Ihor Lytovchenko was born on May 10, 1966, in
Donetsk, but a few years later the family moved to Kyiv. His mother was a doctor, and he was to follow in his mother's footsteps, but in high school he changed his mind and set more ambitious goals. In 1983, Ihor Lytovchenko entered the
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Social and Political History department. After the first course at the university, Ihor Lytovchenko joined the Soviet Army and served two years as a member of frontier troops. During the military service years the army leadership made special mention of him so that he was recommended to join the party, which was quite acceptable during the Soviet period. However, in 1985 he changed the plans and expectations of many people radically. Since the beginning of "perestroika" in the Soviet Union new opportunities appeared. Seeing them in proper perspective quite opportunely, Ihor Lytovchenko and his friends started a small trade business specialized in office equipment. After graduating from the university in 1990, and until 1994, Ihor Lytovchenko was an assistant director of the production association "Vita", and then was the head of the "Lotos" Company. Ihor Lytovchenko graduated from
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, history department (1990) and
Odesa National Academy of Telecommunications, and acquired a profession of the economist (2002). He is a
Candidate of economic science and defended a thesis “Justification of the risks and
threat assessment level at the activities of enterprises” (2004). Since 2001 he has been a member of the International Telecommunication Academy and corresponding member of the
International Informatization Academy. He is a member of Council of Entrepreneurs under the
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. == Career ==