Borys Karpus

Borys Karpus was born on 1 October 1983 in Novovolynsk, Volyn region, Ukraine. In 2005 he graduated from the Ternopil Academy of National Economy with a master's degree in industrial enterprise economics.

In 2010–2011, as a Lane Kirkland Scholarship fellow, he researched strategic territorial development planning — the Polish experience and its lessons for Ukraine — at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland.

He worked at the Novovolynsk State Tax Inspectorate, headed the Department of Economic Policy and Investment of Novovolynsk City Council, ran a business and served as executive director of the Prybuzhzhia charitable foundation. He was twice elected to Novovolynsk City Council, chairing its standing committee on youth policy, physical culture and sports.

In November 2020 he was elected Mayor of Novovolynsk, head of the Novovolynsk urban territorial community. Since then he has been a member of the board of the Association of Ukrainian Cities.

He has many years of experience as a trainer for local governments, civil society organisations and members of parliament, including the USAID RADA Program in 2019.