Karen Ernst

Karen Ernst, MBEC, currently serves as the Director of Compliance Operations and Business Conduct at Covington & Burling LLP, where responsibilities include leading internal compliance operations, managing firm policies, and conducting risk assessments. Prior experience includes roles as Compliance Manager at PowerSchool, overseeing a global ethics and compliance program; Senior Vice President of Talent and Culture at MDG, developing human resources and corporate communications strategies; and Director of Ethics and Compliance at Kamehameha Schools, managing the compliance division. Other positions include Contracts Administrator at Camber Corporation, Corporate Compliance Analyst at Hawaiian Electric Company, HR Service Team Manager at ProService, and EH&S Registration Project Manager at NSF International. Karen holds a Master of Science in Business Ethics and Compliance from Cambridge College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Cleary University.