卡罗尔·拉尔森从她自2004年1月以来一直担任的David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2019总裁兼首席执行官的职位上辞职。卡罗尔于2000年被任命为该基金会的副总裁,并于1995年至1999年担任该基金会项目主任。她负责基金会的整体管理和基金会的资助活动。基金会在保护与科学领域的国内外赠款约为3亿美元;人口与生殖健康;儿童、家庭和社区。在加入基金会之前,卡罗尔是加州洛杉矶一家专门从事民事诉讼的律师事务所的合伙人。她还在非营利部门为发育性残疾人士服务。卡罗尔目前任职于气候工作基金会和Sobrato家庭基金会的董事会。此前,她曾担任基金会理事会(Council on Foundations)董事会成员(2010年至2012年)。 She is also a prior board member of Northern California Grantmakers, American Leadership Forum — Silicon Valley, and Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families. Carol received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and her law degree from Yale Law School. Upon graduation, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Warren J. Ferguson, United States District Court, Central District of California. Carol is the mother of two grown daughters.