- Columbia Business School, M.B.A.
- University of Virginia, B.S.
Carol Sawdye is Proskauer’s Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the global operations of the Firm and its team of business services professionals.
Prior to joining Proskauer in 2024, Carol served as Chief Financial Officer at Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and as Chief Operating Officer for the PwC Network. She is a world-class executive with extensive experience and expertise and an extraordinary track record of growing organizations through collaborative and strategic thinking.
Carol also has experience at the National Basketball Association (NBA), where she served as the Executive Vice President and CFO and at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, initially as CFO and later also assuming responsibilities as Chief Operating Officer.
Carol began her career at PwC, and spent her first 17 years (the last six as a partner) mostly serving Fortune 500 public clients, primarily focused on the media and entertainment industry.
Carol is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed to practice in New York. She received her B.S. in accounting from the University of Virginia and her MBA, with specialization in international business and corporate finance, from Columbia Business School.