Carolina Orbea
Senior Director | Chief of Staff | Strategy & Transformation | Leadership & Execution | Kellogg MBA
- Role
- Global Operations Lead and Chief of Staff to Ey-parthenon Global Leader at EY-Parthenon
- Location
- Miami, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Carolina Orbea
Strategic operations and transformation executive with over 12 years of experience leading complex, high-impact initiatives across M&A, operating model design, growth strategy, and value creation. As Global Operations Lead and Chief of Staff to the EY-Parthenon Global Leader, I drive global alignment, execution excellence, and capability development across a matrixed, multi-regional organization.With deep expertise in synergy realization, integration planning, cost transformation, and governance design, I’ve led initiatives that delivered over $500M in savings, enabled Fortune 100 carve-outs, and established operating structures that drive measurable business performance. Clients have included top-tier private equity firms and global corporations.I’m energized by problem-solving, distilling complexity into clarity, and guiding teams through change with a collaborative, human-centered approach. I thrive in fast-paced, high-stakes environments—partnering with the C-suite to turn strategy into outcomes.
Experience
Global Operations Lead and Chief of Staff to Ey-parthenon Global Leader
Oct 2024 — Present · Miami, FL, US
Design and lead global operational strategy for EY-Parthenon, aligning cross-regional priorities with firmwide growth goals to scale capabilities, elevate client delivery, and ensure consistency across service lines• Oversee the global operating cadence and governance model, managing strategic initiative execution, KPI-based performance tracking, budget allocation, and collaboration with enabling functions including Finance, Talent, and Knowledge• Advise senior leadership on organizational design and transformation, driving enterprise-wide change initiatives, building cross-functional capabilities, and mentoring global teams to embed a culture of executional excellence and innovation• Led the design and implementation of evaluation frameworks for a global AI/ML project, ensuring consistent and scalable human judgment, resulting in a 45% improvement in model accuracy and reliability
Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Accounting Information & Management, Finance, Management & Organizations
2014 — 2016
University of Miami
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance, General
2006 — 2009
Skills
- Bloomberg
- Equities
- Private Equity
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Portfolio Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Corporate Finance
- Valuation
- Fund Accounting
- Hedge Funds
- Financial Services
- Finance
- Accounting
- Investments
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