Andrii Yermak

Andriy Borysovych Yermak (; born 21 November 1971) is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer who served as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine from 2020 to 2025.

As head of the presidential office, Yermak was a member of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the highest command and control body for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was described as Volodymyr Zelenskyy's right-hand man and a "real power broker" in Ukraine. In 2023, Politico called him Kyiv's "Green Cardinal". In 2024, Time magazine named Yermak to the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

On 28 November 2025, Yermak resigned from his position as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine after his home was raided by anti-corruption agents. He was formally removed from the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief and the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine by presidential decree on 6 December 2025.

On 2 January 2026, Kyrylo Budanov was appointed to replace Andriy Yermak as the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.

Biography Andriy Yermak was born on 21 November 1971 in Kyiv, Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union). They met through mutual acquaintances. Yermak has a brother Denys, who is eight years younger. Between 2006 and 2014 he, in his profession as lawyer, aided Party of Regions MP Elbrus Tedeyev.

He also founded the Garnet International Media Group in 2012 and is the producer of such films as and The Line. He is a member of the Ukrainian Film Academy, and a member of the European Film Academy (2017).

Yermak became acquainted with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2011, when Zelenskyy was the general producer of the TV channel Inter. He became the main point of contact between Ukraine and US President Trump's circle, Yermak promised that, in response to their request, Zelensky would publicly pledge to investigate Burisma, a company that employed Hunter Biden. However, Zelenskyy never made such a public statement. As the Head of the President's Office, he provides administrative, legal, consultative, advisory, media, analytical and other assistance and support to the President. Yermak was appointed chairman of the Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian and Social Affairs on 2 March 2022.

Citing unnamed Ukrainian officials involved in military planning, the Financial Times reported that he was a major proponent of the defence of Bakhmut in 2022, against frontline commanders who urged a strategic retreat. On 20 December, Zelenskyy and Yermak made a risky visit to the Bakhmut frontline. By June 2023, Russian forces had captured Bakhmut following a major battle. Time named Yermak to their 2024 annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

In summer 2025, as anti-corruption watchdogs began targeting presidential insiders, Yermak and Zelenskyy's office supported legislation to place NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office under the politically appointed prosecutor general; the effort sparked the first major anti-government street protests since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022, and Zelenskyy reversed course amid EU pressure. Two weeks before Yermak's dismissal, the anti-corruption agencies dismantled an alleged criminal organization involving current and former energy officials, government ministers, and a former deputy prime minister in a widening of the ongoing $100 million energy sector corruption scandal. Later that day, Zelenskyy dismissed Yermak as head of the presidential office.

Personal life Yermak has lived in Kyiv his whole life. He is single and has no children.