Carol Kim

About Carol Kim

ARDENT I PERCEPTIVE I EFFECTIVE I OPERATOR I CHAMPION I am at my best when I put into practice my personal assets-key attributes that define me in tandem with a robust skillset. I rise to roles demanding skills as diverse as giving a well-timed speech to averting a calamity. My favorite role is the one I experience every day as a champion of communities, causes, and change. As a high school student, I instinctively knew it was not enough to take a stand but to mobilize. Activating a large crowd of Korean Americans to protest the single-sided coverage of the L.A. riots- “Sa-I-Gu”- brought the local TV news station to us to listen to our message of discontent and the need to join our community’s pleas for representation. The experience from the riots led to an undergraduate degree in English followed by a Master’s degree in Public Policy at the Ford School at U. of M. which trained me to access my assets: to withstand the continuous fire drills in the workplace; to build critical alliances; to intuit strategic planning; to engage in measurable public policy; and to heed the need for change. This defines me. Roles in the U.S. Treasury Department and as a Policy Advisor for U.S. Majority Leader Tom Daschle were followed by productive years as the Health Deputy in L.A. County for Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, in overseeing health, public health, and mental health services agencies serving the County’s 10 million residents and over professionals. The move from government affairs to a decade in health care proved how the skills I practiced in public sector could so seamlessly and measurably transfer to corporate. An ardent belief in the possibilities of meaningful change; the practice of thoughtful planning; and the engagement of strategic alliances in pursuit of measurable outcomes is how I navigate and solve complex problems at the convergence of business, government, and social impact. STRENGTHS Strategic Planning • Government Relations • Coalition & Consensus Building • Board & Committee Relations • Market Intelligence • Brand Equity Development • Public Policy • Political Intelligence • Turnaround Management • Program Design • Corporate Philanthropy Email: c••••@shastaadvisory.com

Experience

1. Founding Member

   32 Cents

   Jan 2023 — Present

   Founding member of an alternative asset investment network built by women for women, with the singular focus of closing the gender wealth gap.

Education

• University of Michigan

  Master of Public Policy

• UC Irvine

  BA