Executive Assistant to Global Board Chair & Strategic Advisor

About the role

This is a senior Executive Assistant position supporting a globally‑renowned board chair and strategic advisor. The role is a long‑term partnership, providing seamless operational support across multiple boards, advisory duties, philanthropic initiatives, and high‑profile public engagements.

Key responsibilities

• Own a complex, multi‑board calendar across time zones, ensuring the principal’s schedule runs smoothly.
• Manage email flow: distill, prioritize, and draft communications with precision.
• Liaise with senior executives, board offices, chiefs of staff, and external stakeholders at the highest level.
• Coordinate extensive international travel—private and commercial, multi‑destination, with all contingencies pre‑planned.
• Create operational flow and clarity across professional and personal commitments, acting as a trusted extension of the principal.
• Anticipate needs and remove friction before issues arise.

Required profile

• Seasoned EA with experience supporting CEOs, board chairs, founders or UHNW individuals in long‑term roles.
• Background spanning finance, private equity, philanthropy, climate, media or global public affairs.
• Comfortable operating at the intersection of business, government, climate and civil society.
• Deeply organized, proactive, calm under pressure, and able to handle high‑visibility environments.
• Tech‑savvy, comfortable using AI tools to enhance productivity.
• Exceptional discretion, communication skills, and a grounded, confident demeanor.

Required skills