Bio

Rina Bleyzer O’Malley immigrated to the United States in 1978 as a Soviet refugee at the age of 4. She attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas where she earned a dual degree in Economics and Business (Finance). She has been with SigmaBleyzer since its launch in 1993, participating in both the development of the firm’s Houston headquarters and its Ukrainian presence. Rina first returned to her family’s home town of Kharkiv, Ukraine in 1994 as the country was undergoing post-Soviet privatization. She managed SigmaBleyzer’s back office, including its investor relations and accounting functions, during the launch of SigmaBleyzer’s first three UGF funds. In 1999, Rina helped create Volia Media Group, a conglomerate of media properties under the umbrella of Volia Cable, a SigmaBleyzer portfolio company that would become the largest cable operator in Ukraine. Rina has served as Editor at the Bleyzer Foundation, a non‐profit, non‐government organization created to support the transition of emerging economies into market economies. Since 2002, she’s worked with SigmaBleyzer’s philanthropic arm Daar Foundation in various capacities, and currently serves as a Director and member of the Executive Board at Daar.