Caroline Ghosn (born January 29, 1987) is an American businesswoman. She is the eldest child of former Nissan and Renault CEO,

Carlos Ghosn Carlos Ghosn (; ; ar, كارلوس غصن; , born 9 March 1954) is a businessman who holds Brazilian and French nationality. Ghosn was the CEO of Michelin North America, chairman and CEO of Renault, chairman of AvtoVAZ, chairman and CEO of Nis ...

. In 2011, she founded Levo (formerly Levo League), a professional network dedicated to helping

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navigate the workplace, and has been managing its development since then. Ghosn is an active member of the

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’s Global Shapers community and attended and spoke at the annual World Economic Forum in

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in 2014. Ghosn was recognized by

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as one of the Most Creative People in Business in 2013. Ghosn was presented as a

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at the

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in Paris in 2006.

Education

Ghosn graduated from

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in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree. She has lived in six countries and speaks four languages.

Business career

In 2011 Ghosn founded Levo to help millennials achieve success in the workplace. Ghosn currently serves as the CEO and Chairman of Levo's Board of Directors. Levo has an audience of over 9 million members globally, and 30 local Levo chapters around the world. The company has raised more than $9 million in angel investment with prominent investors including

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and

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COO,

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, is also an investor in Levo and a personal mentor to Ghosn. As part of Levo's “Office Hours” series, Ghosn has interviewed leading businessmen and women and influencers, including

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, New York Senator

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, actor

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, journalist

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and designer

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. Ghosn has spoken at a number of international conferences, including the 2014

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's The Next Big Thing Summit, AMEX's CEO Bootcamp, and

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’s Fun Fearless Life conference with Joanna Coles. Since launching Levo, Ghosn has been named to

’s list of the Most Creative People in Business in 2013. Several days after her father was prosecuted in Japan, the website of her company levoleague was offline.

Personal life

Ghosn is the eldest child of former

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and

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CEO and wanted criminal,

, and his first wife Rita Khordahi. In July 2018 Ghosn married Nicholas Flanders in

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References

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