Karen E. Salas Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

• Provide support to the Chief Investment Officer who manages $13 billion in Hedge Funds; and the Deputy Head of Product & Platform who manages Product Structuring, Operations & Finance. Prioritize tasks and agenda to.
• Extensive & proactive calendar management for a busy & demanding team of executives with frequently changing schedules; adjust and prioritize schedules to ensure their time is focused on critical, strategic issues..
• Oversee scheduling for the Investment Committee.
• Domestic/international travel, preparing ever changing itineraries and ensure all time zones are up to date.
• Expense report preparation and reconciliation via CONCUR. Enter all monthly expenditures for client entertainment into the Global Compliance Database.
• Plan/organize domestic and international meetings for prospects and current clients. Arrange conference rooms, video conference meetings, catering, and other logistics as needed.

Laurel, Maryland, United States

• Provided collaborative, professional, detail-oriented support to executives at one of the first internet service providers in the United States.
• Recognized and understood urgency of key issues and took appropriate action, operating and representing within hierarchical structure of organization and interacting with senior management.
• Managed executive calendars and coordinated weekly project team meetings and assisted in the development of meeting agendas to increase meeting efficiency.
• Planned and scheduled meetings, with internal partners and external clients.
• Assisted with new hire onboarding efforts in addition to interviews and new hire orientation.
• Tracked departmental expenses against budgetary constraints in various categories. Generated reports in expense tracking system.

New York, New York, United States

• Provided administrative support to executive at a multinational independent investment bank and financial services company.
• Managed active calendar of appointments.
• Filed expense reports.
• Composed and prepared confidential correspondence.
• Handled all travel reservations.
• Answered and screened telephone calls.

Business Management

Regents Diploma, Secretarial Science