Carolina Casares

Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Carolina Casares currently leads all of Yahoo’s Media Properties in Latin America and Spain, including overseeing original productions, monetization strategies, and special programs.
With an educational background in journalism and a degree from the Universidad del Salvador, Carolina previously held a position at La Nacion Newspaper, one of the largest Argentinean media outlets. At La Nacion, she worked initially as a reporter and later as an editor for four years.
She has been at Yahoo (now Oath) for 12 years, starting in 2006 as an editor at the Yahoo Argentina office. In 2008 she was relocated to Coral Gables, FL to manage the regional editorial entertainment team, followed by a promotion to head of originals. Her most recent position expands to overseeing all editorial operations for Yahoo en Español, Yahoo Brazil and Yahoo Spain.

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