Karen Eliadis

Karen Eliadis has over 20 years of experience in the venture and private equity industry. Karen is the Founder of Laurel Advisors, which provides financial and operational consulting services. Karen has also served as Chief Financial Officer Advisory at VantagePoint Venture Partners, DataTribe Opportunties, DataTribe, and Lux Capital. Additionally, they have held advisory roles at Founders Equity Partners and Co=Creation=Capital. Karen is a Board Member of the West Coast Chapter of the Private Equity Chief Financial Officer Association. Prior to their advisory and CFO roles, they were the Chief Financial Officer of BlueRun Ventures. Karen has also been actively involved in the VCBC as Chairman of the Board and Board Member, where they organized educational and networking events for finance professionals in Venture Capital.

Karen Eliadis attended the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics at the University of Delaware, although no specific degree or field of study was mentioned. In addition, they hold a certification as a Certified Public Accountant, which was obtained from the California Board of Public Accountancy.