Karyn has spent her career working with and for high growth companies, including as General Counseland Chief Compliance Officer for Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) from 2014 to 2022. During her time at Twilio, Karynbuilt the legal team from one person when she joined to more than 140 attorneys and legal professionals,supporting Twilio’s growth to a global organization with nearly $3B in revenue and 7,500 employees. Karyn also led Twilio’s Trust and Security team for several years and served as interim Chief People Officer during Twilio’s first year as a public company.

Prior to Twilio, Karyn was Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA), an online game company, where she oversaw all corporate and commercial matters and led Zynga through its $1B IPO in 2011. Prior to Zynga, Karyn was a partner of Cooley LLP, an AmLaw 100 firm, where she represented emerging growth companies at all stages of growth, from formation through liquidity event and beyond, with a particular specialty in IPOs, guiding dozens of companies through public offerings.

Karyn currently serves on the board and Governance Committee of Halcyon, a non-profit incubator whose mission is to accelerate the impact-driven future of business, and Chair of The House at 1229, a 501(c)(7) organization. From January 2021 to May 2024 Karyn served on the Board and the Compensation Committee of Icertis, a leading contracts lifecycle management software company based in Seattle. She is a member of The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., and previously served on the boards of the Business Software Alliance and USTelecom.

Karyn earned her Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and her JD cum laude from Santa Clara University School of Law.

Karyn is mother to two grown daughters and lives in Washington, D.C.