Carol is a retired software CEO whose career spanned 4 technology businesses that she successfully sold in each case. Most recently, Carol was a disruptor in the corporate learning space with Axonify, a company she founded in 2011 and sold to a private equity firm in 2021. Prior to Axonify, Carol was the CEO of PostRank Inc., a social engagement analytics company that she sold to Google in June 2011. Carol also held CEO positions at two other technology firms, RSS Solutions and Fakespace Systems, both of which she sold to strategic acquirers.

Carol is a frequent speaker, has contributed to many industry publications, and has won multiple awards, including the Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Intrepid Award (2011), the Sarah Kirke Award (2011) for Canada’s Leading Female Entrepreneur, and the Profit500 Female Entrepreneur of the Year (2017). In 2013, Carol received the prestigious designation as a Fellow of Chartered Professional Accountants (FCPA). She also holds a Master of Accounting Degree from the University of Waterloo, as well as a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Accounting from that same institution.