President
She/Her
Karen Roth is the deputy director of AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force. She leads the strategy and execution across the $1.3B portfolio through Ventures, Spark, Prime, SpaceWERX, and the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.
Her education includes a bachelor’s degree in software engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in systems engineering from Cornell University. She also has an executive MBA from Indiana University Kelley School of Business. She is currently completing an executive certificate in public leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Her personal commitment to supporting and expanding women’s role in STEM spans participation in several not-for-profit boards such as the Girls Scouts and the regional engineering executive council. Her involvement in SWE includes serving as treasurer and the director of professional excellence. She serves SWE in a personal capacity and does not represent the United States government or the United States Air Force in any past or current roles.
Email: president@swe.org
