Liya is passionate about building authentic client programs through creative insight, strategic communications, and audacious results. She spearheads JHG Public Relations and Branding practice, specializing in emerging digital media as well as technologies, software, mobile, wireless, entertainment and telecommunications industries. Prior, she led communications at WIDCOMM through acquisition by Broadcom; directed PR at M7 Networks, now part of Motricity and led marketing at IdeaEdge Ventures and Clark Security Products. Liya holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and communications from UCSD as well as a bachelor's degree in dance and choreography from the National Dance Institute in the former Soviet Union.


Fav City: Buenos Aires
Fav Book: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Fav Movie: "Amarcord" by Federico Fellini
Fav Quote: "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage" - Anais Nin