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Clara Ma

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Founder & CEO at Ask a Chief of Staff
📍 New York, New York, United States

Clara is the Founder and CEO of Ask a Chief of Staff, where she specializes in connecting executives with top-tier Chief of Staff talent. Her career started in technical recruiting for high-growth startups before she moved to AngelList and later became Chief of Staff at Hugging Face. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.

Outside of work, Clara has a background in dance, having been a member of the Cal Dance Team and THRIVE Dance Company while in college. She also has interests in causes supporting women in technology and community volunteering, reflecting a commitment to mentorship and development beyond her professional sphere.

Clara has single-handedly cultivated a professional community of over 500 aspiring and current Chiefs of Staff.

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Current Role
Founder & CEO
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Topics Clara cares about

Chief of Staff Role
Her entire business and recent career is dedicated to defining, placing, and supporting the Chief of Staff position for executives.
Professional Communities
She successfully built and now nurtures a professional community of over 500 members in her niche, providing resources and mentorship.
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Career

Work history

10-2022
Founder & CEO
Ask a Chief of Staff
2-2024
Executive Member
Dreamers & Doers®
1-2024
Advisor
Ambient
2-2022
Advisor & Investor
Offsite
1-2023 - 5-2025
Mentor
Twenty
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Education
6-2025
Education details unavailable
Tory Burch Foundation Entrepreneur
2010 - 2013
BA
University of California, Berkeley
2005 - 2009
High school diploma
Mission San Jose High School
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