Biography

Carolyn L. Trabuco is a co-founder and has served as a director of Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras SA (NYSE: AZUL), a Brazilian airline, listed on the NYSE since 2017, since 2008. She is also the founder of Thistledown Advisory Group, LLC, a strategic advisory firm, a position she has held since 2017. Ms. Trabuco served as Managing Director at Cornerstone Capital Group in 2016, where she created original research in the field of ESG to be used alongside traditional financial analysis. From 2009 to 2014, Ms. Trabuco served as Senior Vice President and Senior Analyst at Phibro Trading LLC and Astenbeck Capital Markets, respectively. Prior to that, Ms. Trabuco was a portfolio manager and senior equity research analyst at Pequot Capital Management where she established the firm’s investment presence in global metals, mining and steel and in Brazil. Ms. Trabuco began her investment career in Equity Research at Fidelity Investments and later at the Wall Street firms Lehman Brothers, Montgomery Securities and First Union Capital Markets. Ms. Trabuco has served as an independent member of the board of directors of Sizzle Acquisition Corp., listed on the NASDAQ, since November 2021. She is also an adjunct professor of finance at Sacred Heart University. Ms. Trabuco holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in public administration from Sacred Heart University.