Karen Austria

About Karen Austria

I enable ‘The Art Of The Possible’ through #kaviennastyle #thekaviennamethod #PearlsPublicHealth through an ethical & high integrity approach whether it’s treating my patients or as a collaborative leader with influence to #challengethestatusquo in my corporate/technology executive roles.Dr.Karen Austria has dual careers as a Clinician /Technology Executive. Having a medical, health and a business/technology background makes her an ethical & driven customer experience, marketing comms/digital tech, Smart City Planning & Health Sciences Executive Director & Clinician with 18years’ strategic advisory & technology experience across large/medium sized organisations such as Banking & Finance, Smart Cities & Precincts, Retail, Tech, Media & Telecommunications, Mining & Metals, Power & Utilities, Education, Biotech, Neuroscience, Sports Medicine/Sports & Exercise Science, Health, Supply Chain & Logistics, Gov (Fed/State) & Public Sector. Karen has undertaken Portfolio, Programme Management with budgets $150mil to $1.5bn in excess & has managed over 30 direct reports with 120+people across multidisciplinary teams in CX design, digital marketing, architecture, Agile Dev/Ops delivery teams to lead major financial, operational/portfolio oversight, driving business transformation, policy, strategy & enabling technology across various programs. This included establishing teams both with a hybrid onshore vs. offshore target operating models to deliver strategic, delivery & operational outcomes to the business.Backed by an Electrical engineering/Medical/Business background & a thought leader in the Digital area & Programme Management, Karen has successfully implemented for organisations. She has acted in a trusted advisory capacity for Health & Medical Strategy, Patient Experience Strategy, Digital Strategy, Technology, Customer Experience, Target Operating Model, Investment Logic Models & Frameworks across various organisations adopting emerging Digital enablers: Digital Marketing, Marketing Automation, Customer Experience, ECM, Artificial Intelligence(AI), VR/AR, Security, Integration, Biodesign, Biotech, Health Tech, Smart Cities,IT/OT convergence, Insights & Analytics, UX/UI, Creative & IoT in complex organisations & multiple lines of business.Outside of her day job as a Clinician & Tech Executive, Karen is a Fashion Stylist, Modelling, Deportment /Etiquette trainer at Tanya Powell Academy based in Melbourne/Adelaide. She’s a regular Ambassador/Columnist for various designers, fashion houses & retailers showcasing their upcoming trends & latest collections.

Experience

1. Harvard Business Review Advisory Council Member

   Harvard Business Review

   Aug 2024 — Present · Brighton, MA, US

   A member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, an opt-in research community of business professionals.

Education

• Australian and Zealand Cultural Arts Limited

  Associate Diploma

• Victoria University

  Bachelor of Business in Information Systems

  2003 — 2007

• Victoria University

  Master of Sports Medicine & Exercise Science

  2021 — 2025

• RMIT University

  Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)

  2007 — 2009

• Victoria University

  Certificate 4 - Aged Care & Health Sciences

  2004 — 2005

• Catholic Regional College Sydenham

  VCE

  1997 — 2002

• Victoria University

  PhD in Change Management applied in various multinational corporations

  2009 — 2010

• The University of Queensland

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  2015 — 2019