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Karen King

Managing Director and COO at Silver Lake

Menlo Park, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Work Experience

  • Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer

    2004

    Trusted senior executive. Creative problem solver. Deep relationship builder. Integrally involved in all aspects of the firm's business. Highly engaged in numerous large-scale transactions for Silver Lake. Also work directly with multiple portfolio companies, including serving or having served on the boards of Relativity, Qualtrics, Endeavor, Aras and Serena Software. Joined Silver Lake in 2004 and previously served as Managing Director & CLO for many years. Also provide oversight on talent and culture, investor relations and government affairs and have served as interim global head of communications. Member of the firm’s Risk Committee, Valuation Committee, Cyber Governance Committee, and Charitable Commitment Committee.

  • Board Member

    2021

2023

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Board Member

    2021

2025

  • Board Member

    2025

2019 - 2021

  • Board Member

    2019 - 2021

2013 - 2014

  • Board Member

    2013 - 2014

  • Corporate Counsel - Capital Markets and M&A

    1997 - 2002