​​Reddit Welcomes Maria Angelidou-Smith as Chief Product Officer

Today, we're welcoming Maria Angelidou-Smith as our new Chief Product Officer. Maria brings her diverse experience leading and scaling global consumer products and driving growth and engagement across diverse communities and products.

We're focused on making the Reddit app the end-to-end destination for everyone and anyone looking for human connection, conversations, and community. We have an opportunity ahead for us to deliver fresh, helpful, and interesting conversations to an even broader audience, and build a best-in-class search product that brings real perspectives from real people. Maria will play a pivotal role in this work.

Maria is an experienced leader and a proven builder with a history of global success in scaling new products and improving existing ones. Her diverse background will significantly contribute to our current momentum, helping us continue to deliver on our core mission and strategic goals."

- Steve Huffman, CEO, Reddit

Maria spent close to a decade at Meta, where she was VP of Product and General Manager for some of the largest consumer marketplaces and products such as Facebook Groups, Events, Profile, and Search. Prior to that, she led the Facebook App Monetization team and its portfolio of products. Most recently, Maria was Chief Product and Technology Officer at Personio, where she led the scaling of its platform, elevated the user experience, and accelerated product execution.

"Reddit is one of the most unique and vibrant products in the world, a place where real people connect, share, and learn from one another every day. I've long admired how Reddit empowers communities and makes knowledge accessible, and I'm excited to build on that foundation and help make Reddit even more valuable for users, communities, and partners."

- Maria Angelidou-Smith