Maria Pakulova
AI Transformation & Human Behavior | Making complex change feel natural | Strategy, culture, and a weakness for opera
- Role
- Global Change Management & Communications Senior Manager at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Maria Pakulova
I work at the intersection of AI, human behavior, and real-world adoption helping organizations not just design a transformation, but actually live it. My focus is on making complex change feel natural and creating systems and environments where people can genuinely thrive.Professionally, my background spans GenAI enablement, change management, L&D and organizational design with a foundation in structured methodologies including Prosci. In practice, my work is as much about psychology and culture as it is about strategy.Personally, I’ve always been drawn to depth and perspective. I approach life with intense curiosity and have lived and worked across the globe. I have native fluency in Russian, English, study and practice Italian and French. Outside of work, you’ll usually find me between a walk and a thoughtful conversation with people who are building meaningful things in business and beyond.Opera has a permanent place in my life.
Experience
Global Change Management & Communications Senior Manager
May 2021 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
BCG Vantage is a global organization of 1400+ industry and functional experts who use their domain knowledge to enable insight for case teams and clients.As global Change & Communications expert I drive large scale transformations with focus on the people side of change. You can usually find me enthusiastically busy with design and implementation of strategies and plans to accelerate GenAI adoption and the many change programs in our dynamic business.
Education
University of Denver
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Management, Leadership Studies
Irkutsk State Linguistic University
Non-degree program, Russian Language Translation and Regional Studies
Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago
Italian Language (CEFR-based curriculum)
2014
University of Colorado Denver
MA Educational Psychology, Human Development and Learning
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