Being an executive assistant to a powerful CEO is no easy feat and requires a serious passion for business and bounds of energy.
Jessica Vann, the CEO and founder of Maven Recruiting Group, a company that recruits executive assistants for Silicon Valley firms, previously told Business Insider that there is a lot of misconception around what executive assistants actually do. It's nothing like what the secretaries in "Mad Men" or "The "Devil Wears Prada" do.
Executive assistants operate as aides to leaders who are often running firms making billions of dollars in revenue. The role goes beyond just organizing their schedules and getting them coffee. Instead executive assistants could be helping their bosses prepare for presentations, navigating a media crisis, or making sure an important dinner party is executed without a hitch, according to Vann.
Executive assistants working in tech can make six-figure salaries, which speaks to the value of the role.
Some of the most influential tech leaders from Steve Jobs to Bill Gates have had executive assistants who worked around the clock to make their lives easier.
Business Insider rounded up a list of five executive assistants to the most powerful people in tech and what they're doing now.