com.ua
2. 2Bohdan Havrylyshyn Foundation on Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Гаврилишин Богдан Дмитрович – Ukrainian Wikipediauk.wikipedia.org