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Caroline Tsay CEO & Co-founder
Caroline has rapidly grown B2B and B2C businesses on the scale of $25M to $4.5B in annual revenue. She was most recently CEO and Co-founder of Compute Software, a SaaS cloud optimization company based in Mountain View, CA.
Caroline was formerly Vice President and General Manager of Software at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Prior to HPE, Caroline held six years of product leadership roles at Yahoo!. She is currently a Board Member of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and Morningstar (NASDAQ: MORN), and she was previously a Director of Rosetta Stone (NYSE: RST). She has been recognized as The National Diversity Council’s Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology and Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. Caroline holds a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering, both from Stanford University.
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Erin Essenmacher Chief Strategy and Experience Officer
Erin Essenmacher has 25 years of experience in media, education strategy and corporate governance. She has written, directed, and produced films for PBS, the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, the History Channel, and CNN, and worked with brands like Sony, Apple, Acura, and The Gap.
Over the last decade Erin served on the executive leadership team National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) where she was responsible for the design and delivery of board member training, new product development, organizational strategy and thought leadership innovation. In her role, Erin focused on helping directors make sense of the changing role of the board and how it impacts their mandate, including a deeper understanding of ESG, cyber security, regulatory risk, geopolitical disruption, diversity, culture and digital transformation. During her tenure, Erin helped double NACD membership and drove a 400% growth in education revenue.
Her new venture, The Brigh Group helps organizations develop or reimagine content strategy, growth through partnership and better corporate governance. She is also the founder of Feisty Aphrodite, which focuses on original content creation and advising organizations and other makers on media and content strategy.
Erin has been a frequent speaker on corporate governance, strategy and risk oversight, presenting at industry meetings and conferences and as a regular contributor to Directors and Boards magazine. She has served on boards across sectors including as director for the iconic clothing retailer EILEEN FISHER where she chaired the People and Culture committee and helped lead design of the CEO succession plan. She currently sits on the board of Docs in Progress and the Advisory Board for the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University
About this event
You spoke, and we listened. In response to member feedback, we're delighted to announce the continuation of our monthly salon series, featuring AMA fireside chats with esteemed board members. For our October edition, we are excited to present the remarkable Caroline Tsay. Currently serving as a Board Member of The Coca-Cola Company and Morningstar, and with prior experience as a Director of Rosetta Stone, Caroline brings a wealth of expertise to the table. We invite you to join us for another engaging discussion.
Tue, Oct 24 @ 12:00pm PT (0.75 hrs)
VIRTUAL (Join us remotely! RSVP for link)
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