Iryna Shyba is the Deputy Director of the EUACI and the Team Leader for Component 1. Before joining the EUACI, Iryna has been the Executive Director of the Ukrainian think tank DEJURE Foundation. She was included in the '30 Under 30' ratings by Kyiv Post (2019) and Ukrainian Forbes (2020) due to her contribution to the fight against corruption in the courts and the development of child-friendly justice. She holds a Master's degree in Law and a Bachelor's degree in economics from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. She is also a graduate of a multi-master program the European Master in Law&Economics and holds degrees from three European universities (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Bologna University, Warsaw School of Economics).