Katrina (Katya) Rosseini
Managing Director & Strategic Advisor: Cybersecurity, AI, Quantum Computing, & Healthcare InnovationKRR Ventures
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Katrina is a visionary strategist specializing in cybersecurity, AI, and quantum resilience, providing insights to VCs, capital markets, and startups. Her experience includes co-founding a cybersecurity startup, leading its pre-seed raise, advising an AI cost optimization healthcare startup, and guiding an AI security startup on post-quantum strategies. With deep expertise in evaluating and advising on high-potential investments, she helps VCs and investors identify disruptive technologies poised for market transformation. Leveraging her business acumen, Katrina drives critical investment decisions while emphasizing the importance of resilience in an increasingly connected world. By ensuring security adapts with technological advancements, she helps investors capitalize on opportunities in the emerging tech landscape, positioning them for success in a rapidly evolving digital environment. Her approach combines foresight, business acumen, and an understanding of the emotional intelligence variable often missing in startups with potential. Katrina is a Fast Company Executive Board member, serves on GWU’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO) stakeholder committee, and leads Healthcare and Innovation as an advisor at the Ascendant Group, a founding member of the Forbes Agency Council. She served on the Board of Directors at St. Rose Hospital for 14 years, chaired the finance/403b committee, secured $16M in funding, and played a key role in the hospital's M&A. Katrina holds a B.A. in Business Organization Studies with a minor in Managerial Economics from UC Davis, an MBA in Finance from Colorado Tech University, and is a Doctorate student of Engineering in Cybersecurity at George Washington University, with an expected completion date of July 2025.
Katrina (Katya) Rosseini
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In unpredictable conditions, these leaders have found reliable ways to stay focused, energized, and clear-headed. The demands of leadership don’t pause when the ground shifts. For those guiding teams through uncertainty, staying present and motivated is vital to making sound decisions, maintaining team morale, and sustaining long-term momentum. In volatile environments, personal clarity can be hard for leaders to hold onto. To understand how experienced leaders maintain focus, 20 Fast Company Executive Board members share what keeps them steady and inspired. Their answers highlight the habits, values, and real-world reminders that help them lead through disruption without losing direction.
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Your first big interview with the press can feel intimidating, but the right preparation can turn it into a defining moment for you as a brand leader. Whether it’s a podcast, panel, or live social media event, stepping into the spotlight for the first time as a brand leader can feel like walking into a conversation where everyone else already knows the script. But with the right preparation, these moments can become powerful opportunities to share your story, connect with your audience, and elevate your company’s message. From refining your talking points to embracing authenticity and learning to handle tough questions, small adjustments can make a big impact. To help you feel confident and prepared, 20 Fast Company Executive Board members share their best advice for first-time brand leaders getting ready for a media interview or public appearance.
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Balancing global strategy with local nuance isn’t easy, but it’s essential for leading across cultures effectively. For managers overseeing teams across multiple countries, striking the right balance between global consistency and local autonomy can determine whether your team feels aligned or alienated. It requires clarity on what must remain uniform—brand values, strategy, success metrics—as well as the flexibility to adapt delivery, communication, and leadership styles to local norms. Leaders who master this balance can minimize friction while creating environments where innovation, trust, and performance thrive across borders. To that end, 17 members of Fast Company Executive Board share their top strategies for navigating this complex but critical dynamic.
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The rise in cybersecurity attacks targeting critical infrastructure has become an urgent national security concern. Here is what corporate leaders need to know.
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Leadership isn't just adapting to technology—it's being redefined by it. Technological advancements continue to push digital transformation forward and change the way businesses operate. In response to this, leadership styles and best practices are shifting toward greater agility, collaboration and real-time decision-making. To help you navigate these shifts, the members of Fast Company Executive Board share practical tips for leading successfully in a technology-driven landscape. Here's how they recommend guiding innovation, balancing digital tools with human insight and building more flexible, connected organizations.