About
Caroline Little is Director of Government Affairs at Playground Global, leading policy strategy, non-dilutive funding, and regulatory engagement for the firm and its portfolio companies. She previously held senior roles at the U.S. Department of Defense, including Senior Advisor for Strategic Engagement to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Financial Systems Analyst in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and researcher for the PPBE Reform Commission, and worked on AI and technology strategy at the DoD Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and Chief Information Office. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from Appalachian State University and began her career in Washington DC in the U.S. House of Representatives and at the Heritage Foundation.
Invests in
Defense Tech
Experience
- Playground GlobalDirector of Government Affairscurrent2025 — present
- Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller / CFOFinancial Systems Analyst2024 — 2025
- PPBE Reform CommissionSenior Researcher2022 — 2024Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Modern IntelligenceGrowth Lead2021 — 2022
- DoD Joint Artificial Intelligence CenterDirectors Action Group2021
- United States Department of DefenseDirector, DoD CIO Action Group2019 — 2021Pentagon
- United States Department of DefenseSpecial Assistant, Legislative Affairs2018 — 2019
- United States Department of DefenseSpecial Assistant, White House Liaison Office2017 — 2018Arlington, VA
- U.S. House of RepresentativesMilitary Research Assistant2016 — 2017
- Heritage Action for AmericaGovernment/Congressional Relations Intern2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Appalachian State UniversityAssistant to the Chief Information Officer2014 — 2015Boone, NC
Education
- Appalachian State UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Political Science and Government
- Universidad LCI VeritasBachelor’s Degree, Spanish Language and Literature
- Universidad Pablo de OlavideDemocracy in Southern Europe, Spanish
Skills & more
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Event PlanningPolitical ScienceAtlasSugarCRMPolicy AnalysisEditingSpanishPowerPointMicrosoft WordWordPressMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookLanguages English · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Appalachian State University3
Also attended Universidad LCI Veritas1
Also attended Universidad Pablo de Olavide6
Shared employers
Also worked at Modern Intelligence1
Also worked at United States Department of Defense56
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Also worked at U.S. House of Representatives87
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