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“Life is about finding yourself, embracing your strengths and weaknesses, and being true to who you are.” — Oprah Winfrey
A chance internship led to a career in public policy. So, young and ambitious, she worked on The Hill, in the federal government. But then change called, so she came back to LA and worked for LA County. But there was a problem, what do you do, when you’re well-established but have limited growth opportunities?
It’s so easy to stay where you are comfortable, where you know the people, where you like doing certain parts of the job but maybe not everything. It’s easy to stay with the devil you know, as opposed to the one you don’t.
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering how to navigate career changes or if you can make a difference in your community, come listen to Carol tell you how she did it, and you might just walk away with a few new ideas of your own as you listen to “We Are, So You Can.”
As the founder and principal of Shasta Advisory, Carol Kim is a trusted advisor to tech startups and business leaders who are navigating their launch, strategic market positioning, and political waters.
Carol’s previous experience as a VP at Health Net, where she managed a portfolio of $170M in infrastructure and community investments and strategically invested over $40M in Federally Qualified Health Centers and senior assisted living homes, expanding health coverage and telehealth access during COVID. Carol was also the Health Deputy to former LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, advising on a $4B health, mental health, and public health services delivery system to 10M residents.
Carol has served as a policy advisor to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and a Senior Advisor at the US Department of Treasury. She currently sits on several boards, including the California Insurance Guarantee Association, Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Commission, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles, and the University of Toronto’s The Hatchery Accelerator. Carol holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Irvine.
