Karoline Pershell

Dr. Karoline Pershell, COO, has had a varied career in mathematics with expertise in theoretical systems, statistical modelling, and data analytics. She started as a Senate Page in Washington, D.C., then later earned her BS at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and her Masters and Ph.D. in Mathematics from Rice University. She then taught as a math professor at University of Tennessee-Martin, at Quingdao University in China, and as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Hyderabad in India. She then served with the Department of State, and then as Executive Director of the Association for Women in Mathematics. At SRT she specializes in listening to client needs so as to align business intelligence to improve their workflow. In a career distinguished with awards and recognitions, she insists that her most meaningful accolade is the “Bumble Bee Award”, given when she was on UTM’s rodeo team as the first full-time, female collegiate bullrider, which reads: “Physics says that the bumble bee should not be able to fly. The bee ignores this information and goes on to fly and achieve.”