June 2014
BOHDAN HAWRYLYSHYN
Born in Ukraine 19.10.1926. Canadian citizen, Swiss and Ukrainian resident. Married, 3 children, 7 grandchildren. Works
in Ukraine and Switzerland on a voluntary basis.
Chairman of:
Fondation Vidrodgenia (Geneva)
Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Charitable Foundation (Kyiv)
Member of:
Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Club of Rome
Fondation Jean Monnet pour l’Europe (Lausanne)
Forum Suisse de Politique Internationale
International Academy of Management
World Academy of Art and Science
Former Advisor to:
First President of Ukraine
Three Prime-Ministers
Four Chairmen of the Parliament
Founder of:
International Management Institute (IMI-Kyiv Business School)
Educational Background
B.A.Sc. and M.A.Sc. – Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto (1952 & 1954)
Diploma in Industrial Management, IMI-Geneva (now IMD Lausanne) (1958)
Ph.D. – Economics and Social Science, University of Geneva (1976)
Distinctions
Gold Medal of the President of the Italian Republic (1975)
Honorary Degrees of Doctor of Laws: York University, Toronto, Canada (1984)
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (1986)
Ternopil Academy of National Economy, Ukraine (1995)
University of V. Stefanyk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine(1998)
University of Y. Fedkovych, Chernivtsi, Ukraine (2000)
Kyiv Borys Hrinchenko University (2010)
Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine (2014)
Engineering Hall of Fame, University of Toronto, Canada (1988)
Medal of Merit of the President of Ukraine (1996)
Medal by the President “Yaroslav the Wise”, 1st Category (2005)
Professional background
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Positions in research, engineering and management in Canada.
Director of Studies (1960-1968), Director (1968-1986), Scholar-in-Residence (1986-1989), IMI-Geneva
Taught Economic Growth, Management of International Operations, World Business Environment,
Governance of Countries, Geopolitics.
Chaired conferences, moderated seminars, lectured in over 88 countries.
Advisor on Governance of Countries, Consultant to multinationals (G.E., IBM, Unilever)
Participated in Swiss governmental delegations to international conferences
Chaired Council of Advisors to the Presidium of the Parliament of Ukraine and International Renaissance
Foundation 1991-1998, International Center for Policy Studies, Kyiv
Author of three books:
o L’Education des Dirigeants – Aspects Methodologiques, Peter Lang, Berne, Frankfurt, las Vegas, 1977
o Road Maps to the Future – Towards More Effective Societies, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1980 (also
published in French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Ukrainian)
o Towards More Effective Societies - Road Maps to the Future, Dolman Scott, UK 2009 (second English
edition with additional chapter on Ukraine and Retrosective-2009, also published in Ukrainian and
Russian)
Author of over 150 articles in the fields of management, management education, economic and political
environment, geopolitics one of them published in twelve languages.
Chemin Rieu, 4
CH-1208 Geneva Switzerland
01021, Ukraine, Kyiv
vul. Institutska 24/7 room 49
Tel: (+4122) 890 0438 Fax: 890 0439
e-mail: bohdan@swissonline.ch
Tel/ fax.: (+380 44) 253 8849
e-mail: bhoffice@voliacable.com