Sona Isayeva is a Financial and Policy Analyst at the U.S.-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce. She also serves part-time as a Teaching Associate at Columbia University. She brings a background in enterprise risk management, finance, and regulatory analysis, with professional experience spanning consulting, banking, and international operations.

 

She holds a Master of Science in Enterprise Risk Management from Columbia University, where she received a Fellowship Award, and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business, where she graduated in the top 5% of her class. Sona is fluent in English, Russian, and Azerbaijani, and has working knowledge of Japanese, Turkish, and Latvian.

 

Sona is also a researcher for the Behavior & Risk Podcast, focusing on behavioral economics, cognitive bias, and institutional decision-making.