Anatoliy Bizhko is Towne’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, leading the company’s legal, compliance, and M&A functions. Since joining Towne in May 2019, Anatoliy has played a pivotal role in ensuring legal excellence, driving compliance, and supporting the organization’s mission as a national technology-enabled parking solutions provider.

Anatoliy brings over 20 years of extensive legal, compliance, and operational leadership experience across industries. Prior to joining Towne, he served as General Counsel at ModSpace, where he led the legal and compliance functions and facilitated the company’s successful sale to WillScot. He also held a series of progressive leadership roles at The Hershey Company, including Vice President, M&A, and Associate General Counsel for the Americas. There, Anatoliy led strategic M&A initiatives, contributing to Hershey’s expansion into new markets and categories through acquisitions exceeding $2.5 billion. He also played a key role in addressing the Mondelez takeover attempt and supported the company through a CEO transition.

Earlier in his career, Anatoliy held senior legal roles at Campbell’s, where he supported international markets, global technology, and North American sales, and practiced corporate law focusing on M&A and securities at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Anatoliy earned his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was an Olin Scholar of Law and Economics and a senior editor of the Yale Journal of International Law. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Bates College and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.