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Carol is committed to serving the interests of businesses, educational institutions, and other complex organizations in their efforts to eliminate discrimination and harassment and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion. She specializes in complex sexual harassment and race discrimination investigations and litigation.

She has supervised and conducted hundreds of investigations, including recent high-profile sexual misconduct and harassment investigations of systemic conduct. For example, she led high-visibility federal investigations to determine whether universities handled serious sexual misconduct and sexual harassment allegations in compliance with federal laws. Post-investigation, Carol worked with institutions to develop effective and sustainable changes to increase awareness and foster a positive climate to prevent sexual misconduct and harassment. Over the course of her work as Senior Executive Service career official with the last three presidential administrations, she has also provided expert policy and legal advice regarding a federal agency’s enforcement of anti-discrimination laws. In addition, Carol interfaced with national and local advocacy groups regarding the enforcement of federal civil rights and related policies, procedures, and guidance.