Sveta Mardar

I’m a senior business advisor specialized in building and commercializing alumni networks. 

In 2024 I founded AlumEdge, a boutique advisory firm that helps organizations achieve their business goals through alumni engagement.

Before starting my advisory business, I worked for over 13 years at leading professional services firms and top universities in the US and UK, specializing in alumni network management, stakeholder engagement, and client relations. I designed and delivered flagship global programs and campaigns, enhancing reputation, building engagement, and securing long-term commercial growth in priority markets.

A super-connector, confident, and persuasive communicator, I have a strong track record of managing senior stakeholders, supporters, and volunteers. I have extensive experience recruiting, training, and retaining culturally/geographically diverse teams in a matrix organization and leading high-performing cross-functional project teams.

I’m internationally sophisticated – I have lived in Riyadh, London, Amsterdam, Chicago, Mexico City, Lund, San Francisco, and Bucharest. A nerd of languages and cultures – I speak 9 languages and aim to learn more. As a proud global citizen, I’m passionate about exploring and connecting the world through stories of people and places.