Vadym Pidhorodynskyi was born in 1979 in Mykolaiv region.

In 1996, he entered the 1st year of the I. I. Mechnikov Odesa State University. In 2001, he graduated from the Odesa State Law Academy (Faculty of Prosecution and Investigation).

He began his career in 2001 as an assistant at the Department of Criminal Law of the Odesa National Law Academy.

From 2002 to 2004, he worked as an assistant to the Rector of the National University “Odesa Law Academy”.

In 2004-2005, he was the Head of Service, First Assistant to the Chairman of the CEC.

From 2005 to 2009, he served as Dean of the Faculty of Civil and Commercial Justice of the Odesa National Law Academy.

From 2009 to 2018 - Director of the Institute of Prosecution and Investigation of the National University “Odesa Law Academy”.

In 2010-2020, he was a deputy of the Odesa City Council of the VI convocation and a deputy of the Odesa City Council of the VII convocation.

From 2018 to 2019, he served as the Director of the College of Law of the National University “Odesa Law Academy”.

From 2019 to 2021, he was Vice-Rector for Educational and Innovative Development and Economic Activity of the National University “Odesa Law Academy”.

From 2024 to the present - Professor of the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines of Odesa State University of Internal Affairs.

In October 2024, he was appointed Vice-Rector of Odesa State University of Internal Affairs.