Karen A. Linder (born 1960) is an American business leader, investor, author and artist. She serves as CEO and president of Tethon 3D, a 3d printing company, and as principal of Linseed Capital, a private investment firm. Her book, The Women of Berkshire Hathaway, was published in 2012 by John Wiley & Sons.^[1]

Business activities

Books and communications

Linder is author of The Women of Berkshire Hathaway,^[10] published in 2012, which examines broad trends of women in corporate America and looks at case studies within Berkshire Hathaway, a company once dominated by men. She notes that although women continue to lag far behind men as CEOs and board members, there has been a marked increase in recent years in the number of female business leaders in the United States.^[11][12] Linder has written and edited numerous scientific articles, chapters and books. She was founding editor of the Journal of Cytotechnology, and is a past president of the American Society for Cytotechnology.^[13]

Linder mentors the leaders of numerous companies, and advises on approaches to secure angel funding.^[14][15] She frequently lectures on the subject of increasing the business leadership roles of women,^[16] and has been a speaker for programs sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.^[17]

Community service

Linder has served on various arts and educational organizations, including the Nebraska Cultural Endowment,^[18] and the KANEKO, a leading cultural center in Omaha.^[19] In June 2014 she was elected to the board of governors of Nebraska Wesleyan University.^[20] She is also an accomplished artist, and her paintings and sculptors feature contemporary landscapes and unique floral patterns, housed in more than 100 institutional and private collections.^{[21][22][23][24]}

Awards, personal and family

In 2013, she was recognized as “Investor of the Year” in the Midwest.^[25] In 2014 Linder and her husband received the Entrepreneurial Leadership Award for their work in supporting new companies in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.^[26] In June 2014, Linder was one of ten women honored by the Women's Center for Advancement for her work, achievements and lifelong commitment to helping women and children stay safe.^[27] The same year Linder was recognized by the Omaha Magazine as a “Renaissance Women” because of her diverse contributions to business, science and the arts ^[28] In 2020, she was inducted into the Omaha Business Hall of Fame.^[29] She is married to James Linder, M.D., a physician and business executive.

References

External links

• Amazon.com biography
• The Street interview, June 12, 2012