Julia Astashkina

Julia Astashkina has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Julia is currently serving as the Sr Director of Demand Generation at TigerGraph, a position they started in 2022. Prior to this, they worked as the Director of Global Demand Generation at Neo4j from 2019 to 2022.

From 2017 to 2019, Julia worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Sr Marketing Lead. In this role, they were responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategies for SMB and Enterprise Greenfield segments, with a focus on generating pipeline and revenue.

Julia's earlier experience includes working as the Head of Marketing for Digital Government at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology from 2009 to 2017. During their tenure, they played a vital role in scaling the business and building a multicultural marketing and communications team.

Before that, Julia served as the Community Development Director at Creative Commons from 2013 to 2017, where they worked with platforms like Wikipedia, Flickr, and Vimeo to provide users with licensing options for their creative works.

Julia also has experience in global integrated marketing as the Global Integrated Marketing Director at Oracle from 2005 to 2009.

Prior to that, they worked as a Localization Account Manager at SimulTrans, where they developed and executed demand generation programs to drive customer acquisition and revenue.

Julia began their career as a Digital Marketing Manager at BuzMe, an early-stage start-up that was later acquired by RingCentral. In this role, they managed various digital marketing campaigns, resulting in improved click-through rates and conversion rates.

Overall, Julia Astashkina has demonstrated expertise in demand generation, marketing strategy, team management, and international marketing throughout their career.

Julia Astashkina has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) dual degree with ESADE from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, with a focus on global business and leadership. Julia also holds a Master of Science (MS) in Integrated Marketing Communications from Golden Gate University. Additionally, they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Political Science from the University of Central Florida.

Julia Astashkina has also obtained several certifications, including an Amazon Web Services Business Professional certification from Amazon (obtained in May 2018), Google Analytics and Photoshop certifications from AcademyX Computer Training (obtained in March 2018), an Advanced Mobile Marketing certification from the University of San Francisco (obtained in March 2011), and a Project Management certification from UC Berkeley Extension (obtained in 2004).