Karen Parker left Education Design Lab in January 2025. This is an archived post.

As Vice President of Product at the Lab, Karen will use her strategic orientation combined with her operational, technical and cross–industry savvy to help bring the Lab’s innovations to market. Karen will focus on bringing some of the Lab’s innovations through the product launch journey, from market identification to product definition, pricing, distribution strategy and commercialization. In this role, Karen will work closely with our innovation, partnership, and digital transformation teams.

Prior to joining the Lab, Karen implemented strategic initiatives at Southern New Hampshire University and developed and operationalized products at start–ups and Fortune 500s. Karen brings a unique blend of start-up energy, drive, and adaptability coupled with Fortune 500 discipline and operational expertise to the Lab.

HOMETOWN: Nashua, New Hampshire

BACHELOR’S: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara

MASTER’S: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

MASTER’S: MBA from Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College