Karen Warren is an accomplished information technology leader with extensive experience in higher education and specialized institutions. Currently serving as the Associate Vice President for Information Technology at Wesleyan University since 2008, Warren directs the strategic vision and implementation of all IT systems while overseeing both the Infrastructure and Academic Technology teams. Prior roles include Director of User and Technical Services, where improvements in collaboration between customer-facing and back-end operations were achieved, and Director of Information Technology at the American School for the Deaf from 1998 to 2008, managing significant budgets and ensuring the performance of IT services at the historic institution. Karen Warren holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature from Mount Holyoke College.