Karen Matthys

Executive Director, Biomedical Informatics Training Program
Stanford Biomedical Data Science

Karen is Executive Director, Biomedical Informatics Training Program, at Stanford Biomedical Data Science. Prior to this position, Karen developed and led an eco-system of faculty, students and external partners that collaborated regularly in areas such as research, curriculum, and talent development in Stanford ICME. Karen has been a lecturer and instructor at Stanford for classes such as Critical and Analytical Thinking, and AI for Good. Karen co-founded and serves as Co-Director of the Women in Data Science (WiDS) global initiative which reaches over 100,000 participants each year.

Karen has extensive experience in business strategy and marketing with high-tech companies from start-ups to Fortune 500’s. She worked for a number of years in management at Apple Computer, and at Cellular One, an ATT company. Karen holds an MBA from Stanford University and a BS in Systems Engineering with highest distinction from the University of Virginia.

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