Ashland University sets annual Ford lecture and luncheon
Karin Klein, founding partner of Bloomberg Beta, will be the featured speaker for the annual Dr. Lucille F. and L.W. Ford Distinguished Business Lecture and Luncheon at Ashland University’s Myers Convocation Center.
Karin Klein, founding partner of Bloomberg Beta, will be the featured speaker for the 16th annual Dr. Lucille F. and L.W. Ford Distinguished Business Lecture and Luncheon to be held at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 25 in Ashland University’s Myers Convocation Center.
The luncheon talk by Klein is titled “Some Insights from My Exciting Journey So Far.” Reservations for the event are required by Sept. 3 and can be made by going to www.docs.google.com/forms/d/16GS83wVbSb3Tq0NIP5yucClxMAmW0ydkXQlGCBJjeGA/edit or calling 419-289-5219.
The event is sponsored by Ashland University alumni Dr. Peter (’73) and Kathleen Linneman (’73) and is hosted by Ashland University’s Richard E. and Sandra J. Dauch College of Business and Economics. Linneman is the principal of Linneman Associates and also serves as the Albert Sussman emeritus professor of real estate, finance and business public policy at the Wharton School of Business.
The Linnemans created and support this lecture series in recognition of the impact Lucille and Larry Ford had on their lives. Their intention is to enrich business education at Ashland University by bringing extraordinary business leaders such as Klein to campus to discuss their business and life philosophies.
Bloomberg Beta is Bloomberg’s venture firm that invests in early stage tech companies focused on making business work better. Klein is recognized as a top venture capitalist by TechWeek’s 100, Silicon Alley’s 100 and New York Business Journal’s leading “Women of Influence” and is a consistently trusted partner to some of New York’s most successful start-ups. Since its launch Bloomberg Beta has announced more than 100 investments.
Klein currently serves on the board of directors for Paramount Group, Harvey Mudd College and L’Oreal’s Women in Digital. She enjoys volunteering as a mentor with TechStars and the New York City Economic Development Corporation. Prior to launching Bloomberg Beta, she led new initiatives at Bloomberg and led Softbank’s venture fund team that reviewed all new investments. At Softbank Klein sourced and served on the board of Buddy Media prior to its acquisition by Salesforce.
Before Softbank Klein worked with the MC Group and Knowledge Universe, education- and media-focused investment funds. She also was the co-founder and president of an educational training business for children. She has an M.B.A. from the Wharton School and is a summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the Annenberg School of Communications and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.