Yuri (he) is a Ukraine-born and Estonia-based LGBTI activist. Yuri holds a master’s degree in international relations and Europe-Asian studies, and he is obtaining a Ph.D. in Public Administration with a research topic of “Sustainable Organizational Development of Small Non-Profit NGOs”. Currently, Yuri works at ILGA World and previously served the LGBTI communities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as a Programs Lead of ECOM – Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity. Previously, Yuri was part of the IGLYO (2018-2020) and ILGA-Europe (2020-2022) Boards and currently acts as a Board term at GNP+ (Global Network of People living with HIV). Yuri is a certified trainer on meaningful engagement with the UN Human Rights system and is an expert on the topics of non-profit organizational development, MEAL, and fundraising.