Irena Schneider, PhD

Irena schneider, phd

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  • About me

    Development Manager, Center for Countering Digital Hate

  • Education

    • European university at st. petersburg

      2011 - 2012
      Ma russian and eurasian studies distinction
    • University of essex

      2014 - 2015
      Summer school in social science data analysis

      Activities and Societies: Applying Regression, Structural Equations and Causal Models, Modeling Heterogeneity, Logit/Probit, Pooled Time Series Cross Sectional, Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis (6 modules @ 35 hours each)

    • American university

      2008 - 2011
      Ba international studies: russian language and area studies, minor in literature summa cum laude

      American University Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa Society

    • King's college london

      2013 - 2017
      Doctor of philosophy (phd) political economy

  • Experience

    • King's college london

      Sept 2013 - Jan 2021

      Supervised £1.4m research fund by managing senior stakeholders & reporting regularly to US funder on project milestones and financesDesigned benefits management approach & illustrated high KPI performance by devising new quantitative impact evaluation systemOversaw end-to-end life cycle of 8 high-budget concurrent projectsFostered white paper collaborations with 2 major UK think tanks & produced a 3-week online course in partnership with FutureLearnCoordinated 100+ scholars to produce and present social science research through 40+ research workshops, conferences & symposiaPrototyped and grew new website from 0 to 102k page views in 2 years by developing acceptance criteria & relaying user stories to developerAchieved 10x growth of public engagement metrics on Twitter and YouTube by crafting digital strategy & hiring marketing team (4 ppl)Launched original academic podcast from 0 to 24k downloads in 60+ countries by arranging 52 high-profile speakers for guest appearances Show less

      • Assistant Director, Centre for the Study of Governance and Society

        Sept 2017 - Jan 2021
      • PhD Researcher & TA

        Sept 2013 - Dec 2017
    • Lyrical science

      Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
      Co-founder and ceo

      Founded social enterprise to train 7 scientists at KCL and UCL to pitch their research on neurodegenerative diseases to philanthropistsLaunched MVP by using agile methods & collaborating with users, CTO and UX developer to design platform wireframes & donation functions Conducted 20+ interviews on both sides of marketplace to validate the solution Produced 14 Ted-style videos of scientists pitching their research Generated 1k followers in 3 months by designing creative strategy for video & visuals, writing daily copy and hiring 3 freelancers Acquired 2 high-net-worth customer leads through cold calls, fundraising and VC pitches Show less

    • University of cambridge

      Apr 2021 - Apr 2023
      • Associate Director, Trusts and Foundations (Interim)

        Apr 2022 - Apr 2023
      • Development Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives

        Apr 2021 - Apr 2022
    • Center for countering digital hate

      Apr 2023 - now
      Development manager
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