Dr. Karen Lojeski

• Raised $1M+ seed capital for Virtual Distance International LLC
• Led the strategic planning process to define business goals and ensure alignment with market needs.
• Established successful business based on my discovery of the Virtual Distance Index; a measure of relationship strength that predicts success or failure
• Via the Virtual Distance Index's' predictive analytics and solutions, worked with clients to Increase trust by more than 80%, enhance innovation success by more than 90%, elevated financial performance by more than 50% and other critical success factors such as engagement, learning and helping behaviors all rising at least 30%
• Wrote 3 best-selling books on how to build strong, trusting relationships that directly improve productivity and performance through a systematic assessments - both quantitative and qualitative
• Delivered lively workshops to thousands of participants - teaching tactics and solutions to support performance improvements
• Discover and implemented C-Suite Strategies, Scenario Planning, remote, in-house and hybrid work excellence
• Often hired as Trusted Advisor to C-Suite and/or Top Management Teams
• Sharpened communication and collaboration across the enterprise
• Showcased in major news outlets, industry publications, academic research, radio and television

• Founding faculty for the Technology, Policy and Innovation Ph.D.
• Built courses for undergraduates, graduate and Ph.D.s in and around technology and society, leadership, innovation; built groundbreaking new minor in Holistic Engineering Leadership and Mentoring (HELM), at all three levels of study, Re-vamped Research Methods course for Educational Technology and Ph.D. programs
• Ph.D. Advisor; Mentor for Women in Science and Engineering (WISE); Brought in keynote talks to the university at large by major executives from companies including IBM, Alcatel Lucent, HP and more
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills, resulting in clear subject matter discussion with students and cross-departmental collaboration.
• Created dynamic learning environments that valued instructor and student interaction.
• Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.

• Founded by HP, Intel, Microsoft
• Recruited new members - J&J and Quintiles soon after accepting the role
• Established connections with liaisons to industrial and commercial stakeholders, allowing industry trends to inform academic and policy research and vice versa.
• Designed and delivered high-level events to showcase research
• Created monthly CXO Research and Outcome Syntheses
• Invented the Innovation Confidence Index included in the worldwide Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) for multiple years
• Established strategic goals for broad-scale research through acquisition of appropriate funding and program support.

• Founding member of team that developed new undergraduate program in Business and Technology
• Collaborated with faculty on curriculum, pedagogy and research programs(s)
• Partner with global Fortune 500companies in the New York | Tri-State area to create and expand extensive internship program leading to over 95% full-time hire rate on graduation
• Key faculty chosen for team lead by Dept. of Homeland Security to assess and analyze report on Port Security after 9/11 - led major initiative to collect data from local, state and federal agencies/officials; published results in a paper for the Monograph, entitled, Interagency Cooperation and Communication
• Developed and taught courses, workshop and related programming on leadership entrepreneurship, research mthods and innovation

• Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
• Increased customer satisfaction through continuous improvement initiatives and excellent customer service.
• Managed crisis situations effectively while minimizing disruption to daily operations.
• Enhanced company performance by implementing strategic plans and overseeing daily operations.
• Prepared the company for sale
• Worked with Investment Bankers and leadership to put a winning exit together

Executive Advisor to major corporations and government institutions

Led major projects for Strategy Practice, Sales Strategy and Go-To-Market, Practice, Executive Compensation Practice, Financial Services and Pharmaceutical Sectors

Manage team of junior analysis and consultants to produce analyses, recommendations for future and oversight for project plans for major clients

Researched, wrote and published report about eBusiness informed by interviews with CEOs of major tech companies entitled, "Trends for the eFrontier

• Responsible for managing major money center banking relationship in cash managements, overnight investing, float management and other critical cash areas thought the United States
• Led a team of Relationship Managers responsible for related aspects of customer service and delivery
• Developed the first PC-based cash Management System for Bank Controllers, the Chase Micro-Station ( See Honors and Awards)