Revolut Trading UK CEO: The City of London still doesn’t reflect all the people it serves |
Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Yana Shkrebenkova, CEO of Revolut Wealth & Trading UK, takes us through her career in Square Mile and Me
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Name: Yana Shkrebenkova Job title: CEO of Revolut Wealth & Trading UK Previous roles: Strategy consultant, product manager, risk manager Age: 32 Born: Russia Lives: London Studied: Finance & investments Talents: The team says I’m great at convincing people to join and buy into impossible-sounding projects – and probably at keeping everyone moving when things get tough. Motto: Stay curious, stay uncomfortable Biggest perk of the job? Working with the brightest people at a pace of a rocketship Coffee order: Decaf black americano Cocktail order: Old Fashioned Favourite book: Not so much books, you’ll mainly find me reading through regulations and analytics before bed!What was your first job?
I worked through my high school and university years, and my first jobs were all over the place. I was a restaurant hostess for (a very tough) two days, then........