Karen Richardson

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Karen Richardson's 20-year career in the software business includes positions as a key player in several well-known and highly successful companies.

Prior to joining E.piphany, Karen held senior sales positions at Netscape Communications Corporation from 1995-1998, during which time Netscape's sales grew from $80 million to over $500 million annually. Karen was instrumental in establishing Netscape's presence in the enterprise in verticals such as Telecommunications, Financial Services and Media/Communications. Prior to her position at Netscape, Karen was VP of Worldwide Sales at Collabra Software, Inc.; worked for four years with Lotus Development Corporation in a variety of sales and marketing roles as well as at cc:Mail, and 3Com Corporation.

Karen holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and award distinctions from the Stanford Industrial Engineering Department and the American Institute of Industrial Engineers (AIIE).

Her grandfather was a farmer from Saskatchewan who graduated with a PHD in chemical engineering from Stanford. A mother who came at 16 to Stanford to study mathematics. Her father is also a Stanford alumnus [1].

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  1. ^ Educators Corner: Entrepneurship Education Resources: A girl among geeks http://edcorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1261&author=162