Carolina joined Spectrum as Tax Director in May 2005. Her areas of focus include deal structuring and execution, tax & legal planning, compliance and partner equity. In addition, Carolina provides tax planning support to Spectrum's portfolio companies. Prior to Spectrum, Carolina was a Firm Director with Deloitte & Touche in San Francisco, where she dedicated the majority of her 15 year tenure there to serving private equity and real estate companies and their owners in tax matters, including transaction planning and compliance.