Ayomi Samaraweera

CEO

San Francisco, California, United States13 yrs experience

Key Highlights

  • Founder of Canopy, a top social media app.
  • Global Head of Internal Communications at TikTok.
  • Diversity & Inclusion advocate mentoring Women of Color.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in the Creator Economy with expertise in communications and management.

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EconomicsManagementMarketingResearchTeamworkCustomer ServiceManagement ConsultingData AnalysisBusiness AnalysisBusiness StrategyProject ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementMicrosoft ExcelChange ManagementConsulting

About

After 8 years as a management consultant, working across the UK, Middle East, and US, Ayomi discovered her passion for the Creator Economy during the pandemic, when she joined TikTok's Communications team and went on to become the Global Head of Internal Communications. She is now a full-time founder building in the Creator Economy space and is a part-time TikTok Creator, who has been featured in Business Insider 5x as both a Founder and Creator. Ayomi is a committed Diversity & Inclusion advocate and provides free career mentoring calls, focused on Women of Color, to her global TikTok community.

Experience

13 yrs
Total Experience
2 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 10 mos
Current Experience

Notion

2 roles

Chief of Staff, People

Promoted

Nov 2025Present · 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Head of Internal Communications

May 2024Oct 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Canopy

Founder

Jan 2023Jun 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Canopy is where Creators go to learn, earn, and grow together. Named by Business Insider as one of the Top Social Media apps to checkout in 2024.
  • Participated in:
  • Techstars Seattle 2023 Fall Cohort
  • Harlem Capital's Founder Launchpad Program
  • Visible Hands Founder Fellowship (VHNYC)

Jellysmack

Chief Of Staff to the President

Jul 2022Dec 2022 · 5 mos · New York, United States

Tiktok

4 roles

Global Head of Internal Communications

Promoted

Dec 2021Jun 2022 · 6 mos · New York, United States

Head of Internal Communications - Americas

Promoted

Sep 2021Jun 2022 · 9 mos · New York, United States

Internal Communications - North America

Jan 2021Sep 2021 · 8 mos · New York, United States

Corporate Communications

Jul 2020Dec 2020 · 5 mos · New York, United States

Ey

6 roles

Senior Manager

Oct 2019Jul 2020 · 9 mos

Manager

Promoted

Nov 2017Sep 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos

Manager

Sep 2016Oct 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

Senior Consultant

Promoted

Oct 2014Sep 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

Consultant

Promoted

Sep 2012Sep 2014 · 2 yrs

Summer Internship

Jun 2011Aug 2011 · 2 mos

News corp

Work Experience

Aug 2010Sep 2010 · 1 mo · London, United Kingdom

Click tonight ltd

Work Experience

Jul 2010Aug 2010 · 1 mo

Education

Nottingham University Business School

BA Hons — Management Studies

Jan 2009Jan 2012

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Certificate in Business Accounting

Jan 2012Jan 2013

Chigwell School

Jan 2002Jan 2009

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