Founder & CEO, Introduction Capital
Karen founded Introduction Capital in 2004, and registered the firm as an Exempt Market Dealer (BC, AB, MB, ON, PQ, NS) with the vision to bridge the Canadian hedge fund market to global investors. Karen has had significant success in connecting preeminent managers with qualified offshore and domestic capital. The firm’s offerings have blossomed well beyond hedge funds and currently attract a full range of alternative asset managers and private opportunities seeking sophisticated capital.
In 2008, Karen established Introduction Capital’s Canadian Dealer Business and its clientele of high-pedigree managers from around the world continues to grow. In 2011, she founded the Canadian Alternative Investment Forum (CAIF) and it is a leading and influential conference that attracts expert speakers, industry professionals, and affluent investor attendees. For over 20 years, Karen has been building longstanding and purposeful relationships with alternative investment managers, industry professionals, individual investors, family offices, wealth advisors, and institutions. She also coined the phrase “relationship broker” from which the trademarked “the art of relationship brokering” came to be Introduction Capital’s tag line.