Karen Appleton — Founding Executive and Senior Vice President of Global Alliances at Box

Ms. Karen Appleton serves as the Founding Executive and Senior Vice President of Global Alliances at Box, Inc. Ms. Appleton initiates, evaluates, and structures new business opportunities, including strategic alliances and partnerships. She is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Acceleprise. She served as Vice President of Business Development at Box, Inc. Prior to Box, Ms. Appleton served as Vice President of Development at Prosper Marketplace, Inc. and was responsible for establishing new client relationships and building demand. Prior to joining Prosper, Ms. Appleton was responsible for client relationship and business development initiatives for The Peninsula Group, the largest private wealth management team at Citigroup Smith Barney with assets in excess of $5 billion. As Director of Business Development at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, she worked to strategically deepen and broaden existing, and prospective client relationships. Prior to joining Orrick, she served as National Marketing Manager for Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Life Sciences. She also served as National Marketing Director for the corporate group at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP. At Lexis-Nexis, she launched internet product, managed top-tier accounts, and ran business development for the state of Hawaii. She has been a Member of Advisory Board at Allbound, Inc. since 2016. She holds an advisory board seat with The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives and serves on the Board of Directors for SV2. She serves on the Professional Advisory Council of the San Francisco Ballet. Ms. Appleton is the PR Chairperson for the Tomahawk's Lacrosse Club in Menlo Park. Ms. Appleton earned an M.S. in Organizational Development from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in International Business from Towson University.