After a 20 plus years career in investment banking and trading floor, I decided to step out. In my last couple years in banking I had become quite disillusioned, and really interested in psychology and human behavior: I had a full example evolving right in front of me with traders and sales fighting for that bit of bait, which significantly diminished by tightening in European regulations and political uncertainty.
I decided to start a new journey…
After getting a professional certificate in executive coaching and human behavior from Henley Business school and much (sometimes quite painful) self-reflection, I now work with teams of high achievers to help them become less dysfunctional and benefit from being a team rather than a bunch of strong egos pulling in different directions. I consult high achievers on how to manage and shift their thinking to achieve the outcomes they strive for while stopping just surviving and starting enjoying life and their journeys!
And I love my new journey, I particularly love working with high impact people who are value driven rather than greed driven and who would like the planet to become a better place!
My expertise has been developed throughout a long career in leadership positions in Investment Banking and Management Consulting across Europe and the US, where I worked with diverse groups of individuals in intense environments. Having observed, experienced and supported individual development through periods of great change, turmoil and uncertainty, I was inspired to further understand not only what drives people to succeed but how to combine professional success and drive with personal coherence and wellbeing. Before training as an Executive Coach, I worked as a Managing Director and Head of Loan Sales at Nomura for 10 years, and for the previous 15 years, I was an Investment Banker with BNP Paribas, JP Morgan, and Dresdner in London, New York and Frankfurt and also a Strategic Management Consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton in New York and London. I hold an MBA from Columbia Business School in NYC and Master in International Economic Relations from the State Finance Academy in Russia.
I am also a Trustee of the SmileTrain UK board, a charity which provides free cleft surgery and comprehensive care to children in need around the world. I am passionate about diversity in the workplace, and have been one of the early members of Women in Nomura Network.
