Karen OBrien

Karen O'Brien has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Karen most recently worked as a Growth Advisor and Investor for multiple companies, including Spirit AI, Codiga, Thalamus, CraftMix, Ruby Love, and Surf. Prior to this, they served as the CMO at Community Labs. Before that, Karen held the role of CMO and Advisor at Surf, where they helped businesses ethically source first-party data. Karen also worked as the Vice President of Social Media and Paid Media at Signet Jewelers and as the VP of Global Social Media, Brand, and Customer Engagement at Western Union. Earlier in their career, Karen worked as the Director of Emerging Media at Wunderman Thompson and as a Partner/Managing Director of Digital and Social Media Marketing at Crimson Consulting Group. Karen has also contributed to renowned companies like HP, Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, Symantec, Seagate, and Verizon in digital marketing strategy consulting roles. Karen's expertise includes e-business strategy as well, which they showcased as the Director of E-Business Strategy at Grant Thornton/Hitachi Consulting.

Karen OBrien attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2017, where they studied Artificial Intelligence for Marketing and Business. Karen also spent time as a guest professor at the University of Ottawa, teaching an EMBA course in Hong Kong. Additionally, they pursued studies in International Marketing at the University of California, Berkeley. Karen's education background also includes a field of study in Fashion Design and Merchandising.