About Olga

When growing up, I had this giant world map on my wall. I used to stare at it wondering: why was I born so far from anything else - not exposed to any other culture. As a kid, I aspired to become a true global citizen. By 2023: - I lived and worked in four countries: US, Germany, Russia, and Japan. I executed projects at scale globally partnering with cross-functional teams based in 35 different countries. - My professional background includes investing (PE/VC), public policy, business development, and product management across industrials: manufacturing, mining & energy sectors. My career highlights were looking for a perfect land plot to build a factory, spending nights in high-stakes negotiations to close a 250$ mn deal, launching the first Mercedes EVs worldwide; consulting the government of Japan on EV strategy; and, of course, starting my own company post-Stanford. - I speak fluent English, German, and Russian and estoy aprendiendo Español 😃 - I am a dual Stanford-Harvard MBA admit (<0.5% of all applicants!). In 2023, I graduated from Stanford, where I was awarded Stanford Community Impact Award. I'm quite proud of it but I am even more proud to have been awarded a fun "A classmate who is most likely to become president/prime minister" trophy by my Stanford classmates!