Karen Larkowski, General Manager and Program Director of Business Ecology Initiative

Karen D. Larkowski is the General Manager and Program Director of Business Ecology Initiative, BPM / SOA Consortium and GCIO at OMG. An industry spokesperson for nearly two decades, Ms. Larkowski served as the founder and Chief Evangelist for Green Computing Impact Organization, Inc. (GCIO) prior to its merger with the OMG. She also serves as the President of Market Research at The Standish Group International, Inc. a market research and advisory firm focused on enterprise technology. She is well known for her industry contributions and has written numerous books, white papers and articles focused on many facets of the computer industry. She has held multiple advisory sessions with both vendor and end-user clients and offers daily advice on key technology decisions. Ms. Larkowski is the author of "Essential Guide to Object Monitors" published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.