Karen was born and raised near the beach in the Los Angeles area, and graduated from Stanford, class of 1985. While she was on the Farm, Karen majored in Industrial Engineering, and played on the Softball team and in the band. She settled in the area right after school, and continues to live in Palo Alto with her husband and two kids, ages eight and six. Karen spends her days working in marketing at Google. She enjoys being outdoors, traveling, and obviously, running- Karen has completed 45 marathons, most recently the Paris Marathon on April 5th, 2009.