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Connecting the World’s Chiefs of Staff

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Chiefs of staff are trusted advisors to the world’s most influential leaders.

The Chief of Staff Association (CSA) is an international membership association for chiefs of staff in leading corporations, governments and the military.

We offer educational programmes tailored to the chief of staff profession through our online learning platform and executive education programmes at Said Business School, Oxford, and Harvard Business School. The CSA is the only professional association that can issue the industry-recognised Certified Chief of Staff® credential.

Perks and Benefits

  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

  • 10 days paid sick leave

  • Professional development stipend

  • Private health insurance

  • Access to the CSA member content library, which includes over 80 hours of learning and development

  • International travel opportunities

The Chief of Staff Association is the largest membership organisation for chiefs of staff globally, with members occupying positions of influence in over 70 countries. Our members are drawn from a variety of different sectors from some of the most prominent businesses and organisations. These include: Google, Deloitte, US Government and Salesforce to name just a few.

  • Agents of action are the bedrock for achieving great outcomes. The Chief of Staff Association recognises this fact and provides a network to support those who execute the vision at hand.

    Ramsey Allington

    Chief of Staff, Google Inc.

Our Governance Board

Leadership at the Chief of Staff Association comprises a diverse, experienced group of global thought, business and academic leaders.

  • Trent Smyth AM, Chief Executive Officer & Chair of the Board

    Trent Smyth AM served as the Honorary Consul for Malawi for nine years and as Secretary of the Consular Corps Melbourne from 2014 to 2021. A former Director of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, he currently holds key board positions, including Advisory Board roles with UL Research Institutes and Melbourne Victory Football Club, Board member of Opus Organisation (UK), and International Advisory Board member of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

    In 2021, he was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) for his outstanding contributions to international relations, motorsport, and business.

  • Elizabeth Jennings, London, United Kingdom

    Elizabeth Jennings is a chief of staff and leader with over 15 years global experience working at the intersection of government, corporate, UN, and non-profit global organisations. She specialises in operational and strategic counsel and coordination to leaders and key decision makers.

  • Santiago Perez Tueffer, Mexico City, Mexico

    Santiago has an extensive banking career, and after pursuing his graduate studies at Stanford, went back to Mexico to pursue an entrepreneurial career in the energy industry. Santiago has an MS in Energy from the Stanford School of Energy, and an MBA from the Stanford GSB.

  • Sam Tidswell-Norrish, London, United Kingdom

    Sam Tidswell-Norrish is part of the founding team at Motive Partners and joined in 2015, where he is a Managing Director on the Investor Relations Team based out of the London office. Sam brings a broad range of financial services experience, from payments and investment banking to government initiatives and industry trade organisations

The Chief of Staff Association will always provide equal opportunities to any employee or job applicant. We will never discriminate or have prejudices on a person’s race, religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender, relationship status, disabilities or due to pregnancy or maternity.

About Chief of Staff Association

The Chief of Staff Association (CSA) is an international membership association for chiefs of staff in leading corporations, governments and the military.

Founded in 2020

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