Dr Ekaterina Safonova

Dr. Ekaterina Safonova is an accomplished academic and business professional with extensive experience in the fields of education, consulting, and advisory roles. Currently serving as an Editorial Board Member and Scientific Reviewer at SBS Swiss Business School since August 2024, Dr. Safonova also holds positions as an Executive Board Member and Country Ambassador at the European Women Payments Network since September 2019, and as a member of the VigiTrust Global Advisory Board since February 2022. As the Founder and Managing Director of CS Consulting & Advisory Ltd since November 2017, Dr. Safonova has established a consultancy focused on strategic advisory services. In academia, Dr. Safonova has been an Associate Professor at Kazan State Technical University since September 2007, and has held various appointments, including Vice Provost for International Relations & Development at the Berlin School of Business & Innovation, and Invited Professor at Cambridge Judge Business School. Dr. Safonova holds degrees from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and Kazan National Research Technical University, specializing in engineering communications.