Karen Fowlie

Senior Director R&D Growth, Globalization, Product Content and Education

Qlik Technologies Inc.

With more than two decades of experience in the software industry, Karen Fowlie has held several executive positions at Cognos and IBM and has recently joined Qlik as senior director of R&D growth, globalization, product content and education. As part of her role at Qlik, Karen is responsible for driving internationalization standards across the organization, defining globalization strategy and delivering a portfolio of business intelligence products in multiple languages. She has been a member of the advisory board for the Localization Institute’s Management Roundtable and has participated in The Leadership Forum (Telfer School of Business, Ottawa) where local leaders discuss challenges and best practices in the industry. Karen has also participated in the International Women’s Forum.