# Julia Vasconcelos

> Julia Vasconcelos is Sr. Director of Strategy & Operations and Chief of Staff to the CEO at Typeface, the enterprise generative AI platform backed by Lightspeed, GV, and Salesforce Ventures. A Brazilian attorney-turned-operator who pivoted from M&A law to fintech at Stone (where she helped drive the company's Nasdaq IPO), then earned an MS at Stanford GSB before landing at one of AI's hottest unicorns. She co-led Brazil at Silicon Valley, built a community of 200k in two months, and now sits at the intersection of AI strategy and executive operations in Palo Alto.

- **Role:** Sr. Director, Strategy & Operations (Chief of Staff to CEO) at Typeface
- **Organizations:** Typeface, Stone, Sancari Advogados, Madrona Fialho Advogados, Brazil at Silicon Valley, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **From:** Brazil
- **Nationality:** Brazilian
- **Education:** MS in Business Administration (MSx Program), Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Master's in Corporate Law, USP - Universidade de São Paulo
- **Known for:** Helped drive 50% customer engagement growth and 40% revenue increase at Stone, Was part of the team that executed Stone's Nasdaq IPO, Built a community of 200,000 members in under 2 months while leading Brazil at Silicon Valley

## Career timeline

- **early career** — M&A lawyer at Madrona Fialho Advogados, specializing in corporate law
- **early career** — Co-founded Sancari Advogados, a Brazilian law firm
- **2018-2022** — Strategy & Corporate Development / Chief of Staff at Stone, a Brazilian fintech company
- **2021** — Stone lists on Nasdaq; Julia was part of the team that helped execute the IPO
- **2022-2024** — Co-leader at Brazil at Silicon Valley, connecting Brazilian leaders with Silicon Valley ecosystem
- **2023-2024** — MS program at Stanford Graduate School of Business (MSx cohort)
- **2025-01** — Joined Typeface as Sr. Director, Strategy & Operations / Chief of Staff to CEO Abhay Parasnis

## Achievements

- Helped drive 50% customer engagement growth and 40% revenue increase at Stone
- Was part of the team that executed Stone's Nasdaq IPO
- Built a community of 200,000 members in under 2 months while leading Brazil at Silicon Valley
- Grew Brazil at Silicon Valley's social media following by 6,000 followers through targeted brand strategy
- Earned MSx degree at Stanford GSB — a selective program for mid-career professionals
- Co-founded Sancari Advogados, demonstrating entrepreneurial drive from early in career
- Serves as Chief of Staff to Abhay Parasnis, CEO of Typeface, an AI unicorn valued at $1B+

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Joined Typeface as Sr. Director, Strategy & Operations and Chief of Staff to CEO Abhay Parasnis
- **2024-09** — Typeface completed a Merger/Acquisition funding event, adding to its $271.5M total funding

## Links

- Website: https://typeface.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/juliascvasc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/___juliaart/

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Last updated: 2026-05-16