KAREN HYNES

Karen has more than 20 years experience in building brands for consumer, business-to-business, medical device and academic health systems. She is currently the Vice President of Marketing at Beta Bionics, creators of the iLet Bionic Pancreas. Prior to that, Karen held senior roles at Companion Medical (Medtronic), Senseonics, Dexcom and UC San Diego Health. Earlier in her career, Karen spent more than a decade at several international advertising and digital agencies managing various clients including Princess Cruises, Memorex, Lockheed Martin, CIGNA HealthCare and Canon. Karen earned her MBA at San Diego State University and her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Connecticut.