Karen Holst Tudhope is a skilled product strategy leader with over 20 years of experience in product innovation, human-centered design strategies, and creative problem-solving. She brings a wealth of expertise in business strategy and entrepreneurship, strategic partnerships, and marketing communications to every project she undertakes. Karen has worked for several renowned organizations such as IDEO, Autodesk, and the California Department of Education. She was also a Co-Founding Partner and Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at MyEdu, which was later acquired by Blackboard.

Karen's secret sauce is her ability to take complex information, fragmented across disciplines, and make sense of it all. She loves to create technology with broader impact and is a natural observer and dot-connector, bringing together intersectional ideas to make an impact. Karen is also an avid marathon runner and 10-mile swimmer with a curiosity of visiting new places and trying new things.

Karen has studied B.S. Corporate Communications, Business/Corporate Communications at The University of Texas at Austin. She is currently a Product Innovation LinkedIn Learning Expert at LinkedIn and has previously served as a Mentor for Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leaders Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Senior Director of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships at Autodesk, Director of Platform & Operations - Product Manager at IDEO, Fuse Corps Executive Fellow - Head of Educational Technology at California Department of Education, and Co-Founder at Pick-A-Prof.

Overall, Karen is a highly skilled and accomplished product strategist who excels in innovation, strategy, and partnerships, and has extensive experience working with top-tier companies and organizations.