Home: Laguna Beach, CA. Birthplace: Moscow, Russia. Profession: Life sciences commercial leader. Title: Head of US Marketing, GM UK and Ireland, Global Growth Driver. Significant other: The love of my life and travel co-conspirator, Shane Loidolt. Alma mater: Georgetown University; Columbia Business School. Languages spoken: English, Russian, German.
Current project: Consulting on global product launches while scouting beach towns for our future second home. Recent professional development: Learning to blend AI, marketing strategy, and great food into one seamless keynote. Latest accomplishment: Orchestrated a $1.3 billion portfolio strategy while planning a wine-and-waves vacation calendar. Latest contribution to others: Mentoring women in biotech to lead boldly (and pack well). Hobbies: Booking flights, beach picnics, wine tasting, hosting impromptu dinner parties. Recent travel or adventure: Amalfi Coast, Santa Barbara wine country and the French Riviera for “research.”
Personality profile: Strategic, curious, sun-chasing, always packed. Moral compass: Would I be proud to explain this over a sunset rosé in Provence? How do you define an ideal business relationship? Efficient, inspiring, and open to celebratory wine. What is your greatest joy? Watching a team soar while the waves crash in the background. What natural talent have you neglected? Surfing, still stylish in theory. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Sommeliers, who make magic from grapes and memory. What is at the top of your bucket list? A sabbatical sipping Syrah from Cape Town to Croatia. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Ocean air and unplugging with a chilled glass of white.
What was your favorite childhood toy or game? A travel map that I colored like a future itinerary. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? Madeleine Albright. Part diplomat, part strategist, all legend. What modern technology innovation do you most appreciate? ChatGPT, my brainstorming partner at 38,000 feet. What is your favorite app? Hopper, for tracking wine region flights. What is your go-to source of news and information? STAT News, Endpoints, Travel + Leisure. What company or organization do you most admire? Genentech: global science, local heart. What personal circumstance has had the greatest influence on your life? Leaving the US to lead a new market from scratch.
What is your big idea?
A biotech x wine leadership retreat—strategy by day, vineyard by night.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field? Better integration between global and local commercial launch teams. What change would you like to see in the world? Oncology access that doesn’t depend on geography. What message do you want to send out into the world? Live boldly, pack light, lead with heart. What mega-trend most concerns you? Burnout disguised as ambition.
Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Julia Child: wine, laughter, and zero apologies. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? National Geographic explorer with a biotech twist. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? Travel journal with winemaker notes and brand strategy sketches. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? With Shane, at a villa in Mallorca, and no email. What advice would you give your younger self? Skip the fear, book the flight, ask the question. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? Closing a deal in London, then catching a flight to Santorini. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? Post-grad years. I would have worked remotely from everywhere.
Personal mission: To help science move faster, smarter, and across more borders. Personal motto: Book it. Build it. Make it beautiful. Favorite quote: "Go at once. The future is not promised" (Gabrielle Zevin). Desired epitaph: She launched what mattered, loved without apology, and lived like every coast was home.
