Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi is the CEO and Founder of OpenMinds, a defence tech company dedicated to countering propaganda and enabling strategic communications in hard-to-reach environments worldwide. His background combines AI technology, behavioral science, and propaganda research, shaped by his previous tenure as a research fellow at Harvard. Under his leadership, OpenMinds has become one of Europe’s fastest-growing startups in the psychological defence and strategic communications space—trusted by governments, international institutions, and media alike.