A graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Business School, Karen Baum Gordon co-founded Strategic Horizons, Inc., an executive coaching and management consulting firm after working as a consultant at McKinsey & Co., managing NYC restaurants, and training as a chef in France. She serves on the faculty of the Media Transformation Challenge Program of the Poynter Institute. Karen is a Dallas native and now lives with her husband, Bob, and black lab, Ollie, in Brooklyn, NY and South Hero, VT. She is the proud mother of two sons, Matthew and Adam. Karen is an active member of Brooklyn Heights Synagogue and recently served as president of the congregation.