Karen Kerr

Founder & General Partner at Exposition Capital

Speaker

Karen Kerr is the founder and General Partner of Exposition Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on industrial technology. Karen was previously Executive Managing Director at GE Ventures, where she launched the advanced manufacturing and enterprise software practice. Karen was previously a Managing Director at ARCH Venture Partners and began her career as a Senior Associate and Kauffman Fellow at Patricof & Co. She earned a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Chicago and an A.B. in Chemistry from Bryn Mawr College.

Karen is a member of the Charter Class of Kauffman Fellows. She serves on the boards of the Kauffman Fellows Center for Venture Education, mHub, Evergreen Climate Innovations, and memQ. Karen is a Trustee at Bryn Mawr College and serves on the Advisory Committees of the University of Chicago Physical Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.