Karen O.

Karen O. has a long history of work experience in the security and IT audit fields. Karen began their career in 2001 at Verizon, where they held the roles of Principal - Security, Risk, and Privacy and Senior Systems Administrator. In 2019, they moved to Walmart eCommerce as a Senior Manager II, Global IT Audit. In 2021, they joined Nitro, Inc. as Head Of Information Security and Head of Trust and Compliance. Karen is currently employed at Fresco as the Head of Security, a role they have held since 2022.

Karen O. obtained a Bachelor of Science in College of Engineering from The Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Leadership from Franklin University in 2006. Karen has obtained numerous certifications, including Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) from EC-Council in 2017, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)2 in 2017, Certified Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) from ISACA in 2014, Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: Windows Server 2008 (MCSA) from Microsoft in 2012, Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator with Windows Server 2008 from Microsoft in 2009, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration from Microsoft in 2009, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration in 2009, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration in 2009, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security on Microsoft Windows 2003 in 2007, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 in 2007, Security+ from CompTIA in 2007, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Microsoft Windows 2000 in 2002, and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 in 1998.