Sonia Chandra

Sonia Chandra has extensive work experience in various roles related to operations, program management, and creative operations. Sonia currently holds the position of Vice President of Operations at Media.Monks, starting in January 2023. Before that, they worked at Firewood as the Vice President of Global Head of Program Management and the Senior Director of Global Head of Program Management. Sonia also served as the Director of Creative Operations at Media.Monks and held several roles at Firewood, including Director of Creative Operations at The Shop@Google and Associate Director of Creative + People Operations. Sonia has previous experience at Kenwood Experiences, LinkedIn, Dwell Magazine, Afar Media, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Blouin Artinfo, and Time Inc. Their roles included Creative Studio Manager, Campaign Manager, Associate Manager of Media Production, Associate Production Manager, Training and District Support Coordinator, and Production Coordinator.

Sonia Chandra holds a M.A. in Media Studies from The New School. Sonia also has a B.A. in Business and Mass Communications from the University of Florida. Additional education includes a Continuing Education program in Film and Music Video Production from the School of Visual Arts and a Study Abroad program at John Cabot University focusing on Italian language, International Business, and Photography. Sonia has also obtained certifications in Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, Fighting Gender Bias at Work, and Unconscious Bias from LinkedIn. In 2023, they will complete an Executive Education program in the S4 Women's Leadership Program at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.