Karen is the Chief Financial Officer and leads Aria’s finance and accounting functions. She brings over 15 years of financial planning and reporting experience in financial services to Aria.

Prior to joining Aria, Karen was the Chief Financial Officer for Luminent Mortgage Capital, a real estate investment trust. At Luminent, she oversaw all aspects of accounting, tax and financial reporting, including SEC filings and maintaining internal control policies and procedures. Prior to joining Luminent, Karen worked for Deloitte, providing assurance services to clients in banking and investment management.

She is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor’s of science in accounting from Boston College, a master’s in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University.