Anthropic taps Teresa Carlson as public sector lead
Teresa Carlson speaks on stage during The Summit on U.S. Resilience hosted by General Catalyst Institute at The Salamander on November 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for General Catalyst Institute
ByAlexandra Kelley,
Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW
July 7, 2026 05:00 AM ET
A veteran of several major tech companies, Carlson will serve as Anthropic’s first Global Head of Public Sector.
Anthropic is deepening its government presence, with the company announcing Tuesday that it is hiring veteran public sector executive Teresa Carlson as its inaugural global head of public sector.
Carlson boasts a lengthy career working as the go-between for tech companies and the government. Between 2010 and 2022, she worked for Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Splunk in federal sales, public sector relations and business growth, respectively.
Carlson’s most recent role was serving as the founding CEO of the General Catalyst Institute,...
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