Življenjepis:

Svetlana is a sociologist, Associate Professor of intercultural management, and researcher with intercultural experience in six countries. She graduated from Gymnasium in California (USA, 1997), completed a specialist degree in St. Petersburg (Russia, 2002), conducted doctoral research on American-Ukrainian management (Kyiv, Ukraine 2009), concluded her post-doctoral research with ERSTE Foundation (Vienna, Austria, 2012). Svetlana has managed US-European national field research projects (leadership, women entrepreneurship, cultural intelligence), designed and delivered trainings (on-boarding programs, pre-departure orientations, and re-entries), published in peer-reviewed journals, and has delivered guest lectures and presented at conferences across the globe. Svetlana is currently working on the research project “Cross-border entrepreneurship and innovation in the tri-border region: Slovenia-Italy-Austria”.