Karen Gould is Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an investment firm promoting gender diversity and equitable access to capital for women. She is also Independent Director of sustainability-oriented Rev Renewables and Ambient Enterprises. Karen also volunteers and leads non-profits as a national commissioner and regional board member of the Anti-Defamation League and as a member of the advisory council of the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth.

Previously, Karen was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Board Member at Turner Construction Company, the largest non-residential contractor in the US. In earlier positions, she held senior executive roles at Bell Canada and AT&T. She was named in the Top 100 Women in Tech by Crain’s Chicago Business as CFO for CenterPost Communications. Karen has an MBA with Honors in Finance, Strategy & International Business from University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, from Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Karen is married with three sons and lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.