Carolyn Fedigan doesn’t just solve human capital challenges; she optimizes business performance through her clarity of focus and deep understanding of people.
At TechCXO, she serves as a fractional and interim CHRO and Human Capital Advisor, helping clients turn HR strategy into business results with integrity, speed and compassion.
With more than 30 years of leadership experience, including the last five advising private equity-backed and high-growth companies, Carolyn brings an insightful, people-first perspective to transformation, scale, and strategic inflection points.
Whether stepping in as a fractional CHRO or partnering directly with CEOs and boards, she knows how to align talent with trajectory. Her career spans regulated industries, hypergrowth startups, and global firms: completely different categories all dealing with the same challenges — complexity, change, and the need for resilient, high-performing teams.
“Carolyn’s thoughtful approach not only improved operational effectiveness but also enhanced overall team morale and equity… Her insights, clarity, and collaborative spirit were invaluable as we navigated complex decisions and charted our company’s future course.” — Jeff A. Mundt, MyForest Foods
Her track record includes:
- Scaling Curaleaf’s people function from startup to $1.2B public company, leading HR strategy across M&A, talent acquisition, compensation, engagement, and compliance as the business entered new markets and doubled in size.
- Reimagining MedMinder’s HR and business operations, assuming cross-functional leadership beyond HR — including Legal, Insurance, Facilities, and Project Management — during a period of executive transition and a full facility relocation.
- Building talent systems and operational infrastructure for MyForest Foods, an innovative plant-based food company, including compensation strategy, hiring frameworks, and executive team development.
- Leading HR for Audax Group, a $10B private equity firm, where she supported the firm’s rapid expansion across offices in Boston, New York, and California.
- Advising firms such as Rail Modal Group, Ecovative Design and INSA through her independent consultancy, Fedigan Partners, helping assess talent, restructure organizations, and establish sustainable leadership models.
Carolyn’s consulting work is grounded in practical insight and strategic candor. She sees through noise, names what matters, and helps leaders act on it. She specializes in organizational design, leadership development, team assessment, and HR operations, including M&A integration, change management, and executive coaching.
From assessing whether the right people are in the right roles to advising on strategic organizational design or navigating a merger, Carolyn meets leadership teams where they are and helps them move forward with purpose.
She holds a Master of Education from Harvard University and a B.A. in Psychology from Drew University.