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Marina Shport Marina Shport was born and raised in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine. After retiring as a professional swimmer both in the Ukraine and the United States she began a career in banking. At Lehman Brothers Marina worked as an Associate in the Credit Derivatives Department where she was working on Structured Credit Products. Currently, Marina is a second year student at Columbia University at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) working towards a master's degree in public administration. Her concentration at SIPA is in Management and she is additionally working towards a Harriman Institute Certificate. |
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Tatiana Chkourenko Tatiana is a Masters student at SIPA, focusing on International Finance and Policy. She was born in Vladivostok, Russia. Tatiana graduated from Smith College with a B.A. in Political Science and International Affairs, and spent a year studying at Université de Genève and HEI in Geneva, Switzerland. During the summer of 2008, she worked on venture capital fund investments at the Inter-American Development Bank. Prior to attending SIPA, she worked in the legal and finance fields on project finance, security issuance and M&A transactions, as well as post-merger restructuring issues within the US and emerging markets. Tatiana’s interests include FDI, private equity, and transitioning and developing economies. |
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Humay Guliyeva |
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Nadejda Zaets Social Co-Chair nzaets09@gsb.columbia.edu |
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Valentina Gurney Native of Saint Petersburg, Russia, Valentina came to SIPA after several years with Social Accountability International, a New York based NGO that promotes human rights in workplaces around the world. Valentina, fluent in a number of romance languages as a result of studying and working in Western Europe and Latin America, has carried on various multi-lingual projects for the World Bank focusing on the rights of indigenous people and protection of their intellectual property. Having studied Art History, Photography and Comparative Literature and earning a degree in Music, Valentina has been involved in developing cultural, educational and bi-lingual programs at the Hudson Guild, center serving the needs of the diverse community of lower Manhattan and taught Photography and English as a Second Language classes. Valentina is now pursuing her master’s degree in International Economic Policy. |
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Tetiana Sears |
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Gauhar Abdygaliyeva |
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