As Compliance Portfolio Manager, Soma leads the Incentives Portfolio function for ECIDA including reporting and presentations, reconciliations and problem resolution, portfolio and database management, and compliance with Agency policies.

Prior to joining the ECIDA, Soma worked with the University at Buffalo as a Program and Finance Associate at the Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships department. She provided administration and finance support to several key economic development initiatives and programs, including Center for Advanced Technology in Big Data and Health Sciences (CAT), START-UP NY, Buffalo Institute for Genomics & Data Analytics (BIG), and Center of Excellence in Material Informatics (CMI).

Soma received her MA degree in Political Science from the University at Buffalo.