Karen Buchwald Wright

Karen Buchwald was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, lived in Springfield Ohio from age 4-12, and returned with her family to Mount Vernon in 1966, the same year Ariel Corporation was founded. Karen graduated from St Olaf College, Northfield, MN with a degree in Ethology (wildlife research), and moved back to Mount Vernon in 1980 to begin her career at Ariel Corporation. From 1983 to 1997, she worked part time while raising her four sons. She believes her experience juggling motherhood, part time work in the family business and the general onslaughts of life, served as the best training possible for her current job, since 2001, as the Chairman, President and CEO of Ariel.