Mayanka Somiah Romanov

Mayanka Romanov serves as Regal Director of Operations, California, a position she has held for the past nine months. She brings more than 15 years of experience in corporate hospitality and food and beverage, having started in the field in 2012. Prior to her current role, Mayanka was the Area Program Manager at Google for the Food and Beverage Department in San Francisco, including accounts in Sunnyvale and Mountain View with a different vendor. Her career began in fine dining as a line cook at Californios, a three Michelin star restaurant, and Quintz, another three Michelin-style establishment in San Francisco, as well as the Willie Chateau property. While working there, she studied wine and became a certified sommelier before transitioning to corporate roles. Mayanka earned her bachelor's degree in finance and later graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park after initially working in finance at ITC Infotech for Bonsai Bank. She is affiliated with Women in Food Leadership and attributes her success to a strong support system and the ethics, core values, respect, and love instilled by her grounded family upbringing.