Larisa Miller
March 22, 2022
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
BUS 126
CEO, Phoenix Global LLC / Exec Vice President, STP Capital Partners (Skopje Technology Park) / Partner, Akon Global / Award-winning International Keynote Speaker Larisa Miller is CEO of Phoenix Global, a global boutique consulting and business development firm, and a subsidiary, Phoenix Global Purveyors. Larisa has recently been named one of the World's Top 100 People in Finance by Top 100 Magazine; one of the 10 Most Influential Business Leaders of 2020 by Exeleon Magazine; 100 Global Women of Excellence by Sovereign Magazine, Top 10 Most Influential Friends of Africa by For Business in Africa Magazine, and the 2020 Personality of the Year by Powerhouse Magazine.
Larisa studied Political Science with a minor in Hungarian at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Organizational Leadership at Penn State University. She worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, and later for the Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Ridge, with a focus on public policy. Larisa spent several years working as a personal advisor and head of business development a member of the Royal Family in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with a focus on investment in sustainable development, technology, energy, and agriculture. Additionally,Larisa served as head of the Royal Family's large non-profit foundation, Circle of Hope, which focused on women, youth, literacy, and education. Through her work with this UAE-based foundation, Larisa spent considerable time working with women and children in refugee camps in the Middle East and Africa.
Board of Directors, Visual Farms, Inc. (Denver, Colorado, USA) Executive Director, Global Chamber of Business Leaders (Dubai, UAE) Advisor, Ansari Group Ltd. (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) Board of Directors, Geneva Global Initiative (Geneva, Switzerland) Board of Trustees, People to People International (Worldwide Organization headquartered in the USA)
1st Vice President, and member of the Board of Directors for the National Federation of Business and Professional Women – NFBPWC (USA) President, Business and Professional Women International, Miami Chapter (Miami, Florida, USA) Board of Directors for Union of Business Ladies (Tbilisi, Georgia) Chairman of the Board, Read the Past – Write the Future (Amman, Jordan / United States)
Recently named:
- 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS LEADERS OF 2021 by Exeleon Magazine
- TOP 100 PEOPLE IN FINANCE by The Top 100 Magazine
- 100 GLOBAL WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE by Sovereign Magazine
- TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL FRIENDS OF AFRICA by For Business in Africa Magazine
- 2020 PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR by Powerhouse Global Magazine