[3][4] In 1997, Tsukanova joined J.P. Morgan's energy team in London and in 2005 she was appointed Head of Investment Banking in the former Soviet CIS region, including in Russia, Ukraine and the Central Asian states.
[6][7] In 2012, with Tsukanova as its Managing Director XENON, created an international consortium of private equity investors to acquire a 26.43% stake in power producer OJSC ENEL OGK-5.
[10] XENON consulted Eurasia Drilling Co (EDC) and its core shareholders when Schlumberger NV made an offer to purchase a 51% stake in the company in 2017.
[14] In 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tsukanova’s firm Xenon Capital advised a number of international companies on exiting Russia.
Among its significant projects are collaborations with the Saatchi Gallery, the provision of scholarships at British schools, and support of productions at the Royal Opera House.
Tsukanova’s interview covered the issues and topic of how to stage an anti-war opera with Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian artists in the same performance piece.
[25] In December 2024, the Tsukanov Family Foundation and Bird&Carrot Productions presented Fragile: A Collective Exhibition at The Bomb Factory in London.
Participants included Charlotte Colbert, Joseph Corré, Pandemonia, Craig Robertson, Sharon Walters, Martha Freud, Ian Brennan, Leila Bartell, Curtis Holder, Marc Quinn, and Nicola Turner, among others.