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Karen Moon
Co-Founder and CEO,
Trendalytics
About Karen
Karen Moon is Co-founder and CEO of Trendalytics, which provides apparel and accessories companies decision support software that measures consumer engagement with merchandise trends. With over ten years of experience in fashion and technology, she has worked with department stores, luxury retailers and independent designers. At Goode Partners, she executed the firm’s investment in SkullCandy (NASDAQ: SKUL) and managed the turnaround of a luxury specialty retailer. Previously she worked in Gap Inc.’s Corporate Strategy group, where she assessed acquisition and new retail concept opportunities such as Piperlime.com. Karen started her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs where she executed over $1 billion in technology and media transactions. Karen studied fashion at Otis College of Art & Design and holds a BA from UCLA and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She has contributed and also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Xconomy, TheNextWeb and other publications.