Elena Pavlova is the head of the business intelligence and compliance department within the ARISE BU. Specialized in compliance and political, economical and security issues, she is particularly expert of Commonwealth of Independent States countries and Middle-East, where she led strategic research activities, operational due diligence, compliance audits and CAC 40 firms support.

Graduated from the Kazan University (Russia) in International Relations and from Sorbonne University in strategic studies, she also trains expats and is a lecturer at IRIS.