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Karen Edwards

Investor

Board of Trustees / Advisory at Astia

Palo Alto, California, United States

About

Past CEO of SoapAI, co-founder of Common Sense Media, and former Head of Marketing at Yahoo.

Experience

  1. W.K. Kellogg FoundationBoard Trusteecurrent2025 — presentBattle Creek, Michigan, United States
  2. Self-employedBoard Directorcurrent2001 — present
  3. SoapAICEO & Co-Founder2017 — 2020
  4. Common Sense MediaFounding team> CMO > Board Director > Advisor2001 — 2008
  5. Yahoo! Inc.Head Of Marketing1995 — 2001
  6. Twentieth Century FoxRegional Director, France, Spain and Italy1991 — 1995
  7. The Clorox CompanyAssistant Brand Manager < Brand Assistant1990 — 1991
  8. BBDO WorldwideSr. Account Executive<Account Executive< Asst. Account Executive1986 — 1989

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  2. Stanford UniversityBA

Skills & more

Investing1Mentoring1Business DevelopmentBusiness PlanningProduct Management4Marketing Strategy63Online Marketing54Strategy53Marketing34Start-ups29Strategic Partnerships26Social Media24
+7 moreManagementAdvertisingEntrepreneurshipBrand ManagementOrganic Gardeningnon-profit managementLeadership

Languages English · French · Spanish

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Colleagues at Astia

Angela Holter
Managing Director at Astia
Asmau Ahmed
Senior Leadership, Google X at Astia
Catherine Muther
Founder of Astia; President of Three Guineas Fund at Astia
Jerl Purcell
Executive Director at Cummins Inc. at Astia
Jessica Leggett
Managing Partner at Astia
Jill Greenwald
Investor at Astia
Joukje (Jo) Baur
Managing Director at Astia
Karin Rotem-Wildeman
Chief R+D Officer, Keurig Dr Pepper at Astia

Frequently asked questions

Where does Karen Edwards work?
Karen Edwards is Board of Trustees / Advisory at Astia.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,969

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at W.K. Kellogg Foundation1

Anthony BerkleyVice President at Prudential Financial

Also worked at Common Sense Media2

Amy ErrettVenture partner at True Ventures and founding CEO of Madison ReedTodor TashevGeneral Partner at Omidyar Technology Ventures

Also worked at Yahoo! Inc.278

Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

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Also worked at Twentieth Century Fox15

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalKaj HagrosManaging Partner at RedstoneJennifer Keiser NeundorferCo-Founder and Managing Partner at January VenturesRina AtienzaOperations Manager at Radical VenturesJosh FelserCo-founder | Managing Partner at ClimacticAsh Cooper KernsProduct Manager at Acme Innovation

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