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Karen Cairney

Founder and CEO, Cairney & Company
Crystal Apple Winner
Speaker

Bio

A highly experienced and established professional in the higher education, not-for-profit and fundraising sectors, Karen has worked at senior-level in the charitable and educational sectors for more than 25 years.

She has worked across the globe, including in Canada, US and Asia. She has experience of working within a variety of different sectors including health, education, arts, environment, and social services. Karen has led and implemented multi-million figure campaigns, and strategic and fundraising planning and feasibility studies for the organisations and clients she has managed. She has also led significant programmes of change, with a focus on staff and individual development initiatives. Karen is also an accredited executive coach, working with individuals and teams to maximise their performance.