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Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi

Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi

1982 - born in Lviv.
2003 - graduated with honours from the Lviv Institute of Internal Affairs.
2003–2015 – served in investigative and managerial positions in internal affairs agencies.
2015 - Appointed detective of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.
2023 - obtained a PhD in law.
2024-06 - won the competition for the position of Director of the ESBU.
2025-08-06 - officially appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers to the position of Director of the ESBU.

Head of the central executive body responsible for ensuring the economic security of the state.
Former detective of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.
Combat veteran with extensive experience in Ukrainian law enforcement agencies.
Doctor of Philosophy in Law, specialist in criminal justice.

Position: Director of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine since 6 August 2025.

Official profiles/sources:

Official website of the ESBU: esbu.gov.ua
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alex.lex.240491

Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi was born in 1982 in Lviv. He received his legal education from the Lviv Institute of Internal Affairs, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, and Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. In 2023, he defended his dissertation and received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Law.

He began his career in 2003 as an investigator at the Galician District Police Department in Lviv. For 12 years, he held various investigative and managerial positions in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 2015, after successfully passing a competitive selection process, he became one of the first detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), where he later headed the Third Division of Detectives.

In 2025, he was appointed director of the Economic Security Bureau.

Impact:

As Director of the ESBU, Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi heads the body authorised to investigate economic crimes. He has a direct influence on the formation of policies to combat the shadow economy and tax fraud.

Key tasks and powers:

Reforming the ESBU: restructuring the agency in line with international standards and the requirements of Western partners.
Analytical component: prioritising analytical work over forceful methods in investigating financial crimes.
International cooperation: coordinating efforts with the IMF and the EU on transparency in the use of financial assistance.

Positions

Institutional independence: advocates for the absence of political influence on the Bureau's work.
Transparency: emphasises the importance of polygraph testing and staff integrity as the basis for trust in the agency.
Economic security: prioritises the fight against large-scale tax evasion schemes rather than putting pressure on legal businesses.