Karen Nassif

Karen Nassif is an experienced professional currently serving as the EMEA Principal Venture Builder at Mach49, where responsibilities include leading venture-building initiatives across the EMEA region. Previous roles at Mach49 also included Senior Venture Builder and New Venture Director, focusing on helping Global 1000 companies develop successful new ventures through innovative strategies. At Shell, Karen held various positions, including Product Manager, where digital sustainability solutions for the B2B mining sector were developed, and Venture Associate, delivering customer-centric digital ventures. Additional entrepreneurial experience includes co-founding Aion Venture, a startup targeting sustainable solutions in consumer and industrial goods. Karen's extensive background also includes project management and research roles at organizations such as Silicon Valley Comes to the UK and the International Labour Organization, complemented by a strong academic foundation with an MSc in Economics & Strategy for Business from Imperial College London and a Bachelor's degree in Economics with a minor in Psychology from the American University of Beirut.