# Carolyn Childers

> Carolyn Childers is the co-founder and chair of the board at Chief, the professional community she launched with Lindsay Kaplan in 2019 for senior executive women. Previously an investment banker and an operator at Soap.com and Handy, she served as Chief’s CEO until February 2025, when Alison Moore took over. Her work centers on creating sustained peer relationships and practical support for women carrying leadership responsibilities.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chair of the Board at Chief
- **Organizations:** Chief, Handy, Quidsi / Soap.com, Coupang, Victoria’s Secret, Avon Products, Deutsche Bank
- **Education:** BS in Finance, Boston College, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Chief with Lindsay Kaplan in 2019., Led Chief through its March 2022 $100 million Series B at a $1.1 billion valuation., Led Soap.com’s launch and served as general manager through Quidsi’s acquisition by Amazon.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Began her career in investment banking at Deutsche Bank, spending more than three years there.
- **2004** — Joined Avon Products.
- **—** — Worked in strategy and business development at Victoria’s Secret.
- **—** — Led the launch of Soap.com at Quidsi and served as general manager through its acquisition by Amazon.
- **—** — Worked at Coupang in South Korea.
- **—** — Spent approximately four years running operations at Handy as SVP of Operations.
- **2019** — Launched Chief in New York with Lindsay Kaplan; became its CEO.
- **2022** — Chief raised a $100 million Series B led by CapitalG at a $1.1 billion valuation.
- **2023** — Chief introduced an enterprise offering for employer-sponsored memberships.
- **2024** — Chief introduced executive advisory, executive coaching and executive education membership options.
- **2025** — Became chair of Chief’s board when Alison Moore became CEO on February 3.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Chief with Lindsay Kaplan in 2019.
- Led Chief through its March 2022 $100 million Series B at a $1.1 billion valuation.
- Led Soap.com’s launch and served as general manager through Quidsi’s acquisition by Amazon.
- By January 2025, Chief reported member representation from more than 10,000 companies.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Alison Moore became Chief CEO on February 3; Childers moved to chair of the board and Lindsay Kaplan became a board director.
- **2024-06** — During Childers’s tenure as CEO, Chief introduced three membership options spanning executive advisory, coaching and education.

## Links

- Website: https://chief.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-childers-55b2642
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cb_childers

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Last updated: 2026-10-11