# Carla Faraguna

> Carla Faraguna is the Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer at Substack, the San Francisco newsletter and media platform. She joined in 2024 after nearly seven years running operations and people functions at Golden (Recursion Inc), the knowledge-graph startup. Her path runs through HR and employee programs at Fandom (Wikia), cultural exchange work with the Asia Society and the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program, and a stretch of self-directed travel and volunteering across a dozen countries. She holds a master's in East Asia Studies from Stanford and a political science degree from Stony Brook.

- **Role:** Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer at Substack
- **Organizations:** Substack, Golden (Recursion Inc), Fandom (Wikia), Asia Society, Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master's Degree, East Asia Studies, Stanford University, Bachelor's Degree, Political Science and Government, Stony Brook University
- **Known for:** Built and ran operations and people functions at Golden for nearly seven years through its growth as a venture-backed startup, Earned a master's in East Asia Studies from Stanford University, Serves as Executive Assistant to the CEO at Substack, a company with hundreds of employees and over $200M raised

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Worked at the Office of Annual Giving and the Asia Society
- **—** — Taught and worked through the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program
- **—** — HR Coordinator, then Employee Programs Coordinator at Fandom (powered by Wikia)
- **—** — Self-employed world traveler and volunteer across twelve countries over five months
- **2017** — Joined Golden (Recursion Inc) in an Operations and People role (November 2017)
- **2024** — Left Golden after nearly seven years; joined Substack as Executive Assistant to the CEO (July 2024)

## Achievements

- Built and ran operations and people functions at Golden for nearly seven years through its growth as a venture-backed startup
- Earned a master's in East Asia Studies from Stanford University
- Serves as Executive Assistant to the CEO at Substack, a company with hundreds of employees and over $200M raised

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Joined Substack as Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer.

## Links

- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-faraguna
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/carlafaraguna
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlafaraguna/

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Last updated: 2026-06-14