Karina Edmonds
Karina Edmonds is the global lead for Academies and University Alliances at SAP. Prior to joining SAP, Karina led University Relations for Google Cloud and served as Executive Director for Corporate Partnerships at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). With over 20 years in innovation, technology transfer and commercialization, Karina has received numerous national recognitions and awards. Notably, working under President Barack Obama’s administration as the first Technology Transfer Coordinator at the US Department of Energy and served as a member of the White House Speaker Bureau to promote STEM careers to women and girls. She earned her PhD in Aeronautics from California Institute of Technology and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Rhode Island. She is a registered US Patent Agent.
