Leonora Chernyakhovskaya holds Doctorates in Comparative Linguistics and Cross-cultural Communications. She has been President of the Moscow International School of Translation and Interpreting and Deputy Chairperson of the Department of Translation, Moscow Linguistic University. Chernyakhovskaya has more than 100 published works on translation and interpreting, and has taught at Moscow International School of Translation and Interpreting, Moscow Linguistic University, and CUNY.