Carson Funderburk

CHIEF OF STAFF AND VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGY, SUPPLY CHAIN,

THE CLOROX COMPANY

Carson Funderburk is the Chief of Staff and Vice President of Technology and Strategy for the Supply Chain at the Clorox company. Managing a team of 50 people that creates digital and manufacturing technologies, we strive to ensure “our products have a meaningful impact on consumers’ everyday lives.” Previously, he was the Chief Supply Chain Officer for the Sara Lee Frozen Bakery. There he had responsibility for Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Food Safety & Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental Services, and Engineering. Carson, also, served as the Manufacturing Director, responsible for driving continuous improvement for the North American plant network for General Mills. Prior to this role, Carson led the Convenience and Foodservice Supply Chain. Prior to General Mills, Carson was a Supply Chain professional at Procter and Gamble, experiencing multiple assignments within Engineering and Operations. He is board member for the renowned Penumbra Theatre.

Carson has been married for 26 years to his wife, Donna. He has two children. Isaiah is a recent grad at North Carolina A&T Mechanical Engineering and Reid is matriculating at Howard University in Biology. He is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Sigma Pi Phi, and a recent Trustee for Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. He attained his BS in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural &Technical State University. He, also, holds an MBA from Wake Forest University.