Karen E. Knudsen: Women in STEM, take heed!
Karen E. Knudsen shared on LinkedIn:
“Women in STEM, take heed! Study of women CEOs– although still the vast minority– found the following:
‘Early in their careers, nearly 60% of the women had demonstrable expertise in either STEM (40%) or business/finance/economics (19%)—all fields where they could prove themselves with precise, definable outcomes, and also crucial to success of the business.”
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Source: Karen E. Knudsen/LinkedIn
Karen E. Knudsen, MBA PhD, is the CEO of both the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). She leads these organizations with a tripartite strategy focused on discovery, advocacy, and patient support, making ACS the largest non-profit funder of cancer research outside the US government.
Dr. Knudsen is known for her practice-changing research in prostate cancer, which has contributed to new, effective cancer treatments. She also holds several thought leadership roles, including advisory positions with the National Cancer Institute and the American Society for Clinical Oncology.
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