Stas Johnson-Chyzhykov

Overview

Stas Johnson-Chyzhykov serves as Chief Operating Officer at Rho[1][2]. Johnson-Chyzhykov previously held the position of SVP Operations & Client Experience at Rho from January 2023 to May 2025[3], and before that served as VP Client Experience from May 2022 to January 2023[4]. Prior to joining Rho, Johnson-Chyzhykov worked as Head of CX at Headway from February 2021 to February 2022[6] and spent approximately three months as an Operator in Residence at AlleyCorp[5]. Johnson-Chyzhykov's earlier career included roles at Artsy spanning from November 2014 to February 2021, progressing from Sales Manager to Associate Director to Director of Consumer Marketplace[9][8][7]. Johnson-Chyzhykov holds an A.B. in Economics and History of Art and Architecture from Brown University[10], a Master's Degree in Art Business from Sotheby's Institute of Art[11], and completed a Digital Marketing bootcamp at General Assembly[12].

Career history

1. Chief Operating OfficerJun 2025 to presentRho
2. SVP Operations & Client ExperienceJan 2023 to May 2025Rho
3. VP Client ExperienceMay 2022 to Jan 2023Rho
4. Operator in ResidenceMar 2022 to May 2022AlleyCorp
5. HHead of CXFeb 2021 to Feb 2022Headway
6. Director of Consumer MarketplaceFeb 2018 to Feb 2021Artsy
7. Associate DirectorAug 2015 to Feb 2018Artsy
8. Sales ManagerNov 2014 to Jul 2015Artsy

Education

1. A.B., Economics; History of Art and ArchitectureBrown University
2. Master’s Degree, Art Business2013 - 2015Sotheby's Institute of Art
3. Bootcamp, Digital Marketing2018 - 2018General Assembly