Carrie Santos

Carrie Santos's work experience includes serving as the Chief Evangelist & Advisory Board Member at Pullpath, where they help organizations engage their champions. Carrie is also a Member of the Virtual Advisory Board (VAB), offering advisory board consulting and serving as a Non-Executive Director (NED). Additionally, they are an Advisory Board Member at ZADASI LLC.

Previously, Carrie was the Chief Executive Officer of the Entrepreneurs' Organization from 2017 to 2023. Carrie also held the role of Policy Section Chief, Refugee Admissions at the U.S. Department of State from 2016 to 2017.

Prior to that, Carrie worked at the American Red Cross, first as the Executive Director, International Response & Programs, where they led international disaster response and long-term programs. Carrie also served as the Senior Director, International Policy and External Affairs.

At the U.S. Department of State, Carrie held various roles, including Senior Program Officer, Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement, where they formulated and coordinated U.S. policy positions on Red Cross activities. Carrie also worked as a Program Officer for Russia in the Bureau of Population, Refugees & Migration, managing humanitarian assistance to displaced populations, and as a Program Officer in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor, where they edited human rights reports and provided comments on asylum cases.

In addition, Carrie has experience as an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University.

Carrie Santos has a diverse education history. Carrie has completed High Performance Board Training at IMD. Carrie holds a MA and PhD degree in Political Science and Government from the University of California, Berkeley. Carrie also studied Polish Studies at Jagiellonian University. Carrie obtained an AB (honors) degree in Russian Studies from Princeton University. Additionally, they have a Project Management in Development Certification from PMD Pro, which they obtained in 2013.