Carolyn N. Everson

Carolyn N. Everson

Board Member at Walt Disney
Company Tenure: 2 years
Education:
Villanova University (B.A.) Harvard University (M.B.A.)
Biography:

Carolyn Everson is currently serving as a Director at The Coca-Cola Company, with a tenure of 1 year. She serves as a Senior Advisor at Permira and serves on the Board of Directors at Unitary, The Walt Disney Company and Under Armour. She previously served on the boards of The Hertz Corporation and Hertz Global Holdings, and held various leadership positions at Instacart, Facebook, Microsoft Corporation, MTV Networks Company, and Primedia. She holds a B.A. from Villanova University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. She has not donated to the Republican party and has contributed $15,400 to the Democrat party.

Profile Details

Total Political Contributions More information

Republican Support
Democratic Support
$0 $15,400

Affiliated Companies

Walt Disney

Walt Disney
Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

Key Statements

"Obviously, we want to make sure we are hiring great candidates from the LGBT community and being supportive. But where the rubber hits the road is when we go to 20 gay pride parades around the world and show up"

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"Do I have an equality mindset? Be conscious of your decisions. I don't understand the unconscious. If we're bringing your unconscious to conscious level, you don't have an excuse."

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Q: “Can you just share your thoughts on when and how corporations should engage in social issues?” A: “Yeah there are lots of different views on what corporations should and shouldn't engage on. I think there are really two big buckets… What the brand stands for in the case of Coca-Cola the company logically has to stand for too, otherwise it's going to be very confusing for everyone… And so companies, the company, other companies, they take positions on things that are very intrinsic to the brand that they represent, because the company represents the brand. And then there's a second piece that becomes important, which is we have a head office in the U.S…. (and) ultimately, I want the city that I'm in to be attractive for the employees, both for the ones I employ today and the ones I want to have tomorrow. And if I'm in a city that's not attractive for some political or policy reason, then that makes my job as a business much harder. And so I think it's legitimate for corporations to stand for things and to advocate for policies that enhance their attractiveness as an employer in that city. And generally speaking, over time, the political system has the same interest as the company. In that sense, everyone wants more jobs.”

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