Inna kuznetsova biography

Inna Kuznetsova’s background is unique compared to most in the automotive and logistics industries. Having studied non-linear differential equations at Moscow State university, she left mathematics for business when academic funding dried up in the Perestroika years of the Soviet Union. Although growing up in what she calls the ‘gone with the wind’ generation of Russia, the influx of global companies that followed the end of communism provided more opportunities for professionally minded women. Following a move to the US and the completion of an MBA at Columbia, she progressed quickly from the technical side of the business to climb the executive ranks of IBM. She became the first vice president of Russian origin at IBM headquarters in She is also a popular blogger and best-selling author in Russia. She joined Ceva at the beginning of this year.

What attracted you to take on the role at Ceva and leave IBM?

Inna Kuznetsova: It was a hard decision because I truly enjoyed my job at Toggle share options.