Caroline Ghosn

Caroline Ghosn (born January 29, 1987) is an entrepreneur who founded and is the current CEO of Levo (formerly Levo League), a professional network dedicated to helping millennials navigate the workplace.

Ghosn is an active member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers community[1] and attended and spoke at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos in 2014.[2] Ghosn was recognized by Fast Company as one of the Most Creative People in Business in 2013. Ghosn was presented as a debutante at the Bal des débutantes in Paris in 2006.[3]

Education

Ghosn graduated with Honors from Stanford University in 2008[4] with a B.A. in International Political Economy and Environmental Economics.[5] She is the first woman in her family to graduate from college. She has lived in six countries and speaks four languages.[6]

Business career

After graduating, Ghosn went to work for strategic consultancy McKinsey and Company as a Business Analyst and then Sustainability and Resource Productivity Fellow, focused on clean-tech and the environment.[7]

In 2011 Ghosn left her position to found Levo to help millennials achieve success in the workplace.[8]

Ghosn currently serves as the CEO and Chairman of Levo’s Board of Directors. Levo has an audience of over 9 million members globally, and 30 local Levo chapters around the world.[9] The company has raised more than $9 million in angel investment with prominent investors including Gina Bianchini, Fran Hauser, Susan Lyne, and Lubna Olayan.[10] Former Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg, is also an investor in Levo and a personal mentor to Ghosn.[11]

As part of Levo’s “Office Hours” series, Ghosn has interviewed leading businessmen and women, and influencers, including Warren Buffett, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand,[12] actor Kevin Spacey,[13] journalist Soledad O’Brien and designer Nanette Lepore.[14]

Ghosn has spoken at a number of international conferences, including the 2014 World Economic Forum,[15] Bloomberg’s The Next Big Thing Summit,[16] AMEX’s CEO Bootcamp,[17] and Cosmo’s Fun Fearless Life conference with Joanna Coles.[18]

Since launching Levo, Ghosn has been named to Fast Company’s list of the Most Creative People in Business in 2013.[19]

Personal life

Ghosn is the eldest child of Nissan and Renault CEO, Carlos Ghosn.[20]

She spends her time in New York City and San Francisco, where Levo’s offices are located.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Caroline Ghosn". Global Shapers Community. World Economic Forum. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Dalenberg, Alex (21 January 2014). "Here's an upstart going to Davos with a message for the global who's who". Upstart Business Journal. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1535212/Belles-of-the-billionaires-ball.html
  4. ↑ Kiefer, Elizabeth (23 September 2014). "Dream Jobs: Caroline Ghosn of Levo League Is One Awesomely Inspiring CEO". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Medeiros, Joao (2 August 2012). "The league of extraordinary women". Wired. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Chan, Claudia (14 February 2014). "Elevating Millennial Women in the Workplace". The Story Exchange. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Change, Angie (16 March 2012). "Choose Investors Thoughtfully: The Levo League Founders". Women 2.0. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Pham, Tiffany (28 January 2015). "How She Did It: Caroline Ghosn, From Consultant to CEO of Leading Women's Social Network". Forbes. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. ↑ Morris, Alison (21 November 2014). "Levo: professional networking for women". FOX 5 NY. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  10. ↑ Hall, Gina (24 July 2014). "This company wants to put Sheryl Sandberg in your pocket". Bizwomen. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Abrams, Rachel (11 February 2014). "Online Career Site Receives $7 Million Angel Investment". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Hall, Gina (24 July 2014). "This company wants to put Sheryl Sandberg in your pocket". Bizwomen. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  13. ↑ Lepore, Meredith (23 December 2014). "Life Lessons and Career Advice from House of Cards’s Kevin Spacey". InStyle. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  14. ↑ Abrams, Rachel (11 February 2014). "Online Career Site Receives $7 Million Angel Investment". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  15. ↑ Dalenberg, Alex (21 January 2014). "Here's an upstart going to Davos with a message for the global who's who". Upstart Business Journal. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  16. ↑ Bloomberg Staff (17 June 2014). "Pitch Roulette: Speeding Mentoring and Going Big". Bloomberg TV. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  17. ↑ Fallon, Nicole (4 November 2014). "Social Media for Startups: Entrepreneurs Share 5 Key Lessons". Business News Daily. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  18. ↑ Smith, Jacquelyn (14 November 2014). "3 Pieces Of Career Advice From Cosmo Editor-In-Chief Joanna Coles". Business Insider. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  19. ↑ Schulte, Erin (13 May 2013). "71. CAROLINE GHOSN". Fast Company. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  20. ↑ Sellers, Patricia (20 March 2012). "Powerful women fund Gen-Y startup". Fortune. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  21. ↑ Draper, Jesse (27 June 2014). "FEARLESS FOUNDERS: MEET CAROLINE GHOSN OF LEVO LEAGUE". Glam.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.


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