About
Corporate finance and strategy leader with nearly three decades of experience across investment banking, private equity, and consulting, including roles at Shell, Citigroup, McKinsey, and Mizuho International. She serves as a board director for a lithium mining business and advises Antler on energy and industrial investments.
Experience
- Verb VenturesAdvisory Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- LithiumBankInvestor and Board Director - Strategy, M&A and Performancecurrent2023 — presentLondon, UK and Calgary, Canada
- AntlerAdvisor - Energy / Energy Transition, Industrials and Infrastructurecurrent2022 — presentLondon, Copenhagen and Abu Dhabi/Dubai
- Harland & WolffNon Executive Board Director and Chair of the Audit Committee2022 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- World Energy Capital AssemblyAdvisory Board Member2021 — 2024
- MizuhoManaging Director, Head of EMEA Investment Banking Coverage2020 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- McKinsey & CompanySenior External Adviser - M&A and Private Equity2017 — 2020London, UK and Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Vedanta Resources PlcIndependent Board Director and Chair of Sustainability Committee2014 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- Pamplona Capital Management / L1 EnergyPrincipal, Private Equity - M&A and Corprorate Development2014 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
- CitiHead of International Acquisitions and Divestments, Oil & Gas Investment Banking2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
- Royal Dutch Shell plcHead of Portfolio Management2010 — 2012the Hague, Netherlands
- Royal Dutch Shell plcSenior M&A Lead / Relationship Lead for Private equity - Americas, EMEA and Australasia2005 — 2010Houston, Texas Area and the Hague, the Netherlands
- Lehman BrothersM&A Associate2004
- ShellHead of Finance / CFO1997 — 2003Moscow, Russia and Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Development Program, Disruptive Innovation: CEO bootcamp on innovation strategy and leadership through disruptive change2016
- University of OxfordArtificial Intelligence Programme - Executive Education, Artificial Intelligence Programme2025
- Rotterdam School Of Management / Columbia Business SchoolMBA, Focus: Corporate Finance2003 — 2005
- Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian FederationBBA - magna cum laude, Finance / Strategic Finance Management1995 — 1999
Skills & more
Large Language Models (LLM)Neural Language ModelsDigital StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Artificial Neural NetworksMachine LearningInnovation ManagementVenture Capital2Financial StructuringFinancial AnalysisInfrastructureFinance3
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Project ManagementSustainabilityExecutive ManagementLeadership DevelopmentInvestmentsIntegrationLobbyingEnergy SecurityLeadershipStrategic PlanningNegotiationPublic SpeakingFrom Katya's professional profile.
Colleagues at Verb Ventures
Abhilash Paul
Venture Partner at Verb Ventures
Alexander Chikunov
Managing Partner at Verb Ventures
Alexey Bulygin
Principal at Verb Ventures
Angel Gavieiro
Member of the Advisory Board at Verb Ventures
Ben Valdimarsson
Advisor at Verb Ventures
Christos Malikkidis
Venture Partner at Verb Ventures
Dureka Oldenburg Carrasquillo
Member of the Advisory Board at Verb Ventures
Igor Burlakov
General Partner at Verb Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Katya Zotova work?
- Katya Zotova is Member of the Advisory Board at Verb Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended University of Oxford950
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation3
Shared employers
Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,455
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners
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Also worked at Vedanta Resources Plc3
Also worked at Citi729
Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft
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Also worked at Royal Dutch Shell plc101
Rob van der MeijPartner at Capricorn Venture PartnersElina HolkkoPartner and CFO at Lifeline VenturesKatie ClasenPartner at Prelude VenturesSamuel MugoyaGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesBikram DangInvestor Relations at Group 11Mira InbarPartner at ArcTern Ventures
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