Kara Helander

Kara Helander

Corporate Officer/Principal at THE CARLYLE GROUP INC.

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Kara Helander is the founder of the Science of Diversity & Inclusion Initiative, which was founded in 2017.
She is currently the Director at Leading Educators since 2017, Vice President at Catalyst, Inc., and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at The Carlyle Group Inc. since 2018.
Previously, she worked as a Managing Director at BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2017.
Ms. Helander holds an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Kara Helander active positions

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THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. Corporate Officer/Principal 2018-10-02
Corporate Officer/Principal -
Director/Board Member 2017-05-31
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Former positions of Kara Helander

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BLACKROCK, INC. Corporate Officer/Principal 2016-12-31
Science of Diversity & Inclusion Initiative Founder -
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Training of Kara Helander

Vanderbilt University Undergraduate Degree
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Masters Business Admin

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BLACKROCK, INC.

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THE CARLYLE GROUP INC.

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Science of Diversity & Inclusion Initiative

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