Professional services
10 chiefs of staff
These ten chiefs of staff have each served as chief of staff to a CEO, in current or former roles at the organizations shown on their rows. Readers can learn how a chief of staff sets up executive operating rhythms, keeps a leadership team aligned, and turns CEO priorities into work that gets done.
Professionals to explore
01—10Demetris Cheatham
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Chief of Staff to CEO · GitHub
Vice President, Chief of Staff to CEO at GitHub since 2025, and former Chief of Staff to the CEO (2023–2025) and Senior Director, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Strategy (2020–2023) at GitHub. Her profile says she sits on GitHub's Executive Leadership team and acts as the CEO's trusted partner. Other former roles include Global Diversity and Inclusion Lead at Red Hat (2019–2020).
Kate Knudsen
LinkedInExperience: Chief of Staff to the CEO · Intuitive
Chief of Staff to the CEO at Intuitive since 2025. Former Intuitive roles include Sr Director Product Operations Enablement (2022–2025) and Senior Director of Human Factors & User Research (2017–2022). Her profile describes the role as strategic partner, integrator and catalyst to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, driving cross-functional alignment and the execution of key business priorities.
Katie Kilroy
LinkedInExperience: Chief of Staff to the CEO · Chainguard
Chief of Staff to the CEO at Chainguard since 2026, and former Chief of Staff, GTM at Chainguard (2023–2026). Other former roles include Chief of Staff, Revenue (2022–2023) and Chief of Staff, Sales (2021–2022) at Wiz, and Chief of Staff, Sales at Duo Security (2018–2021).
Linda Li
LinkedInExperience: Chief of Staff to the CEO & VP Strategic Operations · Pinterest
Chief of Staff to the CEO & VP Strategic Operations at Pinterest since 2024, and Board Director at Scholastic since 2022. Former roles at The New York Times include Senior Vice President General Manager, Wirecutter (2020–2024), Chief Operating Officer, Wirecutter (2019–2020) and Executive Director, Strategy & Development (2018).
Michael Boyle
LinkedInExperience: Chief Of Staff to the CEO · Clarios
Chief Of Staff to the CEO at Clarios since 2022. Former roles include Director Corporate Programs (2021–2022) and M&A Director of Transition Management Office (2019–2021) at Clarios, and Director of Mergers and Acquisitions at Johnson Controls (2018–2019). His profile describes the role as a strategic partner who leads the coordination and strategic alignment of diverse executive-level business functions.
Nelly Korsun
LinkedInExperience: VP & Chief of Staff to Chairman and CEO, IBM · IBM
VP & Chief of Staff to Chairman and CEO, IBM at IBM since 2024, and former Vice President Valuation & Transfer Pricing at IBM (2018–2024). Other former roles include Principal at PwC (2017–2018), Director, Treasury at GE Capital (2014–2017) and Director at Duff & Phelps (2010–2014).
Orit Keinan-Nahon
LinkedInExperience: Chief of Staff to the CEO · HP
Chief of Staff to the CEO at HP since 2025. Former HP roles include Global Head of Investor Relations (2021–2025), Global Head of Corporate FP&A (2019–2021) and Head of Finance for Home Printing Solutions (2016–2019). Her profile says she partners closely with HP's Executive Leadership Team to shape and execute the company's key operating mechanisms, ensure cross-functional alignment and support the CEO's internal and external engagements.
Preethi Bapna
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Corporate Strategy Head of Strategy Chief of Staff to CEO · Editas Medicine
Former Vice President, Corporate Strategy Head of Strategy Chief of Staff to CEO at Editas Medicine (2024–2026). Former roles at Novo Nordisk include Senior Director, Head of U.S. Internal Consulting, Business Development Process & Integrations (2021–2024) and Director, Chief of Staff to SVP Finance & Operations for North America (2020–2021). Her profile headline cites enterprise strategy, portfolio strategy and operating model transformation in biotech and pharma.
Sara Enlow
LinkedInExperience: Chief of Staff to the CEO and Chair of the Management Board · Fresenius Medical Care
Chief of Staff to the CEO and Chair of the Management Board at Fresenius Medical Care since 2025. Former roles include Vice President, Chief of Staff to the CEO at CDW (2020–2025), and at Takeda, Head, Commercial Operations and Sales Force Analytics (2018–2020), Head of Commercial Planning (2016–2018) and Chief of Staff to the President, US Business Unit (2015–2016).
Yasmine Anane
LinkedInExperience: Chief of Staff to CEO (Virgin Media O2) · Virgin Media O2
Chief of Staff to CEO (Virgin Media O2) at Virgin Media O2 since 2021, and former Chief of Staff to CEO (Virgin Media) there (2020–2021). Other former roles include Senior Principal Consultant at Korn Ferry (2019–2020) and Principal Consultant at PA Consulting (2018–2019). Her profile describes her as an experienced Chief of Staff and business change leader.
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Match the person's organization size and stage to yours, since a chief of staff role at a global public company differs from one at a growth-stage company. Also look at what the person did before the role, such as finance, strategy or sales operations, if you want help shaping a specific part of the job.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a new chief of staff split time between running operating cadences and leading special projects?
- 02What should a CEO delegate to a chief of staff, and what should stay with the CEO?
- 03How do you tell whether a chief of staff role is working after the first year?
About this directory
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