Carol has been with Advisory Board for over 15 years and is its Chief Nursing Officer, serving as the global spokesperson for clinical practice, nursing leadership, and clinical workforce strategies. Carol has over forty years of experience in key leadership positions in provider organizations, professional associations; including Executive Director of the American Organization of Nurse Executives (now AONL), academia, and consulting firms.

Carol has a bachelors and masters degree in nursing, a juris doctorate, a graduate faculty appointment, advanced certification in quality improvement, and sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA). Carol's current priority areas of member support include clinical workforce support and sustainability, as well as clinical and operational strategy responsive to post-pandemic market dynamics.