An executive assistant (EA) to the chief executive officer (CEO) provides high-level, confidential administrative support to the office of the CEO. Duties may be administrative, clerical and project-based and include scheduling travel, arranging meetings, handling information requests, preparing reports and correspondence. An EA corresponds directly with others who are critical to the company's success, including other company executives and the board of directors, who will all come to know the EA can be trusted to follow through. EA takes care of administrative and other company duties, freeing the CEO to focus on managing the organization.