13 Facts About Natasha Tsukanova

Natasha Tsukanova was born on 4 February 1967 and is a businesswoman and philanthropist.

Natasha Tsukanova holds a degree in economics from Moscow State University and was awarded a scholarship at Harvard and completed an MBA degree with Honors at INSEAD.

Natasha Tsukanova started her career in 1992 working in a group of economic advisors supported by Harvard University on the privatisation reforms in Russia, and subsequently at the Boston Consulting Group in London and Moscow.

In 2007 Tsukanova was involved in structuring several emerging markets transactions, including advising on IPOs of regional companies, such as Rosneft and Sberbank.

Natasha Tsukanova's team worked on restructuring of the electric power industry and the privatisation of RAO UES.

In 2009, Natasha Tsukanova founded advisory firm XENON Capital Partners, which originally specialised in the power and energy sectors.

Natasha Tsukanova is on the advisory board of fund manager Kerogen Capital, an Asia-based $2bn energy private equity fund.

In 2021, Natasha Tsukanova helped launch ballet NFTs with the ballerina Natalia Osipova, a Principal of The Royal Ballet in London.

For six years, Natasha Tsukanova served on the board of directors of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Natasha Tsukanova was appointed Chair of the International Board of Governors of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2018.

Natasha Tsukanova served on the Development Committee and Board of Honorary Directors of the Royal Opera House.

Natasha Tsukanova's interview covered the issues and topic of how to stage an anti-war opera with Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian artists in the same performance piece.

In 1996, Tsukanova was the recipient of the Edward A Hewitt Prize by the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies.