Karen Long

Karen Long is an Executive in Residence at KCK Investment Group (Medical Technologies). Prior to KCK, she was the President & CEO, and early founding member of Nuelle, a company committed to creating a mainstream dialogue and developing science-driven products for women’s sexual health. After a year plus of research, the company raised Series A in early 2014 and recently launched their first product for libido and arousal in women, Fiera. Karen has spent the last 20 years in consumer diagnostics and medical devices. She was previously World Wide Vice President of Marketing for Acclarent, a company focused on the unmet needs of people who suffer from chronic sinusitis. Johnson & Johnson acquired Acclarent in 2010 and Karen continued to work for them through 2012. Prior to Acclarent, Karen held various management positions in marketing and product development at consumer diagnostics companies, LifeScan, a Johnson & Johnson, Inverness Medical and ChemTrak.



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