About

Karen W. Haro

Headshot of a woman with wavy, shoulder-length, brownish-blonde hair, fair skin, wearing a navy blue sweater, smiling slightly against a gray background.

I help executive teams turn data, analytics, and operations into competitive advantage by fixing how the organization works before adding new technology on top of it.

20 Years Leading Data & Analytics Teams

Former Enterprise Director of Data Technology, Former Senior Director of Analytics
(not career consultant)

Equally Comfortable in the Boardroom and in SQL

Proven Results, Not Theoretical Frameworks

Governance as an Enabler, Not a Gatekeeper

Global Team Leadership

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Chief Data & AI Officer

Carnegie Mellon University

Chief Information & Digital Officer

Carnegie Mellon University

Six Sigma Black Belt

Aveta Business Institute

My Perspective.

Data is core to how businesses operate. Process Excellence is core to how well businesses operate. My passion and expertise lies at the cross-roads of these two topics. This is why one of my primary tenets is Process Excellence Before Digital Excellence.

More of my thoughts and opinions can be seen in my LinkedIn posts and articles below.