Carol Ward

Carol J. Ward joined Corporate Governance Partners as a Senior Advisor in January 2019. Before that, in 2006, Carol joined Kraft Foods Inc. as VP & Corporate Secretary. In October 1, 2012, Kraft Foods Inc. changed its name to Mondelez International, Inc. following the spin-off of its North American grocery business as Kraft Foods Group, Inc. From 2006-2018, Carol advised the Board of Directors, senior management, and employees on corporate governance, corporate securities, SEC reporting and compliance, executive compensation and US employee benefits. She joined CIGNA Corporation in 1983 and was named Asst. Corporate Secretary in 1986, Corporate Secretary in 1992 and to the additional post of Chief Compliance Officer in 1998.​

Carol is a member and former Chairman of the Society for Corporate Governance; member of the Association of Corporate Counsel and the American Bar Association; and a founding member of the Advisory Board of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware. She was a long-time member and past President of the Stockholder Relations Society of New York. In 2019, Corporate Secretary Magazine recognized her with a lifetime achievement award.​

Carol received her B.A. degree from Yale University and a J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law.​