Daria Khlopova

Daria Khlopova has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Daria began their career as a Freelance Reporter for RBK daily, Mir, and Avtoradio, where they worked from 2008 to 2014. In 2015, they briefly worked as a Recruitment Manager at ALTA Personnel Recruitment Agency before transitioning to event coordination as an Event Coordinator at Rona Promotion from 2015 to 2017. In 2016, they also worked as a PR Manager at #tceh.

From 2017 to 2018, Daria served as the Head of Communications at Social Sciences Lab. Daria then worked as a Community Manager and SMM Manager at Рыбаков Фонд from 2017 to 2019.

In 2019, Daria joined Seedstars where they held multiple roles. Daria started as a Community & Events Manager, leading the Seedstars World Competition in the CEE & Central Asia region, supporting regional and global summits. Daria then became the Seedstars World Lead from 2020 to 2021, responsible for managing the competition on a global scale. In 2021, they transitioned to being the FTxSDG Challenge Lead, and in 2022, they took on the role of Global Project Lead for Seedstars Academy.

Throughout their career, Daria has gained extensive experience in project management, event organization, community building, fundraising, and social media management.

Daria Khlopova attended Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) from 2011 to 2015, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Journalism.