Ekaterina Pechenikhina

Ekaterina Pechenikhina is an experienced HR professional with a strong background in learning & development, employer branding, and talent management. With over 15 years in the field, she has a passion for longevity and multigenerational teams, cultivated during her time at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Ekaterina's career highlights include launching a disruptive coding school franchise for 42.com in the Silicon Valley, creating and executing educational programs at national, regional, and global levels, attracting top talent to organizations, coaching executives and recent graduates on career advancement, delivering multilingual training across 10+ European countries, and building and overseeing both remote and non-remote teams.

Her educational achievements consist of a Certificate in Learning & Development Practice from The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in the UK, an M.S. in Management from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, completion of the PEOPLE course at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and a PhD in Philology from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU).

In her professional journey, Ekaterina has held key roles such as People Partner at Verkada, Co-founder at Школа 21, Executive Director, HR at Sberbank, Graduate Programme manager in the Global L&D team at PwC, Employer branding leader at PwC, Learning and Development leader for tax and legal practice at PwC, and Youth trainer and trainers supervisor at Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg of Robert Bosch Foundation.

Ekaterina Pechenikhina's diverse expertise, vast experience, and educational background make her a valuable asset in the field of HR, particularly in areas such as learning & development, talent management, and employer branding.