Karen Smith Catlin (born 1963) is an American tech executive and advocate for inclusive workplaces.

[7] From 1985 to 1990, Catlin worked as a software developer on the Intermedia system at Brown University.

She then joined Macromedia in 1993 as an early employee, initially responsible for product localization.

She went on to develop the program management discipline for the company and was promoted to the vice president level, leading shared engineering services across the entire product line.

A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking (coauthored with Poornima Vijayashanker (2015);[9] Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces (2019);[10] The Better Allies® Approach to Hiring (2020);[10] Belonging in Healthcare: The Better Allies® Approach to Creating More Inclusive Workplaces (2022);[10] and The Better Allies® Way (2024).