Karen Ridges

Karen Ridges is an accomplished management consulting and geography leader with extensive experience in driving data transformation and strategy across various industries. Currently at Credera since December 2019, Karen has led initiatives for both global pharmaceutical clients, focusing on first-party data integration, and global fast-food clients, emphasizing menu transformation and technology modernization. Previously, as an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, Karen guided clients in leveraging advanced analytics for growth, and as Director at Axiom, managed regulatory product delivery to ensure compliance. Karen's earlier role as Vice President at Nielsen involved leading a global portfolio for a proprietary data analytics platform with notable Fortune 500 clients. Karen holds a graduate degree from Northwestern University from 2001 to 2003.