Executive Assistant to the CEO

Executive Assistant To The CEO

Think of Us (TOU) is transforming the child welfare system into one where young people and families can heal, develop, and thrive. We drive purpose-driven work aligned with meaningful systems change, powered by data and the insights of lived experience. Our focus is on prevention, keeping families strong before crisis, and on building kinship-first systems so children grow up with people they know and trust.

Through bold collaborations with leaders and innovators across the public and private sectors — from Presidential Administrations to local providers — we identify leverage points and co-create solutions that re-architect child welfare for the future.

Here's what this looks like:

• Built the Lived Experience Engine into the largest dataset of its kind (51,000+ voices), powering AI tools and shaping reforms
• Partnered with California to launch the Kinship Accelerator in 8 counties, backed by $150M and a budget increase from $317M → $896M
• Drove a national kin-first shift: 39 states (plus 5 tribes) adopting kinship standards, unlocking $3B for families
• Operate one of the largest direct resource networks, connecting 1,827 families to $28M+ in support

Our team members share a commitment to driving systems change through creative problem-solving, obsessive curiosity, and a love of quickly driving innovative, measurable, and impactful results.

Think of Us is seeking an exceptional and proven Executive Assistant to provide high-level executive, operational, and relationship support to the CEO. Sixto Cancel is a visionary, energetic, and relational leader who moves quickly across multiple priorities, and this role exists to create structure, calm, and clarity around that pace and high energy without limiting his creativity or leadership style. This is more than a scheduling role.

The ideal candidate will operate as both an exceptional Executive Assistant and a trusted operational thought partner — someone who understands when to step forward, when to build structure, when to offer perspective, and when to quietly execute. The role is grounded, above all, in one responsibility: helping the CEO operate effectively.

Executive & Calendar Management

• Own and manage a highly dynamic executive calendar, coordinating internal and external meetings across multiple priorities and time zones — including regular collaboration with colleagues in Ghana and across the US.
• Anticipate scheduling conflicts, preparation needs, and follow-up actions before they become problems.
• Protect the CEO's time while maintaining appropriate accessibility to staff, board members, and external stakeholders.
• Assess which meetings require the CEO's direct involvement and which can be delegated, shortened, combined, or declined.
• Adjust quickly and calmly as priorities and plans shift throughout the day.

Meeting Preparation & Follow-Through

• Ensure the CEO is prepared for meetings, conversations, and major decisions with relevant background information, briefing materials, agendas, and participant context.
• Synthesize complex information into clear, actionable summaries the CEO can quickly absorb before high-stakes conversations.
• Help clarify the intended purpose and desired outcome of meetings in advance, flagging when an agenda is missing or unclear.
• Capture commitments, decisions, and follow-up items in real time, and track them to completion to ensure important actions do not get lost.
• Have a bias for action. Proactively follow up with the CEO or other stakeholders when action items are at risk of slipping.

Travel & Logistics

• Coordinate frequent domestic and international professional travel, including detailed itineraries, logistics, and contingency plans.
• Anticipate disruptions, preferences, and timing needs, including visa/entry and exit requirements for international travel, and remain responsive when plans change unexpectedly.
• Prepare a daily or day-ahead briefing that consolidates the CEO's schedule, key logistics, meeting prep needs, and any pending decisions or follow-ups, so he starts each day with a clear picture rather than piecing it together himself.

Thought Partnership &…