Alana Novosad, B.B.A.’14, B.A.’14
Communications Changemaker
Associate Director, Transformation Communications,
Strong communication skills are imperative for working relationships to thrive and a necessity for successful company-wide transformations. Alana Novosad knows this rings true based on her extensive change management experience in several HR, change management and communications roles while at BP, which came after her time in the human resource management program at ϲʹֱ.
At BP, she honed in on her passion for driving employee engagement and led the transformation communications strategy in support of change management activities across the global procurement division. Novosad then took her talents to Fitch Group where she is now leading communications for the company’s agile, technology and data transformation programs–developing communication strategies grounded in trust and transparency. Her energetic and relationship-driven attitude fuels her goals of connecting employees to a company’s vision and understanding their roles in business outcomes.
Favorite Quote: “You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” – Steve Jobs