Maddie Chavez
VP & Chief of Staff to the CEO @Confluent
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WORK HISTORY
VP & Chief of Staff to the CEO @Confluent
Joined as employee ~200 and scaled alongside the CEO and executive team through IPO (2021) and acquisition by IBM (2026), evolving the operating model from startup to global public enterprise.• Ran the CEO’s office across strategy, customer engagements, board governance, and executive staff operations, driving cross-functional execution.• Managed IPO execution alongside the CEO and CFO across S-1 drafting, roadshow, analyst day, employee communications, and day-of coordination with Nasdaq; Confluent raised $828M and closed day two above $11B market cap.• Led executive oversight and communications for IBM’s $11B acquisition, coordinating internal and external messaging, regulatory filings, diligence across 300+ document requests, and Day 1 communications.• Served as cross-functional owner across the company’s highest-stakes inflection points, including two M&A integrations (Immerok, Warpstream), two major restructurings, multiple executive leadership transitions, and product pivots including a new positioning narrative rollout and product updates, owning change management, internal communications, and board materials for each.• Partnered with Finance and the executive team on FY26 planning, delivering a board-approved operating plan supporting a $2B+ revenue trajectory.• Built and scaled the Internal Communications function, hiring a director and embedding the team across earnings, NPI launches, and enterprise change management; delivered multiple Company Kickoffs with >80% global attendance and >80% positive ratings, and leveraged AI tools to scale the team’s reach without adding headcount.
EDUCATION
University of Southern California
BA
SKILLS
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