Aya Kawashima is an experienced professional in sales compensation, currently serving as Sr. Director of Global Sales Compensation at Confluent. Previously, Aya held various roles at VMware, including Sales Compensation Director and Senior Sales Compensation Manager. At Cisco Systems, Aya progressed from Finance Manager to Business Operations Manager and Sales Compensation Manager. Aya's career began at Capgemini as a Manager and included self-employment as a Consultant at Fishbone Consulting. Aya holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Keio University, completed in 1997.