# Geoff Chang

> Geoff Chang is a founding go-to-market operator at ElevenLabs whose public work sits where AI audio research meets customers, creators, and enterprise deployment. An alumnus of Chapman University, he has described forward-deployed engineers as a bridge between executive problems and technical systems, participated in the ElevenLabs and Adobe Firefly partnership, and argues that AI should strengthen creative work rather than flatten it.

- **Role:** Founding GTM at ElevenLabs
- **Organizations:** ElevenLabs
- **Education:** Chapman University
- **Known for:** Helped advance ElevenLabs’ partnership with Adobe, which made ElevenLabs voices available in Firefly Generate Speech., Served on ElevenLabs’ early go-to-market team as the company expanded from text-to-speech into creative tools, APIs, and conversational agents., Developed a public explanation of forward-deployed engineering as the connective tissue between enterprise customers, developers, and go-to-market teams.

## Career timeline

- **2012-2015** — Studied at Chapman University. His public profile does not specify a degree or field.
- **2013** — Volunteered as a visitor liaison at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon in Irvine, helping collegiate teams with event materials and site logistics.
- **By 2025** — Worked on ElevenLabs’ founding go-to-market team, connecting enterprise needs with the company’s AI audio products.
- **2025** — Participated in the ElevenLabs and Adobe Firefly Generate Speech partnership announced at Adobe MAX.
- **2025-2026** — Publicly highlighted the role of forward-deployed engineers and the expansion of ElevenLabs’ enterprise voice-agent platform.

## Achievements

- Helped advance ElevenLabs’ partnership with Adobe, which made ElevenLabs voices available in Firefly Generate Speech.
- Served on ElevenLabs’ early go-to-market team as the company expanded from text-to-speech into creative tools, APIs, and conversational agents.
- Developed a public explanation of forward-deployed engineering as the connective tissue between enterprise customers, developers, and go-to-market teams.
- Built a professional audience of roughly 3,000 LinkedIn followers around enterprise AI, creative work, and practical deployment.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Shared ElevenLabs’ $500 million Series D announcement and its emphasis on ElevenAgents, enterprise adoption, and continued audio research.
- **2025-10** — Reflected on creative labor after Adobe announced ElevenLabs as an audio partner for Firefly Generate Speech at Adobe MAX.
- **2025** — Highlighted forward-deployed engineers as a key link between ElevenLabs’ engineering and go-to-market work.

## Links

- Website: https://elevenlabs.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffmchang

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Last updated: 2026-09-26