Csilla von Csiky

Csilla von Csiky is a thoughtful, solutions-focused senior executive with a passion for improving organizational effectiveness through operational improvements, leadership development and talent management. A talented influential communicator, she dives headfirst into solving complex challenges, uncover possibilities and reframe thinking to capitalize on untapped opportunities.

An intrinsic mentor and leader, she is a highly respected coach and facilitator skilled in engaging people and generating buy-in across the aisle. She reaps personal fulfillment by helping others tap into their inner excellence, helping them to discover new possibilities and aligning their personal growth with the company’s short term and long range business goals. Csilla’s personal profile is shaped by a multi-cultural upbringing, a superior work ethic and an integrity-driven nature that motivates those around her.

Trained both in quantitative economics and hospitality, she has a unique background in behavioral research, operations, customer service, human capital management and strategic planning which provides her with unique advantages. As a results-focused executive, she embraced a series of high impact positions driving talent development, change management, systems implementations and business operations, as well as the performance improvement of teams. Having cultivated an aptitude for unearthing greater capabilities in resource management, she earned a reputation as a creative leader who is equally as analytical as she is a visionary.

Having lived and traveled abroad extensively, Csilla gained a unique global perspective. As a result, she has a keen understanding of cross-cultural sensitivities and leverages constructive conflict resolution to unblock issues that arise from a diverse work force, rapid business growth and change management.

In her prior roles Csilla served as Managing Director and COO at DALBAR, Inc., a financial services research and consulting firm. Prior to joining DALBAR she served as Editor in Chief of The Yacht Charter Guide, an international travel publication. Before relocating to the U.S., she worked in Mexico City as International Investment Associate at the Deutsch-Südamerikanische Bank, a subsidiary of Dresdner Bank, Germany, as well as freelance correspondent for Austria Business & Economy in Paris, France. A native of Vienna/Austria, she earned a degree in Econometrics & Quantitative Economics from the Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris while also holding a degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management from Modul University Vienna.