About Equilibrium Strategic Advisory

Most investment decisions are shaped by uncertainty, competing signals, and limited visibility into how external conditions affect outcomes.

Equilibrium Strategic Advisory provides independent judgment on the geopolitical, political, regulatory, and security factors that shape how capital performs in Europe and Ukraine.

ESA focuses on which external factors are material to an investment decision, what remains genuinely uncertain, and how those factors interact in practice.

Founder & Lead Strategic Advisor

Vitalii Rishko

Vitalii Rishko is the Founder and Lead Strategic Advisor of Equilibrium Strategic Advisory.

He brings over seven years of experience in geopolitical risk analysis, strategic assessment, and multi-stakeholder advisory work, with a focus on political, regulatory, and security dynamics in Europe and Ukraine.

His background bridges international security expertise with business analytics, economics, and strategic risk assessment. This allows him to translate complex geopolitical and regulatory realities into structured judgment under conditions of uncertainty.

Before founding Equilibrium, Vitalii worked across leading think tanks, research institutions, and policy platforms focused on European security, defence, and Ukraine. He has held roles at the Global Governance Institute (Brussels), including as Fellow in the Peace and Security Section and Coordinator of the Ukraine Programme, contributing to institutional analysis of political, regulatory, and security developments in Europe and Ukraine.

He has also been a Visiting Researcher at the Transatlantic Dialogue Center (Kyiv) and a Research Fellow at the Hague Research Institute for Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. Earlier in his career, he worked as an OSINT Analyst at Everdian (Paris), applying structured intelligence methods to complex information environments.

His experience includes strategic project leadership, proposal development, fundraising, and multi-stakeholder advisory coordination. He is also a frequent media commentator on geopolitics, European security, and Ukraine.

"I founded Equilibrium Strategic Advisory because too many investment decisions rely on simplified interpretations of environments that are inherently complex. ESA exists to support investors with independent judgment where uncertainty cannot be eliminated, though it can be better understood."

Vitalii Rishko

Associate Strategic Advisor

Yarema Abramyuk

Yarema Abramyuk is a business and international relations professional with experience across consulting, public sector institutions, and high-growth startups, focusing on strategic analysis, operations, and data-driven decision-making.

He holds a Master in Management from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the University of Groningen.

He is currently gaining operational experience at CarOnSale in inventory operations, contributing to process optimisation within a fast-scaling digital automotive platform. The company has been recognised among the top rising startups in Europe at VivaTech Top 100 Rising Startups of 2026.

Previously, he worked as a Student Consultant, leading a team to develop a data-driven sales funnel, and gained early experience in political analysis and public administration at the Saxon State Parliament and the Honorary Consulate of Germany in Lviv.

Fluent in Ukrainian, German, English, and Russian, he brings a multicultural perspective and a strong interest in the intersection of global affairs, business strategy, and operations.

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