Vitaliy Khomutynnik was born on 4th of August 1976 in Makiivka, Ukraine. In 2000 graduated from the Donetsk State Academy of Management with a degree in finance and credit. His second higher education he received at the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law Academy of Ukraine in 2007.
Vitaliy Khomutynnik began his career in 1991, when he joined the State Enterprise Specialized Department of Reclamation and Mechanization of Construction. From 2001 to 2003 he was the CEO of CJSC Spetsodjag. From January 2002 to August 2019 he was the owner and since September 2019 the chairman of Cascade Investment Fund.
Until 2019 the main focus of Khomutynnik's fund was energy and the agricultural sector. However, from 2020 to 2023, Cascade Investment Fund exited the companies Kernel, JKX Oil&Gas and Ukrnaftoburinnia, now Cascade is focusing on real estate, funds and venture companies in Europe.
Vitaliy Khomutynnik's political career began at the local council. From May 1998 to April 2002 he was a deputy, and from September 1998 he was the chairman of the planning and budget commission of the Central City District Council of Makiivka. From October 1999, he headed the Council of Young Entrepreneurs of Donetsk Region and later the Council of Young Entrepreneurs of Ukraine.
Khomutynnik was a board member of the Association of Young Deputies (since September 1999). From February 2003 to February 2005, he was a advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine.
He was a member of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine until 2019 – he was a deputy of the IV to VIII convocations from 2002 to 2019.
Vitaliy Khomutynnik is married. His wife Svitlana Khomutynnik is an economist. The couple has two children: son Artemiy and daughter Maria.
Honored Economist of Ukraine (2010).
Golf. Since 2019 Vitaliy Khomutynnik is a President of the Ukrainian Golf Federation.
