Anastasiia Elaeva

Anastasiia Elaeva has a diverse range of work experience spanning over a decade. Anastasiia is currently the Development Director, Corporate Partnerships and Public Affairs at musicAeterna orchestra and choir, where they lead the execution of the organization's development strategy and fosters partnerships with brands. Anastasiia is also responsible for implementing the musicAeterna Friends Love & Care program.

Prior to their current role, Anastasiia worked at Grayling as the Head of Corporate Communications and later as the Creative Partnerships Lead. At Grayling, they played a crucial role in overseeing corporate communications and developing partnerships.

Anastasiia's career in public affairs began at VOX Global, where they worked as a Public Affairs Associate. During their time there, they provided client support, drafted proposals, and developed communication plans.

Anastasiia has also gained experience in the academic field, having worked as a Fulbright Grantee at Fulbright. Additionally, they served as a Graduate Assistant at Ball State University, where they focused on crisis communications training and developed courses for emergency management agencies. Anastasiia also worked on various communications projects and served as a Communications Consultant.

Anastasiia's earlier experiences include working as an intern at Indiana Chamber of Commerce and as an Accreditation Assistant at Channel One Russia for the Eurovision Song Contest. Anastasiia has also worked as a journalist at FINAM, contributed to Izvestia as an International News Contributor, and served as a Senior Account Executive at SPN Ogilvy PR.

Overall, Anastasiia Elaeva has a strong background in corporate communications, public affairs, partnerships, and crisis communications. Anastasiia'sexperience is characterized by their ability to develop strategies, build relationships, and drive the execution of various projects.

Anastasiia Elaeva completed their education in a chronological order as follows. From 2005 to 2007, they attended Stanford University, where they pursued non-degree studies in Political Science and International Relations. Continuing their education, from 2003 to 2008, they attended the Higher School of Economics, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Political Science. Following this, from 2009 to 2011, they pursued a Master of Arts degree in Public Relations at Ball State University. Moving forward, from 2019 to 2021, they studied at IDEO University, specializing in Leading for Creativity, Leading Complex Projects, and Storytelling for Influence. Lastly, in 2021 and 2022, they attended SDA Bocconi, completing an Executive Master's program in Luxury Management.