Inessa Roman-Pogorzhelskaya has been holding the position of partnerships regional manager since 2015. In her role she represents Coursera in the Russian speaking world and serves as consultant for university partners and other stakeholders in the region.

Prior to Coursera, Inessa had spent 8 years in PR, 6 of which leading product communications and social media marketing at Google Russia.

She holds bachelor degree in International marketing from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.