| Karen has been a member of the Angels' Forum since 2007 with interests in Software as a Service (SaaS), Internet Web 2.0, Health Care Services, and Renewable/Alternative Energy companies. She is a is a seasoned executive in enterprise software and services companies, where she has led businesses in turnaround, high growth, acquisition and rightsizing situations. Most recently, Karen has served on the Board of Directors of Portal Software (acquired by Oracle); and on the Strategic Advisory Boards for Infovell Inc., Transera Communications and Princeton Softech (acquired by IBM). Prior to that, she was SVP of Global Services at Siebel Systems from 1999 through 2003, where she built and led the worldwide direct sales and delivery of Siebel's professional services, technical and end user education, sales effectiveness consulting, and maintenance contract renewals. Prior to Siebel, Karen had a 20 year career at IBM where she held executive positions in product management, industry solution sales, systems integration and outsourcing services, and was most recently General Manager of IBM Global Services' CRM and Business Process Outsourcing division.
Karen was honored by the San Francisco Business Times in 2003 as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Business. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the FWE&E (Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives), a network of senior women executives in the Silicon Valley.
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