Tanya’s interests in global socio-economic issues have driven her 30+ year career in management consulting, finance, and investment. Tanya has focused on sustainable and impact investing for nearly 15 years, prior to which, she served as Managing Director and Head of Russian equities at UBS ...more

Tanya’s interests in global socio-economic issues have driven her 30+ year career in management consulting, finance, and investment. Tanya has focused on sustainable and impact investing for nearly 15 years, prior to which, she served as Managing Director and Head of Russian equities at UBS Investment Bank. She launched her post MBA career at Bain & Co. in Moscow, consulting to the Russian government on industry privatization. Through her firm, “Khotin Impact Strategies,” Tanya guides institutions toward greater impact through investment strategies and philanthropic programs, leveraging her experience in traditional finance and management consulting, and leaning into her passion for environmental and social issues. Tanya also serves on the Board and chairs the Investment Committee of the Norcross Wildlife Foundation, where she led a management turnaround, as well as endowment portfolio transition to 100% ESG / impact. Leveraging her field experience to advance the next generation of practitioners, she serves as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia SIPA. Born in Moscow, USSR, and having emigrated as a political refugee in the 1970s, Tanya earned a BA in French from UC Berkeley, and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Tanya splits her time between New York City and the Catskill region of New York, with her husband, an environmental attorney.less