Karen Cooper

Karen Cooper has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Karen most recently worked at KC Strategy as a Partner and CSO. Prior to that, they served as the SVP of Strategy at Achieve Internet from 2018 to 2022. Karen also held the position of Product Development Director at UBM plc, where they developed and executed the roadmap for digital products across various industries. Karen was responsible for managing the strategic digital vision for the business units and stakeholders. Before UBM plc, Karen worked as an Internet Marketing Manager at DOW JONES LOCAL MEDIA GROUP, INC., where they developed and implemented strategic product marketing plans for local newspapers. Karen also worked at Borland Software as an Assistant Corporate Controller, overseeing core financial operations and integrating acquisitions. Karen's earlier experience includes founding and leading Virtual Alchemy Studios/NxView Technologies as the CEO and VP of West Coast Operations. Karen successfully negotiated the sale of the company after securing partnerships and customers such as Motorola, Hewlett Packard, and Intel.

Karen Cooper holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. Karen obtained additional certifications including Certified Product Owner Scrum Professional (CPOSP) from the Six Sigma Global Institute, Digital Transformation with Google Cloud from Coursera, Google Cloud Digital Leader from Google, and Innovating with Data and Google Cloud from Coursera—all obtained in January 2023.