Karen Greve Young

Director, Strategic Initiatives

Karen Greve Young is responsible for spearheading key strategic initiatives that further MaRS’ mission to create high growth, global companies from Ontario’s excellence in health, technology and social innovation.

Karen joined MaRS in June 2011. Previously, she held management and strategy consulting roles in organizations in San Francisco, New York and London, UK, including Bain & Company, Gap Inc. and the UK’s Institute of Cancer Research. She has a personal interest in improving health outcomes, especially related to cancer. She holds a BA in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where she co-founded the student affiliate of the pro-bono Alumni Consulting Team.

E-mail: kyoung@marsdd.com