Board Co-chair Karen Hammond has worked in financial services for more than 30 years. Tiene experiencia en banca, tesorería corporativa, fondos mutuos y capital privado. Ms. Hammond began her career in investment management, transitioning to roles in finance, treasury, investment research, business administration and, until her retirement, as managing director for Devonshire Investors, the private equity group associated with Fidelity Investments. La Sra. Hammond ha trabajado tanto en el país como en el extranjero.

La Sra. Hammond está involucrada con varias juntas directivas con fines de lucro, gubernamentales y sin fines de lucro, incluyendo Two Harbors Investment Corporation, Rhode Island School of Design y RISD Museum, Rhode Island State Investment Commission y Simmons College. Anteriormente fue miembro de la junta directiva de Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Moses Brown School y The Carroll School of Lincoln, Massachusetts. La Sra. Hammond es egresada de University of Colorado y es analista financiera colegiada.