She was Senior Director of Corporate Programs and Initiatives at Synopsys,[1] retiring in 2016.
[2] As of 2020[update] she has worked in electronic design automation / semiconductor industry nearly 40 years, including at Synopsys, United Technologies Microelectronics Center and Texas Instruments.
[4] In 2010 she authored the book The Ten Commandments for Effective Standards.
[4][5] The book is based on the posts from her blog "The Standards Game"[6] hosted at the Synopsys website since 2007.
[3] Karen Bartleson earned her B.S in Engineering Science from California Polytechnic State University in 1980[3][1]