#86 From Diplomacy to Decarbonization: Irina Filippova’s Bold Journey into the Future of Energy
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What inspired Irina Filippova to shift from diplomacy to energy?
Thanks for having me, Vince. It's a pleasure. I grew up in Moscow, as you know. My father was a nuclear scientist, so he was in energy. But I was not. I was interested in languages. And when the time came to choose a career, I truly wanted a career that would expose me to different cultures and the way the world works, worked as it were.
How did Irina's upbringing influence her career choices?
So I chose a career in diplomacy, which was a very tall task for, first of all, a female. typically career in diplomacy would be reserved to men. But I did succeed in entering the very exclusive Moscow State Institute for International Relations. And I was studying international law when I had the opportunity to travel to the United States and see how, if you will, human rights practices worked in reality. And this is where my big journey began, as it were. So The career evolved. I went actually on to work for a UN think tank in peace and public resolution. I did that for about five years. And while it was a very, very interesting time in world politics, being a young person living in New York City, surrounded by all the mystery of international relations, I was looking for something more challenging and potentially even more substantive as I was thinking about my future. So I decided to apply to a business school and of course a business school like Yale School of Management.
stands out, certainly stood out for me because of their mission and the focus on leadership for business and society. And that helped me articulate where I saw myself heading as an adult, as a mature professional. I truly wanted to make a difference for society, for global society, as it were. But I also was interested in the mechanic of the business in terms of solving problems some of the challenges that we're facing, not only the mechanism of politics that I was exposed to before, So that's how the journey started as it were. That's when we met at Yale. And when I was enrolled as an MBA student, I did not necessarily have a very clear idea of a path. If you recall, there were tracks, a finance track, a consulting track, a marketing track, a nonprofit track.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What inspired Irina Filippova to shift from diplomacy to energy?
3:00–3:24
2
How did Irina's upbringing influence her career choices?
3:24–6:30
3
What challenges did Irina face in her corporate career at BP?
6:30–8:01
4
What role does curiosity play in Irina's career?
8:01–14:43
5
How does Irina define courage in leadership?
14:43–18:18
6
What insights did Irina gain from studying psychology?
18:18–22:00
7
How can leaders drive change effectively?
22:00–24:46
8
What advice does Irina have for future leaders?
24:46–41:18
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