Carol Conway

Current

• Independent Professional at Conway Consulting (Self-employed)

Past

• Program Director at Center for International Understanding
• Senior Fellow at Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
• Deputy Director at Southern Growth Policies Board

• Program Director at Corporation for Entrepreneurship Development
• Financial Consultant at NC Natural Resources and Community Development
• Economist at U.S. Department of Commerce

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Education

• Princeton University

Connections

165 connections

Industry

Public Policy

Websites

• My Website

Carol Conway’s Summary

To educate and assist state and local policy leaders so they can create a more productive approach to the challenges of globalization. That includes not only building strategic plans for economic development that include global issues and strategies, but also creating informed policies on immigration, education, and international relationships that are based on vision and deep understanding of the issues.

Carol Conway’s Specialties:

State-level responses to globalization
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Leadership education about globalization

Carol Conway’s Experience

• Independent Professional

  Conway Consulting (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Public Policy industry)

  May 2008 — Present (6 months)

  I am currently involved in grant writing for projects on leadership education about globalization.
  
  In my previous positions I've worked intensively on state and academic policies for international & workforce development, including entrepreneurship.
  
  I have a master of public affairs degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and a bachelors of science degree from Indiana University.

• Program Director

  Center for International Understanding

  (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  January 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 5 months)

  I was co-author of a two-year grant, and co-principal investigator for an initiative designed to bring reason and structure to state policymaking on the topic of international affairs.

• Senior Fellow

  Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

  March 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 10 months)

  I was involved with its Carolina Entrepreneurship Initiative (CEI), a five-year program to infuse entrepreneurial thinking and instruction to all disciplines outside of the traditional realm of the business school. My role was to develop a $7 million proposal to the Kauffman Foundation to bring the same quality of entrepreneurial thinking and training to the entire UNC 16-campus system.

• Deputy Director

  Southern Growth Policies Board

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Public Policy industry)

  September 1996 — March 2006 (9 years 7 months)

  The Southern Growth Policies Board was founded in 1971 as an interstate compact to help raise the quality of life in the South via public/private meetings and research papers. Southern Growth is governed by a board of trustees that consists of five people from each state—the governor, two citizen representatives appointed by the governor, and two state legislators chosen by the House and Senate leadership. Governors Jimmy Carter, Dick Riley and Bill Clinton were among those who chaired Southern Growth.
  
  I called Southern Growth “the listening organization,” based on our unique ability to gather first-hand input from thousands of people to identify common sense solutions that appeal to people across most barriers of politics and turf.

• Program Director

  Corporation for Entrepreneurship Development

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Think Tanks industry)

  July 1993 — August 1996 (3 years 2 months)

  Founded in 1979, and headquartered in Washington, D.C., CFED is funded through grants and contracts with foundations, state and local organizations, and the federal government. I was responsible for research in the areas of state international competitiveness and public systems for delivering business assistance

• Financial Consultant

  NC Natural Resources and Community Development

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  July 1983 — July 1984 (1 year 1 month)

  The Division administered one of the nation’s largest Community Development Block Grant Programs for small cities, then supported through federal grants of up to $9 million annually. I was responsible for helping to define the long-range policy directions of the program.

• Economist

  U.S. Department of Commerce

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; International Trade and Development industry)

  1980 — 1983 (3 years)

  I was responsible for providing policy oversight for a portfolio of subsidy and dumping investigations.

Carol Conway’s Education

• Princeton University

  Masters of Public and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, 1979 — 1981

  PUBLICATIONS
  
  Seeding Export Growth: Lessons from TradeRoots, August 2006, unpublished monograph
  
  The New Architecture for the Rural South, Southern Growth, 2005
  
  The Globally Competitive South: Under Construction, Southern Growth, 2004
  
  “North Carolina’s Global Position and Higher Education’s Role,” Popular Government, University of North Carolina’s School of Government, Spring/Summer 2004
  
  Fast Forward: Mobilizing the South for Prosperity in the Global Economy, Southern Growth (September 2003)
  
  Reinventing the Wheel, Southern Growth, June 2002
  
  The Mercedes and The Magnolia, Southern Growth, June 2002
  
  Seeing the Future: The Knowledge Economy, Southern Growth, January 2003
  
  The International State: Crafting A Statewide Trade Development System, Aspen Institute, 1996
  
  The Clearinghouse on State International Policies, Southern Growth, a monthly newsletter series, 1991-2001

  Activities and Societies:

  Economic Development Quarterly, Associate Editor, 1992–present
  
  UNC Center for International Business & Economic Research (CIBER), Board of Advisors, 1999-present
  
  World Trade Center North Carolina, Board Member, 1991–present, and Chairman, 2004–06
  
  NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Board Member, 2001-03
  
  The North American Trade Educator of the Year, Award by NASBITE, 2001

Additional Information

Carol Conway’s Websites:

• My Website

Carol Conway’s Interests:

Social entrepreneurship ("tough love" business) Amateur-level science

Carol Conway’s Groups:

The ARC of Orange County, North Carolina

Carol Conway’s Honors:

Winner of the "North American Trade Educater of the Year"
Immediate Past Chair of the World Trade Center of North Carolina

Carol Conway’s Contact Settings

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