Karen Upton

Karen Upton is an accomplished HR executive and entrepreneur, with a strong background in Human Resources and Strategic Consulting.

She has extensive experience providing guidance to over 60 small businesses and emerging companies, assisting them in establishing a solid foundation for growth.

Karen played a vital role in leading a small software firm from its startup phase to a successful acquisition in 2012.

As a partner, she contributed to developing an award-winning corporate culture and employee programs, resulting in recognition as the 'Best Company to Work For' and multiple workplace excellence awards.

Karen excels in designing and implementing recruiting and staffing programs that facilitate corporate growth and maintain a high employee retention rate of over 90% year-over-year.

She studied English for her B.A. at George Mason University.

Karen Upton is the founder of Infinity Road HR, where she serves as a Strategic HR Consultant.

She also has a history of holding key positions in various organizations such as being a former Board Member at the NVTC Equal Footing Foundation (now NVTC Foundation - VEI), former Director of Human Resources at Near Infinity Corporation, former Training Administrator at Northrop Grumman Corporation, former Software Training Manager at SAIC, and former Lead Training Specialist at Lockheed Martin.