Polina is a passionate environmental entrepreneur, with two master’s degrees in chemistry and renewable energy (ocean) and as well a mentor in Women in Tech. As an active traveler (71 countries) and scuba-diver (100 m), Polina saw many beautiful places ruined by negative anthropogenic impacts and based on her personal experience and internal feelings, she decided to change her career’s path from “black” side of fossil fuel to “green” side of renewable energy. After a successful 14-year career in the oil and gas industry (ex-Schlumberger), Polina decided to make a fundamental career change and to do something useful for the planet. Both her trainings and vast working experience led her to found HelioRec. HelioRec is an innovative startup in the field of floating solar technologies.