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Karen Brenner
Clinical Professor of Business
Joined Stern: 2007
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Kaufman Management Center
44 West 4th Street, Room 10-179 New York, NY 10012
Email:
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- Professional Responsibility in Law and Business
- Business and Its Publics
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- Corporate governance
- Professional ethics and leadership
- Crisis management
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Academic Background
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| B.S., Finance, 1976 | Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | | M.A., Ethics and Leadership, 2007 | Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University |
Biography
Karen Brenner joined New York University Stern School of Business as an Adjunct Associate Professor in May 2007 and became a Clinical Professor of Business in September 2008. She teaches Professional Responsibility in the interdepartmental Markets, Ethics, and Law program and is affiliated with the department of Management and Organizations.
Professor Brenner’s areas of interest include corporate governance, professional ethics and leadership, and crisis management. Her recent papers, entitled “Stock Option Timing: Investigation and Implication” and “Shareholder Activism and Implications for Corporate Governance,” were presented to the National Association of Corporate Directors in 2007 and 2008, respectively, and focus on issues related to corporate governance.
Prior to joining NYU Stern, Professor Brenner served as a chief executive officer and/or board member of public and private companies in a wide variety of industries including consumer products, food, healthcare, medical technology, service and industrial products. She served in the dual role of chairman and chief executive officer of two public companies, and held the positions of chairman of the board, chairman of the audit, executive, management and operating committees at six public companies, including Swiss Army Brands Inc., Carlyle Industries, Inc., Lincoln Snacks Co., and VISX, Inc. With her extensive background in board governance and crisis management, she has served as an advisor to private equity firms, venture capital companies, boards of directors and CEOs focusing on enhancing value of operating companies, often under extreme and/or challenging circumstances.
Professor Brenner received her B.S. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in Finance and her M.A. from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University with a concentration in Ethics and Leadership.
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