Sasha Borovik

Alexander "Sasha" Borovik (; born 7 April 1968) is an American lawyer from New York State who holds German citizenship. From 2015 to 2016, he served as First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine. He also served as a deputy governor and advisor to the Governor of Odesa Oblast, Mikheil Saakashvili.

Personal life Born in Lviv on 7 April 1968, Borovik initially studied at Lviv University's Faculty of Foreign Languages. In spring 1990 he moved to Prague, Czechoslovakia. He was stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship on 4 May 2017 in an allegedly politically-motivated decision of president Poroshenko, of whom Borovik grew very critical.

Career In 1993, Borovik joined Squire, a law firm working with the Czech government and the EC on preparations for the enlargement of the European Union.

In the October 2015 Odesa mayoral election Borovik was the Saakashvili's Team candidate for the mayor of Odesa. Incumbent mayor, Gennadiy Trukhanov defeated him with 52.9% against 25.7% in the first round of the mayoral election that Saakashvili's Team considered rigged.