Caroline Barlerin
Founder & CEO
(415) 786-3456
BIO
Caroline is the CEO and founder of Platypus Advisors, a social impact consulting firm she launched in March 2020 after a decade leading impact programs at top technology companies and 20 years in social good across the nonprofit and for-profit realms. She serves as an advisor, thought partner, and impact whisperer to CEOs and other C-suite leaders at organizations everywhere from pre-IPO to Fortune 50.
Wherever she goes, Caroline brings a platypus mindset to her work, helping stakeholders across sectors adapt and collaborate for maximum impact.
She has served as Global Head of Social Innovation at Eventbrite; Global Head of Philanthropy and Community Outreach at Twitter; and Senior Director of Corporate Affairs and Director of Global Employee Community Engagement, Office of Sustainability and Social Innovation, at Hewlett-Packard.
Caroline was an Aspen Institute First Mover Fellow and currently sits on the board of Global Fund for Women as Vice Chair.
She received her BA from Vassar College and was a Sloan Fellow at Stanford University Business School.