Alla builds cities, companies, and leaders — sometimes literally from the ground up.

She is a Startup & VC Mentor at StartOut and Techstars, a Startup School Mentor at Y Combinator, a Startup & VC Mentor at Founder Institute, an Affiliate Member of HeartMath Institute and Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School, an Official Member at Forbes Coaches Council, and an Advisory Council Member at Harvard Business Review. 

As a Certified Crisis Negotiator, a Member of the National Council of Negotiation Associations (NCNA), and a Certified International Negotiator (CIN™), she operates at the intersection of strategic decision-making, negotiation, and system design. 

Together with Charter Cities Institute, she is building Charter Cities globally and Freedom Cities/Frontier Zones in the U.S. This includes working with institutions, policymakers, and builders to shape how people live and collaborate at scale through strategic city design.

As an executive mentor and coach, Alla has been successfully future-proofing humans across the globe since 2003. She works with founders, investors, and operators to build and scale companies — from early-stage ventures to complex, multi-market organizations — and with individuals who carry executive responsibility, helping them think clearly, act decisively, and operate effectively in high-stakes environments.

Her IP includes the transformational methodology TAM (The Adam Method), NaaS (Negotiations as a Service), and TAC (The Adam Curve).

Alla’s work has contributed to over $12B in venture capital and grants raised by startups worldwide.

Her client list includes smart humans & teams from Tesla, Amazon, Google, Kraft Heinz, Red Bull, Coca-Cola, Danone, PepsiCo, Nestle, JTI, Ernst & Young, BlaBlaCar, Archer, Tovala, Literati, Forbes, London Business School, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Kellogg School of Management, etc.

Her areas of investment interest include SpaceTech, EdTech, AI, Nuclear Energy, HealthTech, Blockchain, and Smart City Solutions.

Alla is a founder of Adam Impact Institute, a 2X TEDx Speaker, a Forbes thought leader, and the author of 3 Playbooks: Million Dollar Coach Playbook, Million Dollar Investor Playbook, Million Dollar Negotiator Playbook, and TAM Journal. Her latest book Time. Money. Status. Relationships. Peace of mind. is available on Amazon. 

She has four Executive Education certifications from Harvard Law School, Yale School of Management, Kellogg School of Management, and Berkeley School of Law, as well as a BS and MS degree from Kyiv National Economic University. She continues to master Mandarin at Peking University.

In addition, she contributes as a mentor, advisor, and judge at organizations including MassChallenge, BIP Ventures, Village Capital, P33 Chicago, Startmate, Africa’s Business Heroes, Lumiar Education, Global Citizen, and Seedstars.

Alla is a valued member of global communities such as the United States Institute of Peace, Singularity University, Startup Disrupt, CatalystNow, Zebras Unite, The Long Now Foundation, International Brain Initiative, and Business of Purpose.