Karen Bartleson is an American executive. She was Senior Director of Corporate Programs and Initiatives at Synopsys, [1] retiring in 2016. [2]
As of 2020 [update] she has worked in electronic design automation / semiconductor industry nearly 40 years, including at Synopsys, United Technologies Microelectronics Center and Texas Instruments. [1] [3]
She joined Synopsys in 1995 as standards manager. [4]
In 2010 she authored the book The Ten Commandments for Effective Standards. [4] [5] The book is based on the posts from her blog "The Standards Game" [6] hosted at the Synopsys website since 2007. [7]
She was IEEE President in 2017 and a member of the IEEE Board of Directors in 2013 and 2014. Karen was President of the IEEE Standards Association in 2013 and 2014. [3]
Karen Bartleson earned her B.S in Engineering Science from California Polytechnic State University in 1980 [3] [1]