Svetlana Vaisman is Chief Operating Officer of Teneo’s U.S. Strategy & Communications business.

In this role, Svetlana helps lead strategic and operational initiatives across one of Teneo’s largest businesses segments and geographies. Throughout her career at Teneo, Svetlana has advised public and private companies across a range of industries on strategic communications, executive positioning, and crisis and issues management.

Prior to joining Teneo, Svetlana served in several capacities at the William J. Clinton Foundation, where she worked in the executive office of President Clinton and collaborated with the President’s immediate staff on several of the Foundation’s initiatives, including the establishment of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund in the wake of the Haiti earthquake, and the annual Clinton Global Initiative.

Svetlana has lived and worked in cities all over the globe, including Moscow, Toronto, Tel Aviv and New York. She graduated with a BA in Humanities and Finance from York University in Canada, and an MBA from the Columbia Business School.