Daria Verbytska

Expert in international affairs worked with inter-parliamentary relations

Daria Verbytska is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Molfar Intelligence Institute, a hub for intelligence, OSINT, cybersecurity, and strategic communications. She previously served as Operations Director at AIN.UA and managed all public projects at the Molfar OSINT agency. 

With a background in international affairs, Daria has experience in inter-parliamentary cooperation. She holds degrees in History (Oriental Studies) and Journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. 

Daria is an alumna of the Aspen Institute Kyiv seminar on media and responsibility, the SOPHOS.JOINT.CYBER 2.0 strategic leadership program in cybersecurity (organized by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council and international partners), and the Realies program for strengthening civil society.

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