Who We Are: Carol Tisson

Carol Tisson is a management consultant and small business owner, a global activist, and a philanthropist committed to the well-being of women and girls as the key to enabling a world that works for all people.

Carol holds a BA in psychology with a minor in Women.s Studies from the University of Oregon, and an MA in Whole Systems Design/Organizational Renewal, with emphasis on large scale systems change, from Antioch University.

Her consulting firm, King Polino & Associates, specializes in organization transformation and culture change. They are known for their ability to generate breakthrough results in leadership, teamwork and accountability, and for their skill in building the organizational capacity to sustain such results over time. Their particular passion is empowering women.s leadership, and they are proud to count many executive women among their clients.

Prior to joining KPA Carol enjoyed a 20-year career with Intel Corporation, where she held a variety of training, leadership development, and organizational consulting roles. During this time s he received numerous awards for her impact on the company.s results, including being a two-time recipient of the Intel Achievement Award. Before joining Intel Carol taught at the high school, community college, and University levels, managed career counseling programs for at-risk youth, and started a community-based youth job bank which won national recognition.

Carol has been an activist and investor in The Hunger Project.an initiative to end chronic, persistent hunger on the planet.for over a decade. She and her husband were charter investors in an initiative to empower the one million women elected to village councils in India. Over the past three years 25,000 of these grassroots women have been trained, impacting communities throughout India.s poorest regions and establishing The Hunger Project as an international expert in transforming poverty and local democracy through women.s leadership. Carol was one of the cofounders of their Women and Philanthropy Initiative, and has been a leader of the Bay Area activist team for several years.

Carol also serves as Chair of the Women of Silicon Valley Donor Circle, which focuses on developing the economic potential of women and girls in our local community through strategic grant-making.

Carol and her husband Mike live in Carmel, California with their 18-year old cat, Sophie.