Staff Information

The Staff of 22WSN and Professor Weiler

Claudia Golden, Senior Director

golden@nyu.edu

Claudia Golden has worked at the Law School for 4 years as Coordinator of the Center for International & Regional Trade Law, and most recently as Acting Director of 22 Washington Square North. Ms. Golden has combined Bachelor/ Master of Science degrees from Ukraine, and a Ph.D. in Educational Sciences from Russia. Ms. Golden worked for a number of years in the legal and corporate worlds prior to coming to NYU. Ms. Golden is bilingual in English and Russian.

Asher Pacht, Coordinator

pacht@nyu.edu

Asher Pacht has been Coordinator at NYU since January 2008. Originally from New Hampshire, Mr. Pacht graduated with a B.A. in International Affairs from Northeastern University in 2004, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree in International Public Management at the NYU Wagner School for Public Service. His previous professional experiences include positions in marketing at an IT publishing company near Boston, MA, and management of a service-learning program for students at a proprietary college in New York City. Mr. Pacht speaks English and French.

Maria Yakovleva, Coordinator

yakovleva@nyu.edu

Maria Yakovleva has been Coordinator at NYU since April 2009. Ms. Yakovleva graduated with a B.A. in European Cultural Studies from Brandeis University in 2000. Her previous professional experiences include positions in travel advertising at a publication in New York City, and in merchandising and buying at designer Tahari and major retail corporation Bloomingdale's, both in New Jersey. Ms. Yakovleva was born in Kiev, Ukraine, and is bilingual in English and Russian.

Danielle Leeds Kim, Coordinator

leeds@nyu.edu

Danielle has been coordinator at NYU since June 2009.  She is originally from Newton, MA, and earned her B.A. in Comparative Literature from Binghamton University in 2006.  Her previous professional experiences have been in financial administration, and management of Exhibit Halls at Real Estate and Wealth Expos around the country.  Mrs. Kim speaks Hebrew, and is currently learning Korean.

Mikhail Fayzenberg, Research Associate

fayzenberg@nyu.edu

Mikhail Fayzenberg has been a research associate at NYU since September, 2009.  Mr. Fayzenberg graduated with a B.A. from Northeastern University in 2008 with a concentration in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management.  His previous professional experiences include middle office positions in the Prime Brokerage departments of Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley, as well as operational roles at BOA Merrill Lynch and R.F. Lafferty, a full service financial broker.  Mr. Fayzenberg is fluent in Russian and English.