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Alina Kichigina

Alina Kichigina

Business Development Manager

Alina joined Oxford Analytica and its sister company, Dragonfly Intelligence, in October 2024 as a Senior Associate in Sales Development. Now, as a Business Development Manager, she facilitates new business sales for European and African companies.

Prior to this, Alina was responsible for the international expansion of a digital forensics SaaS product used by Law Enforcement Agencies to rapidly identify illegal content on suspects’ digital devices. She was the first executive to successfully sell the newly launched product, building strong relationships with public sector clients and managing channel partnerships across EMEA and APAC. Alina regularly represented the company at international conferences and events, presenting the technology to senior police officials and government ministers.

In addition to her commercial experience, Alina also led seminars to second-year university students on enterprise and creativity, where she assessed coursework and facilitated team collaboration on group projects.

Alina holds an MA (Honours) degree in Arabic and International Relations from the University of St Andrews. Her academic focus included Politics and Development in Southeast Asia, Case Studies in Conflict Analysis, International Relations, Cybersecurity and the Internet, and Psychology of Motives in Foreign Policy Analysis.