Julia André is an experienced communications professional currently serving as the Director of Communications at Chainalysis, focusing on global communications and international markets since September 2021. Prior to this role, Julia worked as the Head of EMEA Communications for VMware Tanzu and Pivotal Software, following Pivotal's acquisition by VMware. Julia's career also includes self-employment in international communications consultancy and roles at Pure Storage and Palo Alto Networks as a corporate communications lead. Additional experience includes senior consulting at WE Communications and earlier positions in public relations and journalism, with a strong educational background in journalism from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.