Karen A. Pires

Karen A. Pires is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in strategic relationships and audience development. Currently serving as the Manager of Strategic Relationships at the Human Capital Institute (HCI) since February 2014, Karen focuses on conference and HR training sales and marketing client development for Fortune 1000 companies, successfully maintaining a high membership rate and prospecting new clients. Previously, Karen held key positions at IDGA and IQPC, where significant contributions included building the first customer retention team and achieving sales growth through targeted leads. Karen holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Merchandising and Marketing from Berkeley College and an Associate of Arts and Sciences in Fashion Design and Merchandising from Katharine Gibbs School.