Karen Myers

Karen Myers is the President and CEO at Blueprint. She manages a diverse and experienced group of staff to develop innovative solutions that enable evidence-informed design and delivery. Over the past twenty years, Karen has built a solid reputation for her ability to lead large-scale, complex projects in workforce development and skills training, from comprehensive program reviews to complete multi-phase system transformations. In addition to her deep expertise in workforce development, Karen brings experience at a high level in a range of policy domains including poverty reduction, income security, and housing affordability. She has extensive experience as a researcher, policy analyst, performance consultant and program evaluator that spans the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Blueprint is one of three partners leading the Future Skills Centre – a six-year initiative with a mission to develop and rigorously test new approaches to help Canadians develop the skills necessary to succeed in the new economy. Karen holds a Ph.D in Sociology from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Public Administration from Queen’s University.