Svetlana Boiko was the Executive Assistant to the EastWest Institute's Director of the Moscow Office. Svetlana's academic and professional background is in the areas of finance and office management. She is a graduate of the Moscow Humanitarian-Economic Institute and holds a degree in Finance Management. Prior to joining EWI, Svetlana worked at the Recruiting Agency "Sputnik sem" as the Public Relations Manager.

In addition to her native Russian, Svetlana is conversational in English.