ABOUT

• Board experience across 5 public tech companies. Served on the audit, M&A, compensation & cyber risk committees.
• Former public company CFO & operations executive. Executive roles at HP, Seagate, and Extreme Networks
• Qualified financial expert, with significant global operations, capital markets, and multi-billion-dollar M&A background. 
• Broad disruptive technology industry experience, across hardware, software & solutions sectors. 
• Ability to guide from a perspective of building companies in both growth and declining markets, scaling the infrastructure, and building the culture.

EXPERIENCE

Karen Rogge is Board Director, Strategic Advisor and former Chief Financial Officer with operations management experience. She has experience across 5 public company boards, and served on the audit, compensation, M&A, and cyber risk committees. In addition, she has private-to-public experience through her work on special purpose acquisition entity boards. Karen is a qualified financial expert, and brings a unique combination of strategic thinking, operational experience, and multi-billion-dollar M&A background to the boardroom.

She has held executive positions at leading Fortune 50 and mid-cap technology companies, such as Hewlett Packard, Seagate Technology, and Extreme Networks. Karen has collaborated with companies to navigate pivotal transitions and create value for investors, in both high-growth and turnaround environments. She has deep technology industry experience across the hardware, software, and solutions segments. In addition, she has experience in the manufacturing and financial services sectors.