Carin Watson is Chief of Staff to Hemant Taneja at General Catalyst. She is based in GC’s San Francisco office. 

Prior to joining GC, Carin was a chief growth officer at Singularity University. Previously, she served as the executive vice president of learning & innovation and as managing director of corporate innovation at Singularity University. Earlier, Carin was the director of innovation in the Citi Ventures division at Citigroup, Inc. 

Carin received a master’s in business administration from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS in management science from University of California San Diego.