Karen joined Palisade in 2016 and is the Managing Partner responsible for the Palisade business. Karen is a director on the boards of Palisade Investment Partners, Palisade Americas, Palisade Impact, Palisade Real Assets and Intera Renewables. She is also the Deputy Chair of the Australian Clean Energy Council.
Prior to joining Palisade, Karen was an Associate Director at Macquarie Bank in London, a Director at the Australian Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, a corporate lawyer at Baker & McKenzie and an engineer at CH2M Hill (now Jacobs).
Karen holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.