Leadership · Chief Brand and Communications Officer

Sasha de Marigny

Was an actress and writer before leading brand communications at Stripe and Thrive Capital. She was Anthropic's first communications hire.

Role
Chief Brand and Communications Officer
Joined Anthropic
2023
Before Anthropic
Thrive Capital

Career

  1. Anthropic
    • Chief Brand and Communications OfficerNov 2025 – present
    • Head of Brand and CommunicationsAug 2023 – Nov 2025
  2. Thrive Capital
    • VP, Brand and CommunicationsDec 2022 – Jul 2023
  3. Stripe
    • Head of Brand CommunicationsSep 2015 – Oct 2022
  4. EY
    • Corporate Communications Manager and EY Entrepreneur of the Year LeadApr 2013 – Aug 2015
  5. The Undergraduate Awards
    • Brand and Communications ManagerApr 2011 – Apr 2013

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Culture, Communication and Media Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Lesser-known facts

  • Co-built Stripe Press, Stripe's book imprint.
  • Built a team of about 200 people across communications, editorial, social and brand.
  • Named one of Ad Age's Leading Women in 2026.
  • Studied culture, communication and media at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and trained at Dublin's Gaiety School of Acting.
  • Worked in communications at EY and The Undergraduate Awards in Ireland before moving to Stripe.
  • Became Anthropic's first-ever chief communications officer in November 2025, reporting to Daniela Amodei.
  • Ranked third on PRWeek's 2026 Power List for building Anthropic's reputation through a run of Claude launches.
  • Describes her mission as radical transparency about AI research, demystifying the technology and raising awareness of its risks.

Known for

  • Co-built Stripe Press
  • Built Anthropic’s brand from the ground up

Honors

2026 Ad Age Leading Woman

Sources1adage.com

Interviews and talks

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