In her role, Carrie is responsible for leading the design and execution of Fannie Mae’s Total Rewards strategy targeted at attracting, retaining, engaging, and rewarding talent in support of meeting the short-term and long-term workforce needs of the company and reports to the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to her present appointment, Carrie was the VP of Global Total Rewards and People Operations at Medidata Solutions. She was responsible for directing global compensation, benefits, equity, sales compensation, and people operations functions. Before that, she was a leader in Total Rewards for The Winebow Group, The Advisory Board Company, and the MidAtlantic Employers’ Association. Her work has included designing pay structures, job architecture systems, and compensation processes, along with providing compensation consulting services to clients. She designed and administered a holistic wellness program to promote employee mental, physical, and financial health; and delivered home-based self-care programs for a newly remote employee population due to COVID-19. Carrie is active on the Board of Directors since 2012 for Touch the Nations. She has also served as a Pro Bono Consultant at the Children’s Law Center from 2015-2020, Reading Connection from 2014-2018, and KIPP Charter Schools in Atlanta and Austin from 2013-2014. Education: Ms. Theisen has a Bachelor of Science in human resources from the University of Nebraska and has both her Senior and Global Professional in Human Resources certifications.
