Karen Mcclellan Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Singapore, Singapore, Sg

The Eruditus group, consisting of Eruditus Executive Education (www.eruditus.com) and its online division EMERITUS (www.emeritus.org), offers professional education courses in collaboration with top-ranked universities: including MIT, Columbia, Wharton, Harvard, Cambridge, INSEAD, Dartmouth, UC Berkeley, INCAE, IIT, IIM, NUS and HKUST. Using technology and curriculum innovation, Eruditus enables working professionals who cannot enroll in full-time courses to access a top-tier, affordable education that will give them the skills needed to be the business leaders of tomorrow. The group’s global team includes 1,000+ employees located in Singapore, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Dubai, Mexico City, Mumbai and Shanghai.

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Barcelona, Barcelona, Es

IESE is a premier global business school, ranked #1 in the world for Executive Education by the Financial Times for a record 6 years (2015-2020)Initiate and Sustain Relationships with Deans, the C-suite in Fortune 500 and Private Companies Globally• Cultivate 10-15 corporate partnerships in the US and internationally (Citibank, UPS, Ricoh, PepsiCo, etc.) • Secure CEO’s for fireside chats and senior level executive speakers for custom and open enrollment programs (Frank Bennack, Alan Patricof, Arianna Huffington, etc.)• Create one-on-one relationships for IESE’s Dean and Vice Dean with 2-5 CEO’s yearly Lead Business Development Department for the Americas• Develop B2B partnerships with alumni and companies which increased sales pipeline by 30% • Design experiential learning programs for internal and external clients quarterly• Sell and manage IESE’s executive education portfolio to Fortune 500 companies • Host senior level HR think tanks for the Dean and Vice Dean twice a year• Establish contacts for research calls, funding initiatives and case studies • Curate and produce quarterly alumni development events • Oversee database, marketing, and event staff to increase sales pipeline • Produce marketing campaigns and promotional materials to increase brand equity • Lead IESE’s Global Women’s Advisory Council meeting once a year (attended by 80)Corporate Sponsorship & Fundraising • Secure sponsorship partners for 50K-10K for each Summit and Gala• Obtain inaugural IBM Smart Cities Award of $15,000 • Write, edit, and publish bi-annual IESE’s Outreach newsletter for 2,000 alumni based in the Americas• Spearhead strategic initiatives to increase individual donations by 50% and corporate contributions from US companies

• Curriculum and program development for arts-based executive training • Lead Generation for marketing outreach• Managed vendors and employees

• Secured 40+ senior level industry executives as speakers and over 80K in sponsorship • Penetrated bio-pharmaceutical industry with outcome of expanded market share and new audiences • Researched, developed and hosted two major B2B bio-pharmaceutical conferences with 300+ attendees• Wrote all conference press releases, email campaigns and marketing materials

• Raised $1.1 million by securing corporate sponsorship and individual support for the annual gala • Acquired foundation partner for new technology• Oversaw The New York Times annual reception, Advisory Board meetings and quarterly board cultivation cocktail parties • Designed full-day programs and served as point person/liaison for Corporate Social Responsibility Volunteer Days• Managed flawless event; assigned duties to staff and volunteers

Ubud, Bali, Id

• Initiated and developed all funding strategies for annual international writers festival for 20,000 attendances• Planned, implemented and monitored organization's sponsorship and communications strategy• Raised annually USD $500,000+ via international grants and corporate sponsorship from UNAIDS, UNDP, Australia Council, British Council, Prince Claus Fund, Singapore Council for the Arts and Goethe Institute, etc.• Secured 10-year €10,000 pledge from HiVOS for Indonesian author’s to participate annually• Managed 130+ accounts and expanded relationships with American Express, Singapore Airlines, Garuda Indonesia and Aman Resorts• Generated multi-year grants from Citibank, Nokia, Exxon Mobil and Freeport to support author participation• Procured patronage from Embassies of India, Canada, United States, Turkey, Chile, Japan and Netherlands• Negotiated in-kind sponsorship, airline and media support creating win-win partnerships• Liaised with Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide which increased coverage of Festival and ticket sales• Ensured Festival events and sponsors gained exposure in local and international media• Designed week-long Festival program with 100+ authors participating • Developed proposals, entitlements, surveys and evaluation reports for our corporate partners• Supervised staff of 5 full-time employees

New York, Ny, Us

• Cultivated relationships and secured donations from Chase, Morgan Stanley, Bear Sterns, the Social Security Administration as well as faith based and community organizations • Increased overall donor contributions by 20% yearly via organizing 20 - 25 events a month • Frequently invited guest speaker at events • Developed presentations encouraging clients to donate • Handled logistics, promotional materials and volunteer coordination for each event

• Founded the US Aviation conference division• Secured C-Suite speakers for all 12-15 summits per year• Researched, proposed and produced a range of conferences in Aviation, Healthcare, Procurement, Education, Government, Union Management, Supply Chain and Six Sigma• Created programs that addressed challenges and provided solutions to each industry’s respective problems• Wrote press releases and copy for brochures and mailings • Maintained professional industry contacts • Supervised and coordinated marketing and sponsorship staff

Point person for handling renowned clientele's special requests

Ba, International Studies

Managing People Across Cultures

Diploma, Dance

Education record

Developing Leadership Competencies