Biography
Alina Yaneva is a Professor of Project Management and executive advisor with more than 13 years of international experience delivering complex, high-stakes programmes across Fortune 500 organisations.
Her areas of expertise span programme and portfolio governance, AI-enabled project delivery and data analytics, and organisational change and transformation, with a strong focus on translating strategy into measurable execution.
She has led enterprise programs across Supply Chain, Technology, Finance, Compliance, and Sustainability in Europe and North America, holding senior program roles at organizations including Walmart Canada and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits. Alongside her academic role at Porto Business School, she is Founder and CEO of Alumerix — a project management, AI implementation, and change management consultancy — and founder of Alumerix Academy, a PMI Authorized Training Partner.
A certified programme leader (PgMP, PMP, PMI-ACP, PMO-CP, CPMAI, CSPP), she combines the analytical depth of a data scientist with the governance instincts of a seasoned programme director. She holds a Master of Liberal Arts in Management from Harvard University and is a DBA candidate at IE University.