Karen Bartleson is an American executive. She was Senior Director of Corporate Programs and Initiatives at Synopsys,[1] retiring in 2016.[2]
she has worked in electronic design automation / semiconductor industry nearly 40 years, including at Synopsys, United Technologies Microelectronics Center and Texas Instruments.[1]
She joined Synopsys in 1995 as standards manager.[3]
In 2010 she authored the book The Ten Commandments for Effective Standards.[3] [4] The book is based on the posts from her blog "The Standards Game"[5] hosted at the Synopsys website since 2007.[6]
She was IEEE President in 2017 and a member of the IEEE Board of Directors in 2013 and 2014. Karen was President of the IEEE Standards Association in 2013 and 2014.[7]
Karen Bartleson earned her B.S in Engineering Science from California Polytechnic State University in 1980[7] [1]