Get to Know FanDuel's New Chief People Officer Caralyn Cooley

FanDuel announced it has appointed Caralyn Cooley as the company’s new Chief People Officer (CPO). Cooley will join FanDuel’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT), reporting to CEO Amy Howe.

As CPO, Cooley will lead the company’s people strategy amid FanDuel’s continued growth, overseeing human resources, talent acquisition, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), organizational effectiveness, employer branding, learning and development, compensation, and employee benefits across FanDuel’s Casino, Sports, and Operations business units.

“I am very excited to welcome Caralyn to FanDuel,” said Amy Howe, Chief Executive Officer for FanDuel. “Throughout her distinguished career, Caralyn has held global roles building highly effective people teams that drive performance and reflect the needs of today’s diverse corporate culture. Her energy and passion for sports and the gaming sector made her an ideal fit, and her arrival strengthens our executive leadership team.”

Cooley joins FanDuel as a seasoned, multi-time CPO with deep experience scaling global operations, shaping high-performance cultures, and guiding teams through rapid expansion.

Cooley most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for Bowery Farming, a U.S. vertical farming company building smart indoor environments to reimagine the future of food. During her tenure, Bowery grew from a proof-of-concept farm with one location to the largest vertical farming company in the U.S.

Cooley built a scalable talent model, designed a comprehensive compensation strategy, developed a holistic DE&I program, and led the company’s business continuity efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Bowery, Cooley was the Chief People Officer at Nordeus, the gaming studio behind Top Eleven, the world’s most successful mobile sports game. There, she worked with the founders to architect the company’s culture and talent strategy, fueling rapid growth that ultimately led to its acquisition by Take Two Interactive in 2021 for a reported $378 million.

Cooley earned her Master’s in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from SUNY-Oswego. An avid sports fan and New York Jets season ticket holder, Cooley resides in New Jersey.