Karen Rubin

Karen Rubin has an extensive work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Karen is currently working as the Chief Operating Officer at Sense, a company focused on reducing global carbon emissions through smart and efficient home solutions. Prior to their current role, Karen was self-employed as a Startup Advisor, providing guidance on customer discovery, GTM strategies, product management, and fundraising to various startups.

Karen also served as the Chief Operating Officer at Kloudio, where they created customer personas and established the OKR and goals-setting process for the company. Additionally, Karen worked as an Advisor and Chief Revenue Officer at Owl Labs, where they played a key role in launching the Meeting Owl Pro and driving revenue growth. Karen was also the VP of Growth and managed the launch of the original Meeting Owl in multiple regions.

Before their tenure at Owl Labs, Karen worked at Quantopian as the VP of Product Management, where they led the development of the Pipeline API and redesigned the backtesting platform. Karen also held the position of Director of Product Management at Quantopian, where they conducted user research, launched marketing campaigns, and managed prototype development for a quantitative research platform.

Karen's career includes experience in venture capital as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Matrix Partners, where they sourced deals, conducted due diligence, and supported portfolio companies. Karen also worked as a Product Manager at HubSpot, where they developed and launched various tools and generated leads through effective marketing strategies.

Earlier in their career, Karen served as the Director of Publishing Technologies at TheStreet.com, overseeing a team of engineers working on development projects for major clients. Karen also worked as an Analyst in the Global Industrial Services group at Credit Suisse First Boston, participating in various financial offerings.

Overall, Karen Rubin has a diverse background in operations, advisory, product management, and venture capital, with a strong focus on driving growth and innovation in the technology and sustainability sectors.

Karen Rubin attended Trinity College-Hartford from 2000 to 2004, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. In 2003, they also briefly studied at The University of Freiburg, but it is unclear if they obtained any degree or pursued any specific field of study during that time.