Keicy Tolbert joined the Carnegie Foundation in 2015 and serves as the chief of staff in the executive office.

Keicy earned a B.A. in English from Boston University and a M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Virginia. Most recently, she worked for the Stanford MBA Admissions Office, and before that she held various roles within the University of Virginia at the Humanities Institute and the Darden School of Business.