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Tatiana Koleva

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Chief Executive Officer at TAVA Discovery
📍 Arlington, Virginia, United States

Tatiana Koleva is the CEO of TAVA Discovery, an EdTech venture focused on collaborative learning. A seasoned advisor and investor, she excels at transforming ideas into thriving businesses by scaling operations and leading global teams. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University and previously managed a business unit with over $200M in revenue.

Passionate about enabling innovation, Tatiana is an active angel investor with the Georgetown Angel Investor Network. She focuses on bolstering the start-up ecosystem and building a supportive "village" for founders. She is a founding member of the Portfolio Companies Committee within the network, mentoring early-stage companies.

Tatiana was honored with the "Trailblazer Award" for her leadership in product innovation.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Arlington, Virginia, United States
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EdTech Innovation
As CEO of TAVA Discovery, she leads a company focused on using assistive AI to transform higher education learning and research processes.
Scaling Ventures
Her career is focused on transforming ideas into thriving businesses, with experience leading a $200M+ business unit and driving significant organic growth.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Chief Executive Officer
TAVA Discovery
9-2025
Entrepreneur, Trusted Advisor, and Investor
Georgetown Angel Investor Network
7-2021 - 9-2025
President, Exela Enterprise Solutions
Exela Technologies
4-2017 - 7-2021
Senior Vice President, Business Unit Head
Exela Technologies
2013 - 2017
Vice President & Equity Partner – Novitex Enterprise Solutions
Novitex Enterprise Solutions
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Education
MBA
Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
B.A.
The George Washington University
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