Valeriia Hontareva

Valeriia Oleksiivna Gontareva, also spelled as Valeria Hontareva and Valeria Gontareva, is a prominent Ukrainian investment banker and millionaire. She served as Governor or Chairwoman of the National Bank of Ukraine from 19 June 2014 until she submitted her resignation and left the bank on 11 May 2017. In 2016, Focus magazine named Valeria the most influential woman in Ukraine. In 2019, Financial Times included Valeriia Gontareva in the list of most influential women in the world.