Olga Paxson | Head of Think Tank
Olga (Olya) is an award-winning thought leader, author, keynote speaker and advisor on sustainability and social issues.
Prior to Reaction, for over 15 years, Olya was a partner of large US law firms, and has achieved ranking as one of the world's top M&A lawyers (Chambers Global, Band 1).
Olya’s involvement in innovation is profound. She conceptualized a project that was implemented by a firm with a $1 bln. revenue and received a No. 1 Financial Times innovation award in "data, knowledge and intelligence." She is the author of the proprietary Data-Reality Fit (A Tool to Increase Profit and Impact) business management method. Olya created the "Impact Currency" concept for a novel ranking implemented by Forbes. She is a business advisor to Notpla, the winner of the most prestigious environmental prize - the £1 mln. Earthshot Prize by Prince William.
Olya is an alum of Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Executive Program), the Moscow State University (Ph.D. and Law Degree) and the University of Virginia (LL.M.).