Karen A. Hobert

Advisor + Coach + Influencer

MAKES THE COMPLEX ACCESSIBLE

I am a guide. I make the unnavigable understandable, achievable, and safe. I see the technology destination while keeping an eye on the big picture. I help people see how to get there in strategic, impactful, and humanizing ways. A future-oriented, big-thinking technical leader with three decades of proven information technology research, knowledge, and experience. Committed to balancing vision with real-world constraints. Skilled in developing strategies for transformation, long-term planning, and day-to-day operational excellence. 

TALENTED AND TRUSTED 

• Dynamic and experienced IT researcher, strategist, and developer with a demonstrated track record of staying ahead of technological trends.

• Trusted adviser to organizations, investors, product, and service innovators charged with making strategic technology decisions and understanding market dynamics.

• Energetic thought leader that challenges the status quo and encourages new ways of thinking about technology and trends.

• Compelling analytical, communication, and leadership abilities; committed to inspiring action and success. 

MAKES THINGS HAPPEN

• Creative problem solver focused on delivering results through innovation and strategic approaches to technology decision making.

• Technical and intuitive. Able to see ahead of the curve and identify patterns to “connect the dots” between technology, innovation, and business movements.

• Systems thinker capable of seeing opportunities and consequences related to choices and changes.

• Practical, pragmatic, and collaborative: skilled at building consensus and working with constraints.

• Curious and enthusiastic collaborator ready to guide teams through complex undertakings, innovation, and transformation.