Karyn Schoenbart is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Duo Partners a New York - based consulting and investment firm. Duo Partners invests in and consults with early-stage information and data companies to assist them in achieving their business and financial objectives.Previously, Karyn was the CEO of The NPD Group, a leading global provider of information and advisory services. Under her leadership, NPD was named one of the Best Companies to Work For in New York State. She played a key role in the August 2022 merger of NPD and IRI, creating Circana, a leading global technology, analytics, and data provider. Karyn is passionate about coaching others to greater levels of achievement. She wrote "Mom.B.A: Essential Business Advice from One Generation to the Next" as a practical guide on first impressions, relationship building, work/life balance, skill development, and overcoming the Impostor Syndrome.Karyn has received numerous awards for her impact as a female business leader, including the Accessory Council’s HERO Award, Long Island Brava Award, and the Legacy Award from Women in Consumer Technology. She was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market by the CEO Connection for four consecutive years and was inducted in the Long Island Business Hall of Fame.Karyn serves on the Board of Directors of Arpalus, Charm.io, Circana, CivicScience, Revuze, and Stylitics, and she is a board observer for QualSights. She also serves on the advisory boards of these non-profit organizations: Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW), an international organization that informs and connects people in the beauty industry; The Authors Guild Foundation, which educates, supports, and protects American writers; and The Resolution Project, an organization that develops socially responsible young leaders. Additionally, she is a strategic advisor to Authors Equity, MYAVANA, Tastewise, ViralMoment, and Wiser Solutions.Karyn is a highly sought after speaker and moderator who’s taken the stage at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the annual Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) CEO Summit, Women in Retail Leadership Annual Summit, and Women in Foodservice (WFF) CEO Forum, to name a few.