Karen Gordon

A graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Business School, Karen Baum Gordon co-founded Strategic Horizons, Inc., an executive coaching and management consulting firm after working as a consultant at McKinsey & Co., managing NYC restaurants, and training as a chef in France.

Karen has served as a coach and faculty member for the MTC Program (formerly the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program) since 2011.

In addition, Karen is the author of The Last Letter: A Father’s Struggle, a Daughter’s Quest, and the Long Shadow of the Holocaust, published by the University of Tennessee Press as part of its Legacies of War series.

Experience

Karen has three decades of consulting experience includes six years at McKinsey & Company, where she led teams in strategic planning and organizational development.

Current

Karen provides companies and executives strategic, organizational, and communication guidance and coaching through her company Strategic Horizons, Inc. and the MTC Program.

Expertise

Karen is an expert in delivering the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which she masterfully uses in conjunction with personality Temperament Patterns. She is an expert in linking personal leadership to performance outcomes critical to the success of the MTC program. Karen holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.