Strategic Business Leader | Board Member | Governance and Risk Expert
Carla is an accomplished executive and seasoned board member with leadership experience across private equity, technology, consumer internet, digital health and regulated industries. She has a proven ability to drive growth, enhance governance, and navigate complex regulatory environments. She brings a unique blend of strategic, legal, and financial expertise, having guided companies through transformative growth, complex transactions, and high-stakes regulatory environments. Carla’s expertise spans strategic transactions and M&A, IPOs, privacy, cybersecurity, government affairs, and enterprise risk management, making her a valued partner to boards and executive teams.
Carla has held key senior leadership roles, including at Ancestry.com, where she played a key role in preparing the company for IPO and in its $4.7B acquisition by Blackstone Capital Partners. As the Chief Legal and Risk Officer, she managed a global legal team, built the company’s first privacy and governmental affairs functions and led its enterprise risk management. She also played a pivotal role in developing and launching its innovative AncestryHealth product and served as the interim General Manager of its $200M+ AncestryDNA consumer genomics business. Carla led strategic and operational initiatives at Sword Health, building and scaling legal, privacy, cybersecurity, information technology and regulatory teams to support the company’s rapid expansion in digital healthcare.
As an Operating General Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures, Carla structured complex transactions, spearheaded fundraises exceeding $7B, advised portfolio companies on strategic transactions and served on multiple portfolio company boards. Prior to TCV, she was a partner in leading technology focused law firms, where she was a highly valued advisor to companies, investment banks and venture capital funds on governance, financings, M&A and IPOs.
Her forward-looking approach to governance has included building new privacy and data security programs, developing innovative regulatory strategies and launching industry coalitions to address emerging policy challenges. Carla’s cross-industry experience—ranging from technology and consumer internet to genomics and healthcare—positions her as a strategic advisor capable of aligning business goals with governance excellence.
Carla earned her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School and her B.A., cum laude, in Political Science from the University of Chicago. She brings to boards a unique combination of strategic vision, operational expertise, and a commitment to creating sustainable value.
Board Experience
Fluent, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLNT)
– Chair of Nominating and Governance Committee
– Member of Audit and Compensation Committees
Multiple boards of venture-backed companies