Anna Vichniakova is based in London, working globally in Egon Zehnder’s Health Practice serving a broad range of clients from large pharmaceutical companies to earlier stage biotechs, as well as VC and PE investors. She leads executive and Board searches, management assessments, and development and leadership advisory mandates. Anna has a particular expertise in CEO, commercial and HR functions.
For me, my work is all about people. I tackle assignments with commitment and passion because I really want to see my clients succeed.
Anna came to Egon Zehnder after a career with Boston Consulting Group, where she was a Principal working in healthcare and technology. During her time at BCG she supported major pharmaceutical companies with post-merger integration and provided advice on strategy, operating models and organizational design, change management and client enablement in R&D, and both commercial and global functions. While at BCG Anna was also seconded to the World Economic Forum’s global health team in Geneva. Prior to BCG, she worked with Hewlett-Packard on corporate venturing and consulting projects and at Sportal, a sports-media content provider.
Anna earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Moscow International University, an MA in Liberal Arts at Dartmouth College and an MBA at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.