BLASING KAREN

About BLASING KAREN

Karen Blasing is a seasoned technology executive best known today for her work as an independent director on several U.S.-listed boards. She serves on the board of Zscaler, where she also chairs the Audit Committee, and she is a director at Autodesk and GitLab, with audit committee responsibilities as well. Her background is especially relevant to high-growth software companies, public-company governance, and capital-markets discipline. Before moving into board service, Blasing built a substantial career as a finance leader. She served as Chief Financial Officer of Guidewire Software from 2009 to March 2015. During that time, she helped guide the company through a successful initial public offering in January 2012 and two subsequent follow-on offerings. Earlier in her career, she held CFO roles at Force10 Networks, Nuance Communications, and Counterpane Internet Security, and she also held senior finance positions at salesforce.com, Informix Corporation, and Oracle Corporation. That progression gave her broad experience in corporate finance, public offerings, financial planning, and strategic execution. Her career spans multiple technology companies in both public and private settings, giving her a strong understanding of growth-stage operating models, governance requirements, and the financial controls needed to support expansion. She has also served on the board of Ellie Mae in the past and has been involved with private companies such as LogRhythm and MetricStream. Across these roles, she has demonstrated consistent expertise in supporting software and cybersecurity businesses through periods of scale and transformation. Blasing holds a B.A. in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Montana and an MBA from the University of Washington. Overall, her profile combines public-company board leadership, deep finance expertise, and long experience in enterprise software, making her a strong governance figure in the U.S. technology sector.