Carley Graham Garcia

Carley Graham Garcia currently serves as Principal of Community Engagement and Public Policy at Amazon, where responsibilities include advancing community engagement initiatives and public policy positions while leading external affairs in New York City. Prior to Amazon, Carley was the Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Office of Innovation at Montclair State University, focusing on regional innovation and startup ecosystems. Carley's extensive experience at Google included roles as Head of External Affairs and Head of Global Industry Relations, advocating for public policy and managing key industry relationships. Earlier career experience includes directing advertising sales at Atlantic Media Company and serving as a Senior Marketing Associate at The Advisory Board Company. Carley holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School, an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, and a Bachelor's degree in English from Georgetown University.