Karen Foelz is the development manager (corporate) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia. In this role, she is responsible for leading QUT’s strategy to increase strategic corporate engagement and grow corporate philanthropic giving.  

Prior to her current role within the Advancement Office, Foelz worked in QUT Business School as development manager, looking after broader strategic engagement with industry partners to build mutually beneficial partnerships and sustained revenue growth for priority university projects. 

With a background in fundraising in the non-profit sector, Foelz has also grown strategic corporate partnerships for charities such as Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Playgroup Children’s Foundation, and Special Olympics Australia.