Embracing Global Challenges and Opportunities

On September 23, the opening lecture will be given by Karen Tramontano at 5:00 PM in room 009 of the Faculty of Law. The title of the conference is “Navigating Tomorrow: Embracing Global Challenges and Opportunities”.

Karen A. Tramontano is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Blue Star Strategies, LLC where she provides corporate, institutional, and public sector clients with results oriented strategies. From 1997 to 2001, Karen served in the White House as deputy chief of staff to President William Jefferson Clinton and counselor to Erskine Bowles and John Podesta. 

Her portfolio encompassed a wide range of issues, including international trade and transatlantic relations as well as economic and financial issues. Karen is also Founder and President of the Global Fairness Initiative, a nonprofit organization working to promote a more equitable and sustainable approach to globalization. Karen earned a J. D. degree from Catholic University Law School and a B.A. from Boston College. An aging triathlete, she holds a fifth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.