Chief People Officer
Udemy
Karen brings more than 20 years of human resources experience in fortune 100 companies and
fast paced high growth start up organizations. Karen is the chief people officer at Udemy
overseeing the global people team. Prior to joining Udemy, Karen led the people and culture
team that helped scale the global growth of startup Gopuff, a technology company that delivers
immediate everyday needs, worked at Comcast from 2016 to 2020 where she helped build out
the Xfinity Mobile product and worked for a startup GSI commerce that was sold to eBay from
2006 to 2016. Karen also worked at Siemens and started her career in banking as a personal
banker.
Karen is especially passionate about building cultures and talent, diversity and inclusion and STEM. She holds a master's degree in organizational dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania. Karen also has a BS in liberal arts from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, with a minor
in criminal justice.
Karen is married to her husband Jerry, and they have three children and their labradoodle,
Hank. Karen enjoys hiking, paddle boarding, and spending time outdoors.
From Traditional to Transformative – Becoming a Skills-Based Organization in the Age of AI
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
