Karen Tracey Blackett (born 7 August 1971[1]) is a British Barbadian businesswoman who works in the advertising industry and is the CEO of Group M. She became the Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth in October 2017.
"[3][7] In October 1995, she continued her career by joining Zenith Media as a senior communications planner and buyer working on the prestigious BT account.
[8][9] Working with Tim Campbell MBE and The National Apprentice Service, in 2012, Blackett launched an apprenticeship scheme at Mediacom for women aged 18 to 24.
[11] Blackett has also worked with a life coach for more than ten years and this, as she claimed in an interview, has helped her both professionally and personally.
[13] Blackett has featured on the UK's 100 most influential black women five times, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to the media communications industry.