Caroline Barry
InvestorSenior Program Manager, Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
United States
About
Caroline Barry is a Senior Program Manager at Closed Loop Partners' Center for the Circular Economy, where she serves as project manager for the Composting Consortium and the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag. She supports strategy, project management, storytelling and stakeholder engagement across infrastructure, innovation, policy and consumer insights. Before joining the firm, she led sustainable packaging strategy for a global consumer goods company and contributed to its B Corp recertification. She holds a MENV in Sustainable Food Systems from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a BA in Communications from Loyola University Maryland.
Invests in
Circular Economy
Experience
- Closed Loop PartnersSenior Program Managercurrent2025 — present
- Closed Loop PartnersProgram Manager2023 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Closed Loop PartnersInnovation Fellow2022 — 2023
- ORGANIC INDIA USASustainability Consultant - Packaging & Circularity Strategy2021 — 2022Boulder, Colorado, United States
- One Step Closer (OSC)Graduate Fellow - Sustainable Packaging2021
- Rodale InstituteCommunications Coordinator2021
- IndagareAccount Manager2018 — 2019New York, New York
- IndagareSales Operations Assistant2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- IndagareCoordinator2016 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- Bernstein Private Wealth ManagementCoordinator2015 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Critical ThinkingStakeholder ManagementProject ManagementSustainability ConsultingRelationship BuildingWritingContent StrategyProject PlanningCustomer ExperienceMarket ResearchCopy EditingFood & Beverage
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Strategic PlanningSustainability StrategyCommunicationsPublic SpeakingLeadershipStorytellingSustainable PackagingTeam MentoringEarned MediaCorporate SustainabilityLife Cycle AssessmentContent Creation- Master of the Environment — University of Colorado Boulder
- ESRI ArcGIS Certification — University of Colorado Boulder
- Greenhouse Gas Accounting — University of Colorado Boulder
- Registered Yoga Alliance 350-Hour Certified — Yoga Alliance
From Caroline's professional profile.
Colleagues at Closed Loop Partners
Akshatha Bhat
Senior Associate | Catalytic Capital & Private Credit at Closed Loop Partners
Alicia Levine
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Alicia Mandelkow
Chief of Staff at Closed Loop Partners
Aly Bryan
Investor, Ventures Group at Closed Loop Partners
Amanda Hendy
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Andrew Firth
Project Director | Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
Andrew McColm
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Anh Giang
Project Innovation Director | Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Caroline Barry?
- Caroline Barry is a Senior Program Manager at Closed Loop Partners' Center for the Circular Economy, where she serves as project manager for the Composting Consortium and the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag. She supports strategy, project management, storytelling and stakeholder engagement across infrastructure, innovation, policy and consumer insights. Before joining the firm, she led sustainable packaging strategy for a global consumer goods company and contributed to its B Corp recertification. She holds a MENV in Sustainable Food Systems from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a BA in Communications from Loyola University Maryland.
- Where does Caroline Barry work?
- Caroline Barry is Senior Program Manager, Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners.
- What does Caroline Barry invest in?
- Caroline Barry invests in Circular Economy.
- Where did Caroline Barry go to school?
- Caroline Barry studied at University of Colorado Boulder (Master's Degree, Environmental Studies); Loyola University Maryland (Bachelor’s Degree, Communications); University of Auckland (Study Abroad, General Studies).
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