Simona DeFeo has over 20 years’ experience program managing large scale, multidisciplinary and multi-national projects in transformation, data governance/management and operational and technology risk with depth in both waterfall and agile program/project management methodologies. Simona is a hands-on trusted change agent who creates networks of inspiration and support while honoring unique diversities, common goals and individual potential. She is a “Firestarter” enabling cooperation and collaboration while continuously developing her own equanimity. As a servant leader who lives life with a deep sense of integrity, courage, voracious curiosity, and generosity, Simona has served and led complex transformation efforts for organizations such as MUFG, Citi, HSBC, Capital One, American Express, Johnson & Johnson, JetBlue, Credit Suisse, UBS, Johnson & Johnson, TIAA-CREF and Italian and Haitian government agencies, amongst many others. She has also a decade of experience in the performing arts – as a producer, playwright and performer to drive cultural diplomacy and social justice.
Simona consults clients on both strategic and highly specialized management issues such as:
- Innovation and research using emerging technologies;
- Design, development, and operationalizing of enterprise-wide data governance/management and data quality programs; and
- Development of enterprise resilience and regulatory reform programs.
Simona earned her Bachelor of Science degree with honors from Widener University, Chester PA
