Karen L. Bell

Senior Vice President, Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Karen Bell is Senior Vice President, Deputy Chief Operating Officer for KGS. Prior to this position, Ms. Bell served as Vice President and Deputy Chief Operating Officer for KGS. She began her tenure with KGS (through its predecessor company) in 1993 as a Systems Analyst supporting long time client, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Her leadership and expertise at our FDIC client garnered recognition and a promotion to a Program Manager for a major FDIC system migration contract, and eventually to KGS's Vice President/Group Manager for Federal Regulatory Agency contracts. In this role, she provided leadership, strategic direction, business development, resource management, contract and program management services, and corporate administration for several federal IT agencies including the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board (FRB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office Personnel Management (OPM), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the U.S. Census Bureau. Ms. Bell's responsibility and accountability encompassed developing and achieving financial goals while managing operating budgets, profit and loss strategies, operational execution, contract management, staff acquisition, training and deployment within the business unit. Ms. Bell subsequently served as the Vice President for Business Development for KGS, responsible for leading and managing business development activities including account and pipeline management, capture, marketing and proposal activities.

In prior positions, Ms. Bell established extensive project management, systems analysis, systems development and programming experience providing IT support for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield of the National Capital Area and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation's AMTRAK.

Ms. Bell brings over 25 years of technical, program and project management, and executive management experience with demonstrated ability to facilitate business growth and a reputation for delivering successful quality products and services. Ms. Bell holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland.