Udemy, Inc. Appoints Sonya Saunder as Chief of Staff

Published: 2025-06-24 12:51:26 ET UDMY

Published on 06/24/2025 at 12:51

Udemy announced the appointment of Sonya Saunder as Chief of Staff and Vice President of Strategy & Operations. These strategic hires further strengthen Udemy?s leadership team as the company accelerates its transformation into a world-class, AI-powered platform to reskill and upskill the future workforce. As Chief of Staff and VP of Strategy & Operations, Sonya Saunder will be responsible for developing and refining Udemy?s corporate strategy in partnership with the executive team to drive long-term growth and profitability at scale.

She will also be responsible for driving the execution of key growth initiatives while putting in place operating systems to support them. Saunder joins Udemy from Airbnb, where she served as Director of Business Operations and Programs, directing growth strategies for high-quality supply and establishing scalable operating systems. Prior to Airbnb, Saunder held leadership positions at YouTube as Head of Strategy, Operations & Chief of Staff, where she managed strategy and operations for a 1,000+ member product organization and led annual strategy planning for major cross-team initiatives. Her extensive experience also includes various leadership roles at Google, including Head of Search International Growth, where she built and scaled the strategy function for growth initiatives in markets like Japan and India, and Chief of Staff for Search.