Exclusive: Becky Sosnov joins Reflection as head of corporate affairs

State of play: The Brooklyn-based startup launched out of stealth this spring and recently raised $2 billion in its Series B.

• Reflection is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nvidia, Sequoia Capital and Disruptive and has a $8 billion valuation.

Details: Sosnov will report to CEO and co-founder Misha Laskin and will oversee communications, marketing and policy.

• Prior to joining Reflection, she led communications at Notion, DoorDash and TaskRabbit.
• Sosnov started her career in the agency world, working at LaunchSquad and DKC.

What they're saying: "The opportunity to build and shape not just the narrative but how we show up from a geopolitical perspective, as the first open intelligence lab built here in the U.S., was one I couldn't pass up," says Sosnov.

• "A mentor of mine once told me the equation for the right role is simple: 1) founder conviction, 2) longevity of business, 3) belief in mission. All three boxes were checked here. But it's always come down to the founder(s) for me, I believe it starts and ends there for communications professionals," she added.

What to watch: Sosnov says she's building out the team, with a particular focus on hiring policy comms and marketing.

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