Carol Cox joined the NSF Board of Directors in January 2015. Ms. Cox serves as the NuVasive Executive Vice President, External Affairs and is responsible for leading NuVasive’s external communications efforts, The Better Way Back and NuVasive Spine Foundation. Her prior roles include Senior Vice President, External Affairs at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute; Senior Vice President of External Affairs and Corporate Communications at Life Technologies; Vice President of Investor Relations at CareFusion Corporation; and Senior Vice President for Global Corporate Communications and Investor Relations at Barr Pharmaceuticals. Ms. Cox holds a bachelor’s of arts degree in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and a certificate in Investor Relations from The University of Connecticut School of Business.