Vita Spivak is a senior analyst at the Oliver Wyman Forum. She specializes in geopolitics and is aligned with the CEO Agenda platform. With seven years of experience in political risk analysis and corporate investigations, she has advised multinational clients in industries from pharmaceuticals to banking on managing geopolitical risks. She supported the divestment strategies of dozens of clients exiting Russia in the post-2022 period. She served as a leading expert on China country risk for a major Russian metals producer. Vita has expertise in US-China relations, mitigating China and Russia country risks, and understanding international sanctions.

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English, and a native Russian speaker, Vita brings valuable cross-country insights to her work. She is also a non-resident fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, specializing in the China-Russia relationship. She holds a master’s degree in Chinese studies from the University of Oxford.