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Barbara Cvenic
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Chief of Staff to the CEO
New York, United States
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Chief of Staff to the CEOChangeorgFeb 2026 - Current (6 months)Building tools for a better democracy- 2026 Women inPower FellowNY Women inPowerJan 2026 - Current (7 months)Women inPower is a dynamic cross-sector fellowship program designed to help high-potential women advance to the top levels of leadership in their fields. This one-of-a-kind program provides a select group of female leaders in New York City with professional development, executive mentorship, CEO workshops, and participation in an active community of leaders.
- VP, Strategy & Business OperationsDonorsChooseOct 2023 - Feb 2026 (2 years 5 months)Barbara led strategic planning, business operations, and high-impact cross-functional initiatives that drove the organization’s growth and future direction. She: - Established a new strategic operating rhythm and now leads centralized annual planning to align priorities and resources - Leveraged data-driven insights to inform high-level decision-making, including defining KPIs to track and evaluate progress toward multi-year goals - Spearheaded complex, high-visibility initiatives, such as the organization’s geographic expansion into Puerto Rico
- Chief of Staff, Global Commercial Services TechnologyAmerican ExpressAug 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 1 month)Barbara is the operational engine for her team, turning ideas into action across team strategy, comms, finance, and talent.
- Data Science Manager, Podcasts & StudiosSpotifyJun 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 3 months)As head of the Podcast & Studios Analytics team, Barbara harnesses platform data to help inform Spotify's podcast strategy, including our investments in original & exclusive content.
- Senior Analyst, PodcastsSpotifyMar 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year 4 months)
- Senior Business Intelligence AnalystSlackJun 2019 - Mar 2020 (10 months)Focused on building out self-services analytics for teams across the company.
- Director, Data Science & AnalyticsDonorsChooseorgAug 2018 - Jun 2019 (11 months)Led the Data Science & Analytics team at DonorsChoose.org, using data to help build new products, improve existing features, inform business strategy, and provide data-science-as-a-service to over 150 employees across 6 teams.
- Data ScientistDonorsChooseorgApr 2017 - Aug 2018 (1 year 5 months)Balanced time-sensitive data engineering and modeling tasks with longer-term strategic analytics and ML projects on a two-person team. Scaled staff data support by creating evergreen training content and crowdsourced support channels for our business intelligence tool Looker.
- Director, Content Operations +DonorsChooseorgMar 2014 - Jun 2017 (3 years 4 months)Managed a small team that primarily focused on delivering partner dollars to classrooms; developed and scaled a new operational process to unlock a new partnership revenue stream. This, and previous roles, focused on people management, direct operations work, analysis of customer experience issues, and improvements to the user experience in the product. + Previous roles: • Aug 2015- Dec 2016: Manager, Content Operations • Mar 2014- Aug 2015: Operations Associate, Donor Relations
- Interim Site CoordinatorInternational Rescue CommitteeNov 2013 - Dec 2013 (2 months)Effectively managed an after school tutoring program for refugee and immigrant youth. Guided staff in addressing student needs. Maintained accurate administrative records which ensured continued funding and support for the program.
- Lead Teacher+International Rescue CommitteeJul 2012 - Aug 2013 (1 year 2 months)Developed and implemented behavioral management plans for thirty refugee and asylee youth from a diverse pool of countries. Led assistant teacher in cross-curriculum planning and individualization of lessons for students with particular needs. Managed and empowered volunteer peer counselors to assist in the classroom. Previous roles at the International Rescue Committee: - July 2012 - August 2012: Assistant Teacher
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- Data ScienceGeneral AssemblyJan 2016 - Dec 2017 (2 years)
- Bachelor of Arts (BA, Interpersonal-Intercultural Communication / International RelationsSUNY New PaltzJan 2011 - Dec 2013 (3 years)
- DramaBishops UniversityJan 2010 - Dec 2011 (2 years)
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- ##HackABetterWorld - Data for Good EventSep 2018 - Nov 2018 (3 months)On Friday November 2, over eighty data scientists, students, engineers and people from across the globe filed into the “Human” room at Airbnb’s headquarters in San Francisco. They were all there for one reason: to #HackABetterWorld for refugees. The event was co-organized by USA for UNHCR, DonorsChoose.org, and Airbnb, who sponsored the event.
- IInternational Women's Day EventJan 2013 - Dec 2013 (1 year)Organized an event in honor of International Women's Day that drew hundreds to hear powerful speakers from the surrounding communities. Built coalitions with dozens of student and community groups. Produced outreach materials and directed social media marketing efforts.
- UUndergraduate Research AssistantJan 2013 - May 2013 (5 months)Conducted interviews with participants to gather qualitative data on interpersonal relationships. Analyzed and drew conclusions about the data collected by utilizing qualitative analysis software.