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291 people in our graph share verified history with Zoia — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Dario VasquezunlockedZoia: together at Columbia University in the City of New York (2020)
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Zoia: together at Parsons School of Design - The New School
About
Zoia Kozakov is a venture partner at Lalotte Ventures who also leads digital strategy and insights at a Fortune 250 luxury products company. She previously ran device-based digital wallet portfolios at JPMorgan Chase, built a Google and Citi co-branded digital bank, and led product strategy at the early-stage startup Yup, with earlier experience in adtech and as chief of staff for Israeli intelligence special operations. She hosts the "WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation" podcast and sits on the Women in Innovation advisory board.
Invests in
AdTechFintech
Experience
- CHANELHead of Digital Product & Strategycurrent2024 — present
- Lalotte VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2022 — present
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.Vice President, Product Manager - Head of Device Digital Wallets (Apple, Google, etc.)2022 — 2024
- CitiVice President, Product Manager - Google Plex & Citi Partner Portal2020 — 2022
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkAdjunct Faculty - Course Associate2020
- YupHead of Product Strategy2019 — 2020
- The Brandtech GroupAssociate Manager, Digital Strategy & Client Services (Mobkoi)2018 — 2019
- Israeli Intelligence ServiceChief of Staff (Sergeant), Special Operations2013 — 2015
Skills & more
Strategy4Strategic Planning13Leadership14Team Leadership12Public Speaking9Management1TeamworkArtificial Intelligence (AI)1Financial Analysis1Sales1Agile Methodologies2Program Management3
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E-CommerceProduct DevelopmentProduct Lifecycle ManagementMarketingProduct ManagementAccount ManagementSocial MediaEvent PlanningProject ManagementGraphic DesignResearchFashionLanguages English · Hebrew · Russian
- XGAL0002 - AI-Driven Leadership: Strategies for the Future — Stanford Online
- Contentsquare — Contentsquare
- Google Analytics Certification — Google Digital Academy (Skillshop)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Python Certificate — BrainStation
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) — Scrum Alliance
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) — Scrum Alliance
- User Experience Design Course — BrainStation
From Zoia's professional profile.
Colleagues at Lalotte Ventures
Bonnie Chau
Vice President at Lalotte Ventures
Cooper Young
Travel, Meetings, and Events Technology @ Planned at Lalotte Ventures
Dylan Garber
Lawyer at Renno & Vathilakis at Lalotte Ventures
Gregory Walfish
Co-Founder & CEO at Xposure at Lalotte Ventures
Josh Liquornik
Legal Counsel at Linde at Lalotte Ventures
Julien Lachere
Partner, Patent Agent, Head of the Intellectual Property Group at BCF at Lalotte Ventures
Louis-François Hogue
Executive Chair of the Board and Interim President & Chief Executive Officer of Colabor at Lalotte Ventures
Matthew Shannon
Founder & CEO at The August Group at Lalotte Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zoia Kozakov?
- Zoia Kozakov is a venture partner at Lalotte Ventures who also leads digital strategy and insights at a Fortune 250 luxury products company. She previously ran device-based digital wallet portfolios at JPMorgan Chase, built a Google and Citi co-branded digital bank, and led product strategy at the early-stage startup Yup, with earlier experience in adtech and as chief of staff for Israeli intelligence special operations. She hosts the "WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation" podcast and sits on the Women in Innovation advisory board.
- Where does Zoia Kozakov work?
- Zoia Kozakov is Venture Partner at Lalotte Ventures.
- What does Zoia Kozakov invest in?
- Zoia Kozakov invests in AdTech, Fintech.
- Where did Zoia Kozakov go to school?
- Zoia Kozakov studied at Columbia University (Master of Science - MS); Imperial Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Parsons School of Design - The New School (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Strategic Design).
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Shared employers
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