Karen Gordon initially joined Tarnow Associates in 1988 to enhance the recruitment and business development functions. She spent several years prior to that as an Associate and Consultant with a recruitment firm and had prior experience in management at Burdines, a retail chain in Florida.

In 1992 Ms. Gordon became Director, Executive Search Center for the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Ms. Gordon initiated an in-house search firm at National Headquarters. She was responsible for identifying, recruiting and referring candidates for CEO/Executive Director positions for Girl Scout Councils across the U.S.A. Ms. Gordon returned to Tarnow in 1998. Her prior experience in executive search and corporate/not-for-profit staffing gave her the opportunity to successfully complete assignments for various corporations in a broad range of positions.

Ms. Gordon holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Guidance Psychology from Nova University in Florida. She earned her undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Science in Business, from Rider University in New Jersey.