About
Financial services and global corporate development leader who served as General Manager of Microsoft's Worldwide Financial Services Sector, CEO of research firm TowerGroup, and held senior roles at MasterCard, Gartner, and IBM, opening markets in Russia and China.
Experience
- AffableONE CorporationBoard Directorcurrent2023 — present
- Fyrii™Board Directorcurrent2021 — present
- Women in CloudBoard of Advisorscurrent2020 — present
- Sybilla Masters FundVenture Partner, Mastersfund™current2018 — present
- PagedipBoard Observer & Advisor2021 — 2025
- AlloyAdvisory Board Director2018 — 2020
- Microsoft CorporationGeneral Manager, Worldwide Financial Services2010 — 2017
- TowerGroupCEO & Board Director2004 — 2010
- MasterCardGlobal Practice Leader2003 — 2004
- GartnerSVP, General Manager & Gartner International Board Director1993 — 2003
- IBMGlobal Product, Sales and Business Management1974 — 1993
Education
- Franklin & Marshall College, USABA, Sino Soviet Studies
- Saint Petersburg State University, RussiaUnited Nations Exchange Program
- Yunnan Normal University, ChinaHonorary MBA Professorship
Skills & more
SaaS18Enterprise Software9Salesforce.com2Product Management47Strategy99IT Strategy17Financial Services45Business Strategy35Analytics12Mergers10Leadership55Market Research35
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ManagementForecastingBusiness DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsAnalysisStrategic PartnershipsRisk ManagementManagement ConsultingExecutive ManagementBankingStrategic PlanningSales OperationsLanguages English · Russian
From Karen's professional profile.
Shared employers
Also worked at Women in Cloud1
Also worked at Sybilla Masters Fund6
Also worked at Alloy7
BRITT DANNEMANPrincipal at Alpha EdisonPerry BlacherPartner at Augmentum FintechTim YoungCo-Founder and General Partner at Eniac VenturesKamran AnsariVenture Partner at Infinity VenturesJay LevyPartner at Zelkova VenturesAdiInvestor at Selah Ventures
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Also worked at Microsoft Corporation626
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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Colleagues at Sybilla Masters
Anne Kennedy
Managing Director at Sybilla Masters
Carlee Price
Advisor at Sybilla Masters
Gillian Muessig
Managing Director at Sybilla Masters
Janis Dubno
Advisor at Sybilla Masters
Lakshmi Reddy
Investor at Sybilla Masters
Maureen Gilbert
Principal Partner at Sybilla Masters
Petr Johanes, PhD
Advisor at Sybilla Masters
Richard Swart, PhD
Family Office Advisor & Impact Investor at Sybilla Masters










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