Joanne Caruso

Joanne is EVP, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer at Jacobs, a 55,000-employee, Dallas-based firm providing consulting, technical, scientific, and project delivery services to clients worldwide. In this role, she leads global functions that work together to align to the overall business plan and strategic direction of the Company, specifically in the areas of Legal, Compliance, and Insurance, Human Resources, HSE, Global Security and Sustainability, Enterprise Risk Management, and the Sales Center of Excellence. She is also the Executive Sponsor for Prism, Jacobs’ employee network for LGBTI+ people and their allies. Prior to her current role, Joanne had the roles of SVP, Human Resources, and Vice President, Global Litigation. Prior to joining Jacobs in 2012, Joanne was a partner in 2 international law firms. She was named one of the top 100 attorneys in California (2006) and was repeatedly named as one of California’s Top 75 Women Litigators. Throughout her career, she has been involved in many professional and civic organizations. Joanne is currently a member of the Economic Leadership Council of the Texas Women’s Foundation. Previously, she served on the boards of Break the Cycle, a national non-profit organization that is dedicated to ending relationship violence for young people, the Constitutional Rights Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan, community-based organization dedicated to educating America's young people about the importance of civic participation in a democratic society and was the Vice-Chair of California’s Access to Justice Commission, a statewide Commission dedicated to exploring ways to improve access to civil justice for Californians living on low and moderate incomes. She is a graduate of Boston College and Boston College Law School. Joanne is based in Jacobs’ Dallas Texas office and relocated to Dallas in 2017 when Jacobs moved its global headquarters here.