Elena is responsible for the search for senior executives for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies, as well as for the medical technology industry and the medical services sector. Elena has 20 years of successful experience in leadership positions in marketing and sales of large international corporations in the field of pharmaceuticals and medical technologies. Ward Howell joined the team in 2019. Prior to joining the company, she led strategic educational initiatives in the field of leadership at General Electric Healthcare. Elena is a business coach and a certified consultant in leadership, effective business communication and team management. Elena is also a member of the speakers of the training program for medical business managers at the SKOLKOVO Healthcare Development Center. In addition to her basic higher education, Elena received postgraduate education at the joint program of RUDN and the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis "Systemic Psychological Business Consulting and Professional Coaching", has a Mental Research Institute Certificate, California, USA and a Certificate of the European Coaching Association (ECA) with a specialization in mediation.