Slava Yakunin

Slava Yakunin serves as a Senior Procurement Agent with USAID/Ukraine, where he leads the acquisition of professional, scientific, and technical services critical to advancing democratic governance, economic resilience, and public health modernization in Ukraine. In this role, he manages the full lifecycle of complex procurement actions—from needs assessment and market research to contract award and performance monitoring—ensuring alignment with U.S. foreign assistance objectives and federal acquisition regulations. His portfolio primarily supports technical assistance initiatives, institutional capacity building, and civil society strengthening, often involving international consultants, think tanks, and specialized service providers delivering policy advisory, monitoring and evaluation, and training services. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable due to data limitations, Yakunin routinely engages with a diverse pool of global and local service providers, including international NGOs, research institutions, and private-sector technical firms with expertise in governance reform and post-conflict recovery. His procurement approach emphasizes transparency, competitive bidding, and compliance with U.S. government standards, fostering partnerships grounded in technical merit and programmatic impact rather than geographic or size-based preferences. Yakunin’s procurement patterns reflect a consistent preference for open, non-set-aside competitions, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under unrestricted solicitation. This reflects USAID/Ukraine’s operational focus on securing the highest-quality technical expertise available globally, irrespective of socioeconomic status, aligning with mission-critical needs in a dynamic, high-stakes environment. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing policy analysis, institutional diagnostics, anti-corruption program design, public financial management support, and election integrity monitoring. Yakunin’s expertise centers on procuring high-impact, knowledge-intensive services that directly inform Ukraine’s reform agenda, requiring deep understanding of both U.S. foreign aid frameworks and the complexities of post-conflict institutional development.