Karen is a chartered accountant and has worked in international tax in the UK and abroad in Switzerland and China. She spent the last part of her corporate career in business services where she was involved in standardisation and streamlining of processes with the aim of reducing cost.
She is now a full time Cambridge City Councillor where she is Chair of the Services, Climate and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Opposition Spokes for Homelessness. She is also and Cambridgeshire County Councillor where she chairs the Assets and Procurement Committee.
She is a keen walker, skier and enjoys being by the sea. She lives in Cambridge with her husband.
