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Alexandra Johnson

Alexandra Johnson is Managing Director of DFJ-VTB Aurora. She is based in Silicon Valley and focuses on early-stage communications, media, and technology companies headquartered in Russia and the CIS. Prior to joining DFJ-VTB Aurora, Alexandra was Founder and Managing Director of Landbridge Capital, an investment firm targeting US-based companies commercializing Russian technology.

Prior to forming Landbridge Capital, Alexandra was CEO of Libritas, a venture-backed provider of IT products and managed telecom services for small, medium, and Fortune 500 companies. Libritas was acquired by Next Web, a California-based ISP. Previously, Alexandra spent two years as Vice President of Eastern Europe Operations for a Washington, DC-based private placement firm. She has also led teams at several privately held companies focusing on strategic investments in the oil and cargo transportation industries. 

Alexandra, who was born in Vladivostok, Russia, holds an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and a doctorate in philology from St. Petersburg State University in Russia.

 

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