Ms. Sylvie Volel is the Chief Operating Officer of Hayat Brown, overseeing the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the firm. Her role is to ensure the efficient management of operations; oversee operational planning for growth; establish and oversee operational risk management across all lines of business; and establish processes, systems, and strategies to sustain the firm’s growth, ensure its long-term competitiveness, and meet evolving demands.
Ms. Volel is an accomplished executive with over 25 years of experience, whose career traverses organizational transformation, strategy and management consulting, public finance and financial management, information technology management, and public policy. Her experience in private industry and in the public sector has included delivering advisory services in strategy, business analysis, operations, information technology (IT) management, federal budgeting, governance, economic and cost analysis, organizational and project management, strategic planning, public policy, communications, and performance measurement. Her leadership positions have included such roles as: Program Manager for senior federal and private sector clients of ORACLE Cerner, Capgemini, the Volel Consulting Group, Booz Allen Hamilton, and BAE Systems; Director in the US Small Business Administration’s Office of the Chief Information Officer; and Program Examiner at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Throughout her career, Ms. Volel has directly advised US cabinet secretaries and agency heads, as well as C-Suite and senior executives at Fortune 500 companies and across the US Federal Government. Ms. Volel has been a recipient of the White House Distinguished Service Award and was a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF).