Vlada Samara

Vlada Samara is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in operations management, event coordination, and IT risk management. Beginning a career at the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity as an Event Coordinator, Vlada executed programs on corporate social responsibility and governance while overseeing staff and event logistics. Following this role, Vlada served as Operations Manager at the Office of Communications, Marketing & Public Affairs at Baruch College, managing significant budgets and various marketing projects. Additional experience includes positions as People and Office Operations Manager at Arkadium, where strategic cultural initiatives were led, and Business Operations Consultant at HelloNote, where impactful functions across multiple teams were built and optimized. Currently, Vlada holds the position of IT Project and Operational Risk Senior Manager at Citi, focusing on high-impact IT risk management initiatives. Vlada earned a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communications from Baruch College in 2009.