Oleksandr Bornyakov (Ukrainian: Олександр Борняков; born March 1, 1982) is a Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine on IT industry development, Head of Diia.City project, co-founder of the WannaBiz business accelerator.

[18] Adtelligent Inc. (VertaMedia) has been named among the fastest-growing companies in North America according to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 four times.

[22] In 2016, VertaMedia won two Bronze Stevie Awards in the Annual American Business Awards and was named the Fastest Growing Tech Company of the Year as well as the Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year.

[28][7] In 2015, Bornyakov was elected the deputy of the Odesa City Council, and a chairman of the Commission on Economic, Investment Policy, Trade, International Relations and IT.

[39][40] Also, as a representative of the Ministry of Digital Transformation, he coordinates the activity of the state defense-tech cluster Brave1 launched in April 2023.

[46] In June 2022, Diia.City was recognized by the Emerging Europe Awards in the Modern and Future-Proof Policymaking category, featured "For its unique contribution to position Ukraine as a powerful IT hub by creating enabling conditions for companies to grow and attract foreign investment".

[52] Being the united coordinational platform created for efficient communication between all stakeholders of the sphere, the cluster provides organizational, informational, and financial support for defense tech projects in Ukraine.