Irina Shakhnovich

Hi, I'm Irina Shakhnovich, MBA in Media and Marketing from Columbia Business School in New York City

Product Development and Marketing Innovator • Forward thinking and non-traditional MBA, who thrives in challenging, start-up environments. • Over 7 years experience designing new products and impacting sales and marketing strategy for brands with over $1B in sales • Innovator in pricing optimization using predictive modeling of consumer behavior • Excel at cultivating strong relationships across all organizational levels, translating strategy to measurable tactics and motivating cross-functional teams

Associate Consultant at The Amundsen Group

November 2005 - August 2010

Senior Associate at The Amundsen Group

December 2007 - August 2010

Senior Associate at four-year-old boutique consulting firm specializing in managed care strategy, analytical support and tactical decision-making for organizations in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries

MBA Candidate at Columbia Business School

September 2010

Columbia Business School

2010 – 2012

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Tufts University

2003 – 2005

Bachelor of Science

Concentration: Biology, Psychology

McGill University

2001 – 2003

Concentration: Faculty of Science - Psychology

Lexington High School

1997 – 2001

Consumer behavior and decision making, innovation, creativity, big data